Friday Phraseology: Theodicy
Theodicy: An answer to the problem of *evil that attempts to “justify the ways of God to man” by explaining God’s reasons for allowing…

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Theodicy: An answer to the problem of *evil that attempts to “justify the ways of God to man” by explaining God’s reasons for allowing…
“In the Christian scriptures, the climax of this history of evil is the crucifixion of Jesus, which is presented not only as a case…
“Mahatma Gandhi made the comment that of all the truths of the Christian faith, the one that stood supreme to him was the cross…
On the first Sunday following the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, Carter Conlon delivered this soul-stirring message at Times Square Church in Manhattan. The…
Tomorrow, the USA as a nation is going to commemorate the day as a Memorial Day – the day around 3000 people lost their…
Annihilationism: The word is from the Latin nihil, “nothing,” and expresses the position of those who hold that some, if not all, human souls…
“The cruelty of atheism is hard to believe when man has no faith in the reward of good or the punishment of evil. There…
Sadism is the belief that God is not concerned of evil – pain and suffering – that is inflicted upon his creation. He takes…
People want to avoid pain and suffering more than anything else besides death. Atheists and secular/natural humanists pose provocative and misguided questions about the…
“If only there were evil people somewhere, insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us…