Why Did God Allow the Holocost to Happen?

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Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

But he intervenes to prevent car accidents, right?

Sure. Especially if the accident would involve a woman driver who has never cut her hair.

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Good heavens. Surely you jest.

You wouldn't believe the number of times I've heard it preached and taught that if bad things happen, you must be either being punished or tested by God. The Bible, especially Job, but also the stories of David, Joseph... even Stephen doesn't support that theory, though.

Originally Posted by Twisp

If the majority of Christians believe in a God that will send billions of people to Hell for not choosing Him, why can't Dedicated Mind believe that He allowed 10 million Jews to die for rejecting the Messiah?

2000 years after the crucifixion, no less, and even those who were Christian converts or who were not Jews but protected and/or hid Jews, and gypsies, and...