Could God have stopped the Virginia Tech shooting?  

Well its happen already and we can't stop anymore.Its happen like that maybe because theres a reason why that people can learn and think about of that tragedy.But I don't to watch a news wheres the family are cying because I cry also.

I am not sure about this.
Part of me says that this post is in bad taste
Part of me was laughing as I read it
At least I am honest
As for me,I now risk upsetting even more people than may have been upset at me having a wee laugh at your post,because I dont think that god exists at all.
Now you will see a real falling star,but as usual,I cannot mince my words and must say it as I see it.

God has already laid the guidelines for us all to follow. Then He gave us all free will to do what is best for us. Some of us though, use this free will to follow the wrong path in life. God sees us do this, thus we are reminded that this is wrong by our conscience. Still, even if our conscience tells us that what we are planning to do, or doing, is wrong some of us will still pull it through. That's was what and how it was during the Virginia Tech shooting incident. God had intervened, but the culprit refused to listen. It was clearly his choice for, he used his free will when he carried out his plan as regards that massacre.

Yes God can do anything and he could have prevented it,but God does not work that way.He has left us with freedom of choice.If you was to investigate into this ,you will find that this person that done this shooting was sick,he was given parents,and a school,and friends and family and they all knew he was sick,it was their place to take care of getting him the help he needed..The school was aware of this young guys condition,why did they just allow it by not doing something themselves..????..Some people always want to blame God for everything,but God will not beat you up and go around preventing things,he is a gentleman and he has shown us the way and it is up to us to make the right choices..he will not force you to do right,he gave us a good mind and we are the ones who are suppose to make choices...Just like babies that are born sick and die,he could prevent that too,but women drink,smoke and do all kinds of sins and this kind of behavior can cause these babies to be born this way,not always but a lot of times.If we use our minds that God gives us and if we ask for something God will give us the desires of our hearts.It was the people that knew this person was sick to make a decision to get him help.,which they chose to ignore the facts and made the choice to let this sick person remain in school.I put the blame where it belongs,its not Gods job to go around pulling us out of our stupidity.....

That is a little silly but when you look at the topic is is also funny and while it may be a joke it is so true that God is boycotted from schools ....at least many are trying to do that God is love and there is a reason that we donot know when things happen why it happened and what is the meaning ???? Good Luck

Its a joke right? if not then im going to comment ont he issue, it is maybe to the negligence of some school faculties on their students not so caring enough to know each others mind and just take it for granted.

If God could have stopped the Virginia Tech shooting then God could have stopped all the other shootings and all the other bad things happening in our life.
I think God is not there to stop or make things happen, he is there to watch over us and for us to
believe.
The guy who did the shooting obviously had no conscious and no God.

I come accross an article that is interesting. this could apply to Virginia Tech shooting as well.
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).

Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.

Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school ... the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their
self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member in this school better touch a student when they misbehave because we don't want any bad publicity, and we surely don't want to be sued (there's a big difference between disciplining, touching, beating,smacking, humiliating, kicking, etc.) And we said OK.

Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.

Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms they want so they can have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we said OK.

Then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body. And we said OK.

Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we said
it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers,their classmates, and themselves.

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
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I found this article in my archived inbox. i just thought that i could share it with you all.

God is still allowed in schools, ok so not the out loud type full on worship, but most schools I have gone to observed 30 minutes of silence in the morning where they could silently pray to whatever God they worshipped.

In my view of things man basically makes his/her own path in life. This "free will" thing a couple of other people have posted about recently. God is like a parent, is there to guide and be there when his children are sad or need an extra lift, but in the end that child needs to grow up and make his/her own decisions for him/herself. It may not always be the right one, but in the end the choices a person makes will eventually have to experience the consequences of such actions. Whether here on earth or in the after life. Like any parent, I would assume that God is not always happy with the decision his children make, but when it comes down to it, it's already been done and not much can be done about someone who has already chosen to go down the wrong path.

No. God has given us humans free will. He has let us choose our actions, whether they be good or bad. The shooters choice was his own, and he will be held accountable to God for it.