Why do people scapegoat, target, and bring suffering to vulnerable people and groups? For JCI (Judeo-Christian-Islamic) Theists, why does God allow some people to scapegoat and harm others? Why doesn’t God just sweep in and take out the evildoers? In this sermon, which I shared with Jensen Beach Community Church, those questions and more are […]
As a therapist, I often found myself counseling individuals who had been traumatized as children by “fire and brimstone” theology. This reinforced my aversion to religion being used in a threatening or coercive manner. And yet, sacred scripture from most traditions describe consequences for neglecting vulnerable, poor and needy persons…