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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
you can't defend christianity or islam and not argue that it was the will of god that she died. if anything, it could be argued that her parents were being far less hypocritical than others of their faith.
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Ever hear the story of the man caught in a flood?
There was a certain pious man who lived by the river. The river began to flood so he prayed to God to save him.
The water level rose and he went upstairs to avoid the water. A boat passed and offered to rescue him. The man refused saying he had prayed to God and he had perfect faith that God would answer his prayer.
The water level rose and the man, still full of faith, clung to the chimney pot on the roof of his house. A helicopter flew down and offered to take him off. He refused. He had his faith in God.
The water arose above his head and he drowned.
When he got to Heaven the pearly gates were shut.
'Why are the gates shut?' he asked, 'I have been a pious man all my life.'
God said they were shut because the man had rejected him.
The man denied it. How had he rejected God. God said, 'I sent you a boat, and you rejected my help. I sent you a helicopter and you rejected my help.'
Maybe in this case the readily available cure = the boat, the doctors = helicopter.
Food for thought.