[xzins]

without His approval and without it being a part of His plan

I can buy the 1st part but not the second IF you mean that God designed a particular evil act. I think the Westminster Confession makes effort to remove God a step from specific evil acts. Is that right?

[RnMomof7]

God is not the "author " of evil.

Evil is the design of man BUT not one thing eithor good or evil happens without God permission.. God being sovereign in this world designed man and knows his choices before he is ever born. He is in charge