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Joyfull, I fear God. I understand God sometimes punishes wrongdoers for their sins. And yes, sometimes God also punishes nations for their sins. One only needs to read the books of Exodus, Joshua and Judges for examples.

But God's punishments are typically tailor made to send clear messages. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, but only after God made it clear those cities did not contain ONE righteous man. Israel was overcome after following false gods only after God sent numerous prophets with clear warnings. Disrespectful priests were killed while in the act of being disrespectful. No one knows the mind of God, but I would guess God would not punish innocent astronauts for abortion and cloning. Rather, I would guess He would punih abortionists and cloners.

The book of Job makes it clear that God doen't like people to attribute all tragedy to His punishments, as does the incident with the blind man Jesus healed. Part of fearing God includes heeding these messages.