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When religious explanations feel violent

My son was stillborn and the chaplain said it was God's plan and I wanted to punch him but just nodded because I didn't know what else to do.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Theological frameworks for suffering feel inadequate or harmful when applied to personal tragedy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Doubt as spiritual practice?”

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