ABC Asks Tornado-Struck Pastor: 'How Do You Reconcile Your Faith With This Tragedy?'

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[Zack Nguyen]

Amen.

[Tolkien]

Excellent reply. Looks to me his faith is together.

[johnny7]

“Shaman... where's your God now?!” -Kate Snow

[Zeroisanumber]

[smith288]

I would ask the chick how she reconciles her communism with such high priced clothing.

[Doctor Raoul]

"How do you reconcile your faith with the enormity of this tragedy?"

And the Pastor sez, "Well Sweetie Cups, when I hear reporters like you, I realize there IS a devil. And if there is a devil, there must be a God. It's that simple..."

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[Bulldawg Fan]

I suspect the interviewer had no clue what he was talking about.

[Doctor Raoul]

I would ask the chick how she reconciles her communism with such high priced clothing.

Millionaire Marxists, commies with credit cards.

[msnimje]

I don't get this bigoted line of questioning. It is like asking a wealthy person why he was mugged.

[atomicpossum]

Obviously, such questions come from a complete lack of understanding of faith. Who ever said that 'become a Christian, nothing bad will ever happen to you?'

[governsleastgovernsbest]

LOL. Inside track for line 'o the day!

[Esther Ruth]

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/k/ikwihb.htm

I know not why God’s wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
Redeemed me for His own.

Refrain

But I know Whom I have believèd,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.

I know not how this saving faith
To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His Word
Wrought peace within my heart.

Refrain

I know not how the Spirit moves,
Convincing us of sin,
Revealing Jesus through the Word,
Creating faith in Him.

Refrain

I know not what of good or ill
May be reserved for me,
Of weary ways or golden days,
Before His face I see.

Refrain

I know not when my Lord may come,
At night or noonday fair,
Nor if I walk the vale with Him,
Or meet Him in the air.

Refrain

[Carl LaFong]

Gee, I can't Kate.This God stuff must be a crock!It's atheism for me. And I'm joining the Democrat party.BTW, what's you doin tonite ,sweets cheeks?

[11th Commandment]

This question shows a total lack of understanding about what the promise of Faith is about. I could go on to beat-up on the drive by media, but I wonder how many Christian asked the same question?

[bvw]

The middle part of the pastor's answer, imo, should have been the first and repeated part. That is that his beliefs made him well-prepared to deal with what happens, no matter what it is.

Instead the first idea he mentions was the weakest, a sop to victimhood, "This is just temporary."

Challenges in life are the constant blessings of the moral, and those closest to G-d. They are not "temporary".

[governsleastgovernsbest]

He did not say "temporary," he said "temporal", meaning of this world, not of the eternal.

[Scarchin]

Actually, I have no problem with the question. It gave the pastor a perfect opening.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I see your point, but why was the question remotely necessary in the first place. As another poster suggested, who claims that bad things can't happen to believing people?