Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis (1952)
As much as I accept that religion is an important part of so many people’s lives, it still baffles me as to how, or even why a supposedly loving deity could allow people to suffer so much. Regardless of the faith followed, if the one in charge is as all-powerful as the various texts would have us believe, surely then they could easily make certain all the bad stuff didn’t happen in the first place.
As human beings, most of have an inbuilt radar to take care of others, to protect people from harm especially those we love, so I find the idea that the one that is supposed to be worshiped not only knows about the suffering but does nothing to stop it … even more unsettling. That is why I seriously question the logic of blindly following anyone that will potentially cause me pain and suffering.