This people live by "turning the other cheek " kinda law, they keep to themselves, go about life the way their religion intended them to be. Yet, the most innocent of all of their society, their kids, get brutalluy murdered. Where the hell was God, I wonder.
Your thoughts.
2006-10-20 12:08:10 · 30 answers · asked by howdoyou k 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is all part of Gods plan.
2006-10-20 12:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by wilchy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was there giving them peace and strength when they needed it most. People keep forgetting God DOES NOT control free will. People are free to make whatever choices they want, including murder. He will punish the bad later by sending them to Hell. That's his justice. People always want to blame God for everything. How about taking responsibility for our own actions. If we slip and fall somewhere we sue the business. Be more careful and you won't fall. You question God, but I bet the Amish community didn't. They accepted it as life and forgave the man that did this. God will reward them. They know their children are in heaven and that's a better place than here, and they know if their saved they will reunite again. Think about how many times God would have to intervene for everyone. How unfair would that be if he saved one person and not the other. He is a fair and just God. We live life here and if we do it right we live with Him forever with no pain, suffering , or death. Have faith.
2006-10-20 12:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Phoebe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only shock about it was that the guy targeted an Amish school. They never hurt anybody, they keep to themselves...why them? As for the actual crime, there are going to be shootings with the amount of guns out there. Anyone, even kids, can get a gun, anywhere. My question is, why are the shooters white males most of the time? Three in a week. Un-real. .
2016-03-28 02:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have free will. We have free will to choose right or choose wrong. We have to live with the consequences of our actions.
We also have to live with the consequences of others' actions. We have the free will to choose the right way or the wrong way to respond to others' actions. This way our true character comes out. Also...This way we know that we are actually following God and God's word, and not simply puppets. This includes the Amish school shooting.
I believe that God was at the Amish school during the shooting and at other places during bad times. God doesn't "show up" exactly the time and place we want Him to. He also doesn't always respond the way we want Him to. God does things in His time and in His way. But...God does always show up and respond. God's plan may take weird turns or get off course in our eyes, but the ultimate plan is never destroyed.
The Amish school shooting was horrible. I feel that the Amish community and general public came together and helped each other in the time of crisis. (That was good). We got to see into the lives of the Amish community. We were able to see that in some ways the Amish are like us and we could sympathize with them. Maybe the Amish were able to see the same thing in us. (All of this was good). The shooting may also force people to wake up and do something about gun control, mental illness or whatever. (That was good). The way the Amish people responded is the way they are taught to respond. So they're true character came out. (That was good).
The Amish school shooting, other school shootings, 9-11, and etc are horrible tragic events. I don't want to appear that I'm trying to make them into something positive because I can't and won't. But.....I think in every event something good and bad can come of it. I feel that it is easier to deal with something, more healthy, more Godlike to always to find some positive in every event. Anger, frustration, and revenge are negative emotions that eat up at you and make matters worse rather than better.
2006-10-20 12:38:15 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper question to be asked was 'Where was Man during the Amish school shooting?This abject dependence on a deity that comes out of credulity.Here man has failed in ensuring proper security. The thing to be done is to ensure that there is no recurrence and punish the guilty in an examplry manner.Don't leave that to deity and if that guy escapes due to lack of evidence don't ask the this question again.
2006-10-20 12:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ask myself that all the time. I do not understand how our loving, merciful God can allow these atrocities to happen. Then I have to take a step back and tell myself it is not up to me. All things happen for a reason, which we may never understand or agree with. God gave us the ability to make decisions, to make choices. That being said, I do fear however that God must be getting very fed up with the human race; as we (as a whole) seem to be traveling down the path to destruction, rather than salvation. The regard for human life, morals and respect seemed to be non-existent; I shed a tear for the way we are leaving the planet for the generations to come. GOD HELP US!
2006-10-20 12:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by 49erfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who are you to question God in another man's situation? Instead you should learn. The Amish forgave the man before the children were buried, in the name in the Lord. You should be asking, where can one find such strength to forgive during such a time. And if you feel that forgiveness was foolish or undeserving then you are no better than that shooter.
2006-10-21 10:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by sugarfoot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's so sad when something like this happens.
It's even sadder that questions like this are asked.
Do you blame God for what happened?
Do you ever wonder why God gave you free will?
You have a choice as a human being to do good or evil.
This guy decided.
If you choose to do evil instead of good can you then blame God?
Every human has to take responsibility for his/her own actions.
Stop looking for loopholes like the Muslims do.
2006-10-20 12:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny, the people whose children were shot that day are not asking that question. They know where God is and where to find Him - the same place they were finding Him before the shootings: in their hearts, on their knees in prayer, and in their Bibles.
They're not mad at God. They even issued a public statement that they're not even mad at the guy who shot their kids.
I'm not going to deny them of their right to live as they choose and serve God as they choose. And I'm not going to interfere in their process of getting through this trial. They know where God is, and that's all that really counts.
2006-10-20 12:20:50 · answer #9 · answered by Carol L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beliefs of the Amish did nothing to hurt them in that situation, and furthermore, their beliefs are helping them through the tragedy. It helped those innocent little girls through the ordeal too. Their faith gives them courage and protects them from the anguish of questions like these.
I see no reason to criticize their faith or to try to make them question their harmless convictions. If it is not for you, great. But let people believe what ever harmless customs they want to.
2006-10-20 12:16:52 · answer #10 · answered by theinfalliblenena 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Footprints in the sand Author Unknown:
One night I had a dream—
I dreamed I was walking along the beach
with the Lord and across the sky
flashed scenes from my life, For each
scene, I noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand; one belonged to me, and
the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed
before me, I looked back at the footprints
in the sand. I noticed that many
times along the path of my life, there
was only one set of footprints. I also
noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me, and I questioned
the Lord about it…
"Lord, you said, that once I decided to
follow you, you would walk with me
all the way, but I have noticed that
during the most troublesome times in
my life there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,
you should leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious
child, I love you and I would never,
never leave you during your times of
trial and suffering."
"When you saw only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
2006-10-20 12:16:13 · answer #11 · answered by esai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋