[Hank Kerchief]

The sins and wickedness of people in America are causing God to remove His hand of protection from our nation.

My first question is, why did He wait so long? Was there some one sin committed by someone somewhere that put the country over the threshold of Divine blessing?

My second quesiton is, if Christians pray for God's blessing in America, they must believe God does not answer their prayers, if what is happening to America is God's action. But if God does not answer their prayers, why do the pray?

If God does answer the prayers of Christians for God's blessing on America, then 9/11 must be God's answer to those prayers and an example of God's blessing.

Hank

[HiTech RedNeck]

God often chastens by way of intending our good. If we are getting numb to what evil is, and we then find ourselves with an unmistakable evil thrust in our faces, are we going to curse the light in which this darkness casts a shadow?

[Ada Coddington]

My second quesiton is, if Christians pray for God's blessing in America, they must believe God does not answer their prayers, if what is happening to America is God's action. But if God does not answer their prayers, why do the pray?

Presumably they pray to find an answer. Sometimes, of course, the answer is "no".

[woollyone]

"...if Christians pray for God's blessing in America, they must believe God does not answer their prayers, if what is happening to America is God's action. But if God does not answer their prayers, why do the pray? If God does answer the prayers of Christians for God's blessing on America, then 9/11 must be God's answer to those prayers and an example of God's blessing."

You forgot to factor in those people that are currently praying that God will judge this nation, so that we will again turn to Him, as His judgement opens our eyes to our own sin and depravity.

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