A thoughtful Christian take on my Last Days piece: “I’ve been engaged in a

Bible study program for the last half year or so, and if there’s one thing

that seems strikingly clear to me from reading the Bible, it is this: God

is perfectly willing to let us fester in our own sins and make a real mess

of things. He’s prefer that we not; in fact He commands us to obey Him so

we can avoid these problems. Alas, we have that tricky thing called ‘Free

Will’ that allows us to ignore Him if we wish, and at our peril. Most

choose to ignore Him. I honestly think what we are seeing is simply the

accumulated effect of our

willful disobedience. I used to not believe that. But the more I explore

the Christian faith, and give honest and serious thought to the proposition

of a loving God who gave us freedom to stray, it all seems to make sense. I

share your pessimism. But I cling to the hope of something beyond this

earth.” I share that hope, and should have said so in my piece.