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When religious explanations feel hollow

My pastor says everything happens for a reason but I just watched my neighbor's baby die of cancer and I cannot find any reason that makes sense.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing innocent suffering exposes the gap between doctrinal answers and lived reality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

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