Questions For God

  . . . but - I am white. In my capacity as an employee of my local county public school system, I recently had a mother inform me that her daughter (who is black) had told her that two girls (who are white) said to her daughter that they "couldn't be her friend because she is black . "   The mother told me she had already contacted the school about this issue.  I determined the names of the two white girls and let the principal know as well.  I honestly had no idea how this incident should be handled. So, why would these white girls say such a thing?  How could they have possibly come to this way of thinking at such a young age?  I mean, kindergarten and 1st grade kids? ~    ~    ~ About 60 years ago my family lived in a small town in southern Maryland - I was in the 1st grade.  The school I was attending was Great Mills Elementary School, an old school that was built in the late 1920's.   I have just a few memories of m...

  THOMAS AQUINAS "In order that the happiness of the saints may be more delightful to them and that they may render more copious thanks to God for it, they are allowed to see perfectly the sufferings of the damned. So that they may be urged the more to praise God. The saints in heaven know distinctly all that happens to the damned." Summa Theologica, Third Part, Supplement, Question XCIV, "Of the Relations of the Saints Towards the Damned," First Article, "Whether the Blessed in Heaven Will See the Sufferings of the Damned?" JONATHAN EDWARDS "The sight of hell torments will exalt the happiness of the saints forever. Can the believing father in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving children in Hell? I tell you, yea ! Such will be his sense of justice that it will increase rather than diminish his bliss."   "The Eternity of Hell Torments" (Sermon), April 1739 & Discourses on Various Important Subjects, 1738 I am often surprised that t...

  Beginning at about the 31:00 minute mark in the discussion on the Skeptics and Seekers podcast: Mac says: " . . . God does inform people on what is right and wrong via his revealed word, via their consciences, via the holy spirit , all these things and its not simply that humans are left to themselves to come up with what's right and whats wrong.  And that doesn't also mean that there can't be atheists who are better people like morally speaking than a Christian. " Mac claims that humans derive their morality from god via three sources: The bible Human conscience The holy spirit He finished his claim by admitting that atheists, not only can be as moral as Christians, but can even be  more moral than Christians . So, let me get this straight - God instills good morals in Christians by three sources (bible, conscience, holy spirit) but for an atheist who doesn't read the bible and is not indwelt, or at least "informed" by this holy spirit, the ath...