Where is God?

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: January 9, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

BILL TAMMEUS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-09-2005

Where is God? -- Tsunami has theologians and scholars pondering the nature of evil
By BILL TAMMEUS
Date: 01-09-2005, Sunday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions.=.Sunday

THE STUPENDOUS Asian tsunami has raised anew ancient and frustrating questions about why there's evil in the world.

Theologians refer to this as the problem of theodicy, and many acknowledge it's the best argument atheists have for denying God's existence. Scholars outline it this way:

An all-powerful God could prevent evil.

An all-loving God would want to do that.

But evil and ...

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