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Why does God allow calamities? Starting with the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, 2005 was a year of disasters, forcing many to ask how God could permit such tragic events. Theology suggests some answers.(FAITH)
The year 2005 may well be remembered as the year of the mega disaster. As the year started, the world was still struggling to cope with and understand the devastation unleashed by the tsunami on Southeast Asia. Since the tsunami that killed at least 216,000 people, other massive disasters have killed thousands and destroyed billions of dollars in property. These included a powerful earthquake in Pakistan that killed nearly 80,000 people and the terrible hurricanes that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, shattering lives and destabilizing the nation's economy.
Often, when disaster strikes, people question God. When the waters of the ocean receded in southern India's ...
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