Goddy Talk

A couple of articles today on the presence/nature of God and responses to the tsunami disaster. One in Slate from Heather MacDonald, which I saw last, and hope that she's not being for real here. Especially the last line, that there is nothing to lose for taking this tack of turning one's back on God. Indeed there is everything to lose and He wants a relationship with us in spite of (and because of) all of the awful events of the fallen world.

The second one (and the first one I read today) is by William Safire: his Op-Ed piece in the NYT (registration required). Safire's response is a gentler one, and analyzes similar events that catalyzed crises of faith. He also looks at the Book of Job, pretty in-depth for a short op-ed piece. I would bet that I would find more comfort in Safire's conclusions than in MacDonald's even if I did not already lean toward Him.