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A Calvinist pastor's 9-11 sermons (vs. C.S. Lewis)

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With the anniversary of 9-11 approaching, I thought I'd once again interrupt the Alana L series, this time to share some quotes from my ex-pastor's sermons about 9-11 or around the anniversary of 9-11.  Enjoy!  (I've shared all these before, so skip them in you want to.)   And I'm so sorry to share these.  (Please don't read them if you were greatly hurt by 9-11, or any other tragedy.)  But it's a great example of how hyper-focused Calvinists can be on God's "sovereignty" (hey, so maybe it does kinda fit with the Alana posts on "sovereignty"!😊), to the point that they can't even hear how heartless and tone-deaf they sound about a horrible tragedy that destroyed many people and families and that greatly wounded our country.  They can't even comprehend - or don't care about - the damage they might be doing to someone's faith in God.  All they can think about is that they are supposedly glorifying God by singing the praises ...