$JES 911 Essence of World Religions Reference Book

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Essence of World Religions
Why Good People Die
The village preacher at the home of an elderly parishioner was busy answering grandma's questions over a cup of coffee.
"Why does the Lord send us epidemics every so often?" Asked the grandma. "Well," said the preacher, "sometimes people become so wicked they have to be removed and so the good Lord allows the coming of epidemics."
"But then," objected grandma, "why do so many good people get removed with the bad?" "The good ones are summoned for witness," explained the preacher. "The Lord wants to give every soul a fair trial."
There is nothing that the Rigid Believer cannot find an explanation for.
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