There may be a God, but I doubt he has anything to do with us now. I cannot
reconcile concentration camps such as Auschwitz, which I have visited, and people praying before their meal, thanking him, who did
nothing.
Here
is an example: Frank has a kid named Johnny. Frank has always been a very good
dad for his 8 years old son and has provided him with everything he needs. However,
Frank see's that his neighbor often lets his big bad dog move around without a
leach. He’s concerned for the safety of his kid as the dog barks, grunts and
even jumps over the fence from time to time! Then, one day, while Frank drinks
his beer, he sees that dog jump over the fence and finally attack his son.
Frank keeps drinking his
beer, takes a pause and says: “I have seen your distress and I have heard your lamentations
my son. And as sure as I am standing here today, there will be retribution for
what this dog is doing to you. For I am Frank, your father, who will protect
you, and this dog will feel my wrath and he will surely die … when I come.” And
then, Frank keeps drinking his beer.
The kid dies. The dog, after
being satisfied of a hasty meal, goes home, to the horror of the mother who
comes home and sees what has happened. Frank still stands around, doing
nothing, vowing that he will bring about vengeance to the dog.
What do you think everyone
around will do? Thank Frank for the 8 years of being a good father?
Sure,
life is full of beauty and I feel the love. But there is no excuse for the holocaust.
God saw the Nazis gather,
talk, and plan out how they would kill his children by the millions. They used professionals
that made engineering plans, passed laws, re-organized the government’s
internal processes, drew new legal documents and procedures, not only to kill,
but to steel everything that their victims. They designed and built the camps, the
gas chambers, the stairs, the doors, the gas traps. Re purposed and redesigned
railways. Dispatched armies to
gather the Jews and other victims, etc. There are many things I am skipping here,
but the point is that this was planned over, many years. Many years during
which God saw exactly what was going to happen, then, saw it happen, and did
nothing, absolutely nothing.
And you’re going to tell me
that God provides food on my table or gives a fridge to a pioneer in need?