A40 crash: Family died when car swerved head-on into lorry
The family added that Mrs Powell, Phoebe, Simeon and Amelia had left them with "an abundance of happy memories" and they were now taking comfort from their faith in Christianity.
The deaths occurred just months after the family lost everything in a fire at their home.
Personally speaking, shouldn't they be seriously questioning the god they worship?
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Sounds like the mother may have committed suicide and taken the kids with her.
BufftonBeotch
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June 11, 2021
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Her husband was also in the car. He and one child survived.
@Petter Very tragic for them.
And now for a little “plastic Jesus”
HelenRoseBuck
Level 6
June 10, 2021
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I'll buy half a dozen. Where do I pay?
Clearly, they didn’t give enough money to the mega-church of choice. Lol
HelenRoseBuck
Level 6
June 10, 2021
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The car swerved? Jesus must have been at the wheel.
anglophone
Level 9
June 10, 2021
5
Pissed on the altar wine again.
No, because this was all in god's plan and nobody knows god's plan. In my lifetime this type of tragedy would be explained away by claiming god just needed more angels in Heaven and this was what it is all about. The problem with this belief is that it does not hold up to bible scriptures. Humans do not become angels at death but the majority of believers still cling to that idea.
DenoPenno
Level 9
June 10, 2021
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Regardless of whether we see the reality we live in as controlled by a sentient being or by the impersonal forces of nature, we all have to decide if we are going to be grateful for what good we have, or bitter for our losses.
skado
Level 9
June 10, 2021
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For which, of course, we do not need religion.
@skado The idea of needing religion to function as a normal person vexes me greatly.
@anglophone
It’s a vexing problem, but one we’re not likely to escape. Biologically speaking, there is no normal; only what is. When we grew big brains and started tinkering with our environment we set up a conflict between our evolved nature and our artificial environment. We will always need to bridge that gap with some kind of patch. The gap is growing, and the patch is becoming obsolete. It’s gonna be interesting.
@anglophone i think to have politics, you gotta have religion, too? Maybe not quite right, but they do seem to be closely related. I guess maybe some example, France maybe? Might be an exception...but why do I already know that that mostly secular country is stuffed full of Catholics in their Congress, just like US?
Anyway, funny to me that the Bible condemns religion, too!
@bbyrd009 Try Sweden: [sweden.se] . Even though what it says in that article about Australia, Australia's Prime Minister is a raging religious nutcase.
That the Buy Bull condemns condemns religion strikes me as hilarious. Thanks for the tip. 
@anglophone yeh, strikes most believers that way i guess? The highest praise is reserved for the pagan and the atheist though, believe it or not
55% of swedes id with the church there, so...dunno about their presence in their politics, but i can prolly guess!
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