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The usual Christian god, as believed by the majority of Christians, has not inflicted death upon Adam nor allowed the earth quake of Lisboa. He has not directly created man and has no direct influence on earth, so he's not responsible for natural death and disasters.
However the God before the ICC is the US-fundamentalist God. As I've learned, fundamentalists believe their God has inflicted death and suffering as a revenge for Adam's disobedience, called the original "sin".



In my opinion there is not such alternative
Either God exist or He doesn't
In this thread we assume that it exists, well in this case we must also assume that He is the US - fundamentalist God
It is out of discussion that suffering are supposed to be a consequence of the original sin
You might be horrified about such claim ( same as me ) but you can not call yourself a Christian ( either Catholic or protestant) if you dont' beleive in it
It is clearly written in the bible and in the Gospel
The only reasonable God's defense is the following

If you put me on trial for Lisboa's earthquake why not also for Cancer and other terrible and painful deseases ?
You committed the original sin so you must pay for it in a way or an other