Justin in #9 said, “none of you have provided scripture to refute the position.” I would say to Justin that I look at ALL of the New Testament and particularly the Gospels to see that God being responsible for evil is totally disputed by Jesus…by everything he said, everything he did, and everything he was. I have to admit that sometimes when I read things in the Old Testament, it certainly sounds like God is saying he caused horrible things, including canabilism in Ezekiel. But, unlike a lot of Christians, though I believe that the Bible is true, I do not believe that every word written in the Bible are God’s thoughts. I think men were trying to come to understand the world around them and evil and God. Sometimes the Holy Spirit was inspiring them in what they wrote, sometimes not. The books of the Bible show us the journey that humankind has been on in coming to know God. When Jesus came among us, he was bringing us his Father’s love, his Father’s knowledge and forgiveness. He said that if we have seen Him, we have seen the Father. (Not that the Father and Jesus are the same, but Jesus respresented all that God is.) And when we see Jesus, we see him healing, making whole, redeeming. We never see him bringing destruction to innocent little children.

I know this is an old post and likely not anyone other than John will see my comment, but I wanted to comment anyway!