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Old 03-11-2009, 02:11 AM   #1
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Default Do murders in the US make the news in Mexico?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/...ama/index.html

What are the chances that someone might randomly want to kill you and your family?

Not great. But certainly not zero.

None of these people woke up this morning and thought "I am going to die at the hands of a random gunman who merely wants to murder people."
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Old 03-11-2009, 05:24 AM   #2
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What are the chances that someone might randomly want to kill you and your family?

Not great. But certainly not zero.

None of these people woke up this morning and thought "I am going to die at the hands of a random gunman who merely wants to murder people."
Does something like this test your faith in God? It should if you are not completely shallow.
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Old 03-11-2009, 05:33 AM   #3
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it tests my faith in men. which wasn't strong to begin with.
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Old 03-11-2009, 05:37 AM   #4
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it tests my faith in men. which wasn't strong to begin with.
In a few years, you may sink to my level of distrust in most people. Welcome aboard, fellow traveler.
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Does something like this test your faith in God? It should if you are not completely shallow.
How is this a test in anyone's faith in God? These are the actions of man.
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Why would this test your faith in God?
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Atheism rule #1, brethren: were there a God, he would be responsible for all the evil in the world, but none of the good.
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