Any theories as to why God made the tsunami in the first place? Oh, that's right - hundreds of thousands died so that nice guys like Kuntoro could demonstrate how saintly they are...

Jon J

The amazing thing is God's mercy not judgement. The fact that you are allowed to demonstrate your arrogance and ignorance is testimony to that.

Dear John J

"Romans 9:14-18"

Have a nice Christmas and hope your family are well.

Dear Polycarp,

Why do you believe that citing a verse from the Bible is going to impress me any more than simply saying what you think? You might as well spell it out and save us heathens the trouble of looking it up. But here it is for the record...

"What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!"

Well, that's certainly convincing! Changed my views completely, that has...

Runner, if you believe that I am ignorant, now is your chance to educate me. Explain to me why it is that God gets all the credit for doing good stuff but somehow dodges all the blame for doing bad stuff. It's called the Problem of Evil, you know, and it's probably the main reason why the proportion of Australians who call themselves Christians has declined by 10% over the last ten years. Sort that one out and you'll have done a wonderful service for your religion...

Jon J

You ask 'Explain to me why it is that God gets all the credit for doing good stuff but somehow dodges all the blame for doing bad stuff.'

How is it that you suddenly believe in good and evil (absolutes)? Who are you to say what is good and what is evil. In some cultures cannibalism was looked up to as good.

You are ignorant of the evil of your own heart as displayed by your arrogant remarks towards your Creator. To think that God would send His Son to die a horrible death for your rottenness is beyond comprehension. Thankfully their are many that respond to His kindness.

It is not so much that God gets all the credit for doing the good stuff and dodges the blame for the bad stuff so much as a puny created being having the audacity to tell Him what is right and wrong. You really don't realise how pathetic you sound to a all knowing God. The likes of Dawkins are nothing short of pathetic, blinded by their own hypocritical dogmas

It is not about being saintly as other would say but merely someone who willing to work extremely hard for his country. In addition, post disaster rebuilding is so hard that even the mighty United States were not as successful