[Judith Anne]

It is not my aim to understand Calvinism. What would you say to a mother who’s child is dying? What comfort would Calvin offer?

“Well, if your daughter is one of the elect, and you are too, I guess you’ll meet in heaven. If not, you’ll meet in hell.”

It is my aim to understand how ANYONE could be a Calvinist.

Calvin’s God is dead. A puppet. A construct of sick old men’s imaginations.

[big'ol_freeper]

You said: It is my aim to understand how ANYONE could be a Calvinist.

The secret is to believe that YOU are one of the elect and all others are lost.

It is an exercise in establishing yourself as a sort of demi-God...all knowing, preserved from sin, the final arbiter of truth....God.

It is an illness.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

What would you say to a mother who's child is dying?

I would offer them the solace of David who knew he would see his son again.