Of course not!
But, if you listen to so-called religious leaders in the media He or She is. Why would God condone the killing of 26 innocent people? Faith or no faith it shouldn't make sense. And it sure does not to me.
I once met a born again, Christian who was formerly a Satan worshiper. He still had tattoos that proved his once diabolical faith. He was a former drug addict who was in recovery and was had to change in order to survive. I was his case manager at the time. When we had our initial one on one, I asked him why he had chose to Worship the Devil. His response will be with me the rest of my life.
He told me that when he was 17 he had gotten a girl pregnant. Soon after his infant son was born, the child passed away. He was told by someone from the clergy, that it 'Was God's Will that his son died.' He then told me if God killed his son, then God was now his enemy.
What startled me at the time, due to my strong faith in Christianity, that it made perfect sense. These foolish people who keep repeating the nonsense, that God's will allows for the murder of innocents for some divine purpose ,are more a deterrent, than a path to God.
If I were on the Empire State Building and jumped, I would be pretty stupid saying, "God see what you did!" What's even more ridiculous is if I start to pray for God to save me once I jumped. Unless there is something only I can do for Him or Her, I will be splattered all over the pavement.
WHY CAN'T THE CLERGY GIVE MORE PRACTICAL AND COMMON SENSE CONSOLATION?
It was a physical condition that killed that former Satan worshiper's baby. It was "Crib Death" (SIDS) that took that child's life, not God. It was being human and mortal and living in a world where there are a thousand ways to die, not God's will. So why not just say something like the what happened, or better yet, be real honest and say "I DON'T KNOW"?
This is what I believe. Prayer does work. It may not change the situation, but it can change my attitude, it can bring comfort. I can question and ask that I receive an answer, if not now, one day. I can pray for something be done to prevent bad things from happening to good people. I can pray for the necessary action to take to make sure it can be prevented. I can pray for family and friends to comfort me, I can be there for those who survived.
"FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD"
I believe that God's will, is for all mankind, to cooperate with each other, so that we can live in peace.
That all reasonable people band together against the unreasonable. That He or She would not want mentally ill people or criminals to get guns without a background check.
Believe me, I am not religious, I am spiritual, and only because I have a condition that warrants it.
BUT IF I HEAR ONE MORE CLERGY SAY , IT'S GOD'S WILL THAT 26 PEOPLE, 20 OF THEM IN KINDERGARTEN, BE MURDERED AND I SHOULD ACCEPT THAT, I WILL GOOGLE THE AMERICAN ATHEIST SOCIETY AND PERHAPS REQUEST AN APPLICATION.
I won't believe in a God that kills babies because He or She can. I just won't.
