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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JSul3 · 70-79

Evidently god retired and became a spectator to world events (the good, the bad, and the ugly) when Jesus arrived.
We are told to ignore the Old Testament now, and the New Testament is now the law.
A nice way to take god off the hook.

val70 · 51-55

@JSul3 A nicer way is not to think and read any more. The evidence to that in the reacties is plain to see :-)

JSul3 · 70-79

@val70 I continue to read, but the edited, multi-translated book known as the King James version bible, is no longer part of my reading list or reference guide.