Arizona Congresswoman Shot in the Head at Public Event

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by geetrue

It's a miracle she's still alive ... that big warm hearted friend of hers put his hands on her head to stop the bleeding could be a clue, but surely shot in the head at close range and living this long with a 101% chance of survival given by her doctor points to many prayers have been answered, not that God wouldn't have cared anyway, but still they were prayed in faith.

So why didn't your god save all the victims then? Is a politician more worthy of saving than a 9 year old girl?

How does your god choose, and for that matter why would your god choose?

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by Platapus

So why didn't your god save all the victims then? Is a politician more worthy of saving than a 9 year old girl?

How does your god choose, and for that matter why would your god choose?

I don't understand how God decides who is healed or who dies or who lives.

The little girl was shot also at point blank range, another man shielded his wife from the shooter and died. He was a preacher man.

Gods ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts (old testament)

I was a victim of a vicious attack back in 1983, hit in the head with a big pipe I am told, but I didn't see it coming.

Woke up on the operating table being operated on with a green cloth over my face (hit me in the side of the head by my ear) with a very bright light up above the operating table.

The doctor said, "You've lost a lot of blood son"

I said thats nice and drifted off to sleep, waking up the next day in a hospital room that I couldn't afford.

I walked out two days later and didn't feel like smoking cigarettes anymore. Walked home seven miles away and saw my car all banged up with the windshield gone.

I know something happened that day and it is by faith that I believe in an intelligent designer that saved me for another day.

The reason is up to him ... sure glad he did.

If you want to argue ... there are other threads to proclaim faith or no faith.

Prayer is seeking Gods will ... not telling him what to do.

[Takeda Shingen]

Yes. A common misconception that people have about Christianity is that God is some sort of omnipotent maitre 'd. In strictly glib terms, Christianity regards God as more of a baseball umpire; He decides who is out and who is safe. You can also plead your case, and sometimes He'll break it your way and sometimes not, if He has other intentions.