Thank you, Abishag. Pain and suffering are important issues. They are indeed troubling and difficult.

I don't remember where exactly, but recently I read an insightful piece which noted that those around the world going through these difficulties are not the ones trying to twist them into "proof God does not exist". It doesn't happen. Rather these deceptions are the products of "ivory tower" types. You'll see such contentions coming from a well-to-do professor sitting in an air conditioned office; not from the impoverished mother of 3 children, one of whom just starved to death. People who are dealing directly with the issues do ask why. They should. But they don't twist things around completely backwards because they are more concerned with true answers which have meaning in reality.

You know, I should probably review my emails. That piece might've even been something you sent me! My memory is a blessing, surely, but it is below average.