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- 1A Mignon McLaughlin quote on suffering and signs from God circulates●When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one. —Mignon McLaughlin _____________
A quote by American journalist and playwright Mignon McLaughlin is being shared among secular and faith-oriented readers: 'When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one.' The line is tagged with references to atheism, faith and God, prompting reflection on whether suffering itself should be read as a divine sign, and on how people interpret hardship religiously.
- 2Atheist Commentator Likens Religious Belief to Santa Claus Myth●Theists: God (Santa Claus) will reward you with # heaven (presents) if you’re good, and punish you with # hell (a lump o
An atheist commentator has argued that religious teaching parallels the Santa Claus story: believers are promised heaven, like presents, for being good, and threatened with hell, like a lump of coal, for being bad. The post declares that belief in "invisible magicians" belongs in childhood and urges theists to "grow up and deal with reality," sparking familiar friction between atheism and faith.