I heard from Lori Stuit of Royal Oak, who wrote: "God did not cause the recent tsunami to occur. Satan did. While there is an all-good, all-powerful God, there is also a god of this world, a god who is all evil: Satan. I am always surprised at how many people don't take the time to think about this. I feel bad for people who are lost and confused."
Lori, I'm surprised you didn't take the time to think about this: Under this form of theodicy, your God is either impotent to contain Satan or indifferent to Satan's machinations. Either way, your God is a douchebag.Another reader who did not sign his or her name wrote: "The Bible tells us that countries who forget God will pay a price. These countries that just got hit are almost exclusively Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu, religions that worship pagan gods and ignore the one true God. ... It won't be long until this country pays a price as well, and we will have people like you to thank.
Good one, anonymous coward, blame the victim. If your children contract leukemia, as I hope they will, will you have the moral conviction to stand up and say, "God hates me, too." I don't mean to imply that all Christians are ignorant, compassionless bigots, because I certainly know that such isn't the case. I do think, however, it's time for those Christians who do try to practice the humility and love of Jesus to stand up and tell their self-righteous brethren to shut the fuck up. Otherwise, it'll be the lions for the lot of you.