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Weekly Newsletter from Christian Vegetarian Association CVA - May 13, 2023
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1. The Problem of Evil
Theologians have long struggled with the problem of evil, often called the “theodicy problem.” Theodicy posits that God controls the world. The theodicy problem is that, if God is good and God is all-powerful, how can evil exist in the world? I will explore six hypotheses (or more, if readers challenge me with additional hypotheses):
- God is not good.
- God is not all-powerful.
- There is no evil. In other words, while perhaps imperfect, this is the best of all possible worlds.
- Without evil, humans could never exercise free will. Free will is important for, among other things, discerning who deserves heavenly reward and who deserves punishment in hell.
- There is no contradiction, because God’s truth is different from human truth.
- There is no God, and therefore there is no theodicy problem.
I will consider #3 first. I do not find this hypothesis reasonable. It is
hard to believe that an all-powerful God could not have created a world with
less suffering. Indeed, the agonies of countless nonhumans, abused and
murdered to satisfy human taste and other preferences, seem largely
unnecessary. Therefore, humanity’s massive cruelty to nonhumans, as well as
countless cruelties perpetrated against members of our species, is evil.
Stephen R. Kaufman, MD
2. From All-Creatures.Org Ministry
All-Creatures.org Newsletter, May 3, 2023
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All-Creatures.org Newsletter, May 10, 2023
This week's newsletter includes Our Hero, Veda Stram... Calling All Vegan Clergy and Churches!... Need a May "Pick-Me-Up"?... Things you can do this week to save lives... Beautiful Vegan Poetry... Great Vegan Books... Grandma, Say it again!... Video Sermons... Stump the Pastor... and so much more...
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