Quote Originally Posted by ts1n1ta
well, there's reason for Him to punish us, sumosobra na ang tao. with all the ammorality/immorality in the world. well, ako naniniwala that through prayers any disaster canl be prevented. Only God can do that. God is compassionate and He listens to His children. Kaya nga lahat naman ng religion yun ang panawagan eh. to pray. Many of you might see that as being naive pero i think not. just my two cents.
problem is that they pray for these things to pass... then they go back to their old lives afterwards...

IMO, that's not punishment since God already gave us free will to do whatever we want. for Christians, the REAL punishment awaits after death (in which case the "punishment" here on earth would be considered peanuts... lake of sulfur anyone?)