[Irene Adler]

"If GOD were really with us, he would not have allowed 911 to happen."

You are wrong about that. You need to read "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" written by a Rabbi some years ago. God does let bad things happen mostly because he wants us to work things out for ourselves. "Our ways are not God's ways.

[gunshy]

Then we must assume that any ongoing acts of terror that occur in the United States are acts of god which are only meant to enhance our resolve in dealing with the acts of terror that are visited upon us. As they say, GOD acts in mysterious ways.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

You need to read "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" written by a Rabbi some years ago. God does let bad things happen mostly because he wants us to work things out for ourselves. "

Great suggestion. The book you cite, a pamphlet really, is a stroke of genius. It sets the table quite well.