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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know a family who recently had a child die of cancer. The kid went from healthy and happy to dead at 16 in 11 months. It was vicious and horrible and involved all kinds of anguish and suffering. The child's mother created a Caring Bridge site and she detailed the abominable suffering her child had gone through the night before. Some fool commented on the description by saying "God doesn't give anyone more than they can handle". It was a prime example of how trite religious sayings spew forth from well intentioned people yet have awful consequences. I just can't imagine being a big enough jackass to dare say something like that. It was completely emotionally tone deaf to a frightening degree. 
A merciful God wouldn't do that to a child. He also wouldn't let kids starve or anyone get ALS or whatever. [/quote]

I agree trite responses like that are awful. But with he rest is your post you again you demonstrate that you don’t know and aren’t interesting in understanding the religious perspective. [/quote]

You act as though there is something mystical. You are right, I don't understand it. I don't understand the point of letting that happen to a child. Or to allow Ted Bundy to do what he did. You can give me all the standard sayings and it won't work. When I was very young I got kicked out of Sunday school because I disagreed with my priest about the Book of Job. He was trying to say it was evidence of a just God. I thought then and think now that it was a horrible thing to do, and that if God did that he was mean. Also, the devil wouldn't bet with God because he would know God is all knowing and can't lose a bet.
I don't have an issue with whatever you believe. If it works for you and yours awesome. I actually wish I did believe, but I dont[/quote]

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