God on trial

God on Trial is a 2008 television play written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The play takes place in Auschwitz during World War II. The Jewish prisoners put God on trial in absentia for abandoning the Jewish people. The question is whether God has broken his covenant with the Jewish people by allowing the Germans to commit genocide. I like to present this as evidence why we as believers still believe. What to do with God in hell on earth? Do we find him lacking? Yes, but the real question is what to do next. Acceptance that it's not a one way relationship and turn to prayer. "So what do we do?" says one prisoner. "We pray," says the other, and they all rise, face one way and begin to pray. The scene fades to the present day, with visitors to Auschwitz standing stunned in the same space; the ghostly figures of the prisoners are seen among them, praying.

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LordShadowfire · M

[quote]Do we find him lacking? Yes, but the real question is what to do next.[/quote]
Continue praying to the God who couldn't save their lives? Or is it that he wouldn't? Either way, my preference is for a god who can get things done. A god who does nothing might as well be nonexistent.

val70 · 51-55

@LordShadowfire You're not a believer, fine, but respect the decision of people who were and are :-)

LordShadowfire · M

@val70 I respect your decision to believe whatever you want. Do you respect my decision not to? If so, what is your purpose in publicly talking about it?

val70 · 51-55

@LordShadowfire Gosh, are we not forbidden to mention that we are believers? Have you read any of the basic human rights? Oh yes, those don't exist either because there's only you and your non-belief

LordShadowfire · M

@val70 Oh, here we go with this routine. I'm oppressing your rights, because I choose to publicly disagree with your public assertion that only your religion is right. Play the victim.

val70 · 51-55

@LordShadowfire I say that you had bad manners in my other posting today. I was right. I told you that we discussed this months ago, and now you're in my next posting. You must really like yourself. Play the victim yourself. You're caught with your pants down, mate

LordShadowfire · M

@val70 You are the one attacking me for having a simple question about why God didn't interfere with the slaughter of millions of human beings. Then you get subtly sarcastic, just nasty enough to start a fight, and then blame it all on me.

Have fun playing the victim. We've all watched you do it numerous times.

val70 · 51-55

@LordShadowfire Le plaisir de t'envoyer était à nouveau tout pour moi. Salut! :)