• mocha_lotsofmilk@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This is the sort of thing that would break me if I were to believe in god in the first place, man. Like, like religion or not, this dude devoted his life to an entity that has a “plan” and then his sweet daughter dies in an accident that his other kids were also present for and participants in. How could you believe after that? Fuck. Hope they make it out of this as well as they can.

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      5 months ago

      Totally agree. And can you imagine being the person whose racket broke and killed her? Whether you did something wrong or not, you’d always feel responsible for her death. At least, I would.

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      5 months ago

      Because it’s " part of the plan, and it was challenging at first, and it tested my faith. I even asked ‘y u do dis god?’ and then I learned something something god is glorious n such"

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        5 months ago

        I’m not religious, but I grew up in a religious home. It’s worth noting that “everything happens for a reason” and “God has a plan for everything” are not in the Bible and are not doctrine, as far as I remember. These are platitudes people with a poor understanding of their religion say, but not actually part of the belief system. This pastor likely has a more nuanced, and possibly more painful, view of this event through the lens of their belief.

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      5 months ago

      Hey now, daughter is singing psalms in heaven right at this very moment!

      Or she’s in hell of course.