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Recently I watched an episode of Law and Order Special Victims Unit (SVU) - one of the most popular shows in the long list of Dick Wolf’s creations. The show follows a particular unit within the NYPD Police department that focuses on Sex Crimes. The show generally follows the order of: crime done, becoming acquainted with the victim and then the task of finding the perpetrators through different methods that at some point lead to the role of the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) as he/she argues the case for the Unit in Court.
The SVU episode that I watched took a slight turn. Instead of the expected and routine order of the show, in which the ADA would argue to put the criminal away, the ADA-Rafael Barba, represents himself. Barba is brought before the court for assisting a mother in ending the life of a terminally ill baby, an act that brought with it the charge of Murder in the second degree, which means intentional Murder without prior planning (premeditation). Although on its
What are we to make of suffering part 2 christiantoday.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from christiantoday.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Walking with God through pain and suffering made the following statement, ‘
suffering is everywhere, unavoidable and its scope often overwhelms’. This statement is an evident truth that we all know and have experienced.
Even as I write this article, the global outbreak of the Covid-19 Virus continues to spread and continues to take lives. Even as such suffering and hurt are pervasive and universal, thoughts like, “where is God in the midst of this”, or “if God is so good, why would He allow things like this to exist”, begin to occupy our minds.
The presence of suffering and evil along with the existence of a good and loving God seem to collide. The seemingly irreconcilable nature of God’s goodness in light of suffering rises triumphantly from the collision. After all, isn’t this a major idea that has shipwrecked the faith of many, and turned them away from the idea of God’s existence?
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