Shadows of Doubts

The title of this post comes from Naked Pastor’s illustration posted today:

One can obviously proof-text for views like those expressed by Pat Robertson about Haiti. But Father Matthew offers a well-rounded response that is more profoundly Christian and Biblical:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBxKPjDwEM
This is relevant to faith and doubt, because for some, accepting complexity and being critical as Father Matthew does would make faith impossible for them, while for others, it is a faith like Pat Robertson’s that makes it impossible for them to have faith.

Perhaps also relevant, an article in New Scientist explores how religions might react to the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life.