Nothwithstanding your nitpicking the small stuff, you missed the side of the barn. "Why did God LET" doesn't say God MADE... Anyway, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and all you really need to worry about is will He do right by you. Do you trust Him to deal with you in a fashion you may not understand?
FGS
No, the email insinuated that it's our fault for turning away from God, and that God is letting us know he's not pleased with us.