When you said the following:

** no other religion deals with the fact that bad things happen to good people and that there is a need for either side of a question to have a possible claim righteousness and a chance to have their claim considered fairly on in a controversy... **


My view is that almost every religion deals with this issue. It is a major theme in judiasm because they have suffered so much since Constantine. It is a major theme in Hinduism. The Bhagvat Gita deals explicitly about the need for human beings to sometimes do bad things. Both sides have righteousness in that scripture.

So I am wondering which religion you are refering to and why you think that religion alone deals with the subject.

• Interesting way of posing the question - something - March 29, 2002 - 16:34 UTC
  • Responding - yanniru - March 29, 2002 - 20:33 UTC
    • Jus say it. I have read many books but I don't just say go read - something - March 29, 2002 - 23:46 UTC
    • more not submitted for your approval, but submitted - something - March 30, 2002 - 01:08 UTC
      • Cruxification was necessary - yanniru - March 30, 2002 - 17:09 UTC
        • dork - spazcon - March 30, 2002 - 18:58 UTC
    • Not to be construed as any kind of religious rivalry - something - March 30, 2002 - 01:59 UTC
    • Regarding Kushner book etc. Thank you for your responses - carefuluniverse - March 30, 2002 - 05:17 UTC
      • YES - yanniru - March 30, 2002 - 17:10 UTC