{"id":1459,"date":"2008-07-01T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2008-07-01T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-01T16:28:00","slug":"when-bad-things-happen-to-bad-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2008\/07\/01\/when-bad-things-happen-to-bad-people\/","title":{"rendered":"when bad things happen to bad people"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/2503304115\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2111\/2503304115_a5a8318331.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/> <span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/2503304115\/\">Wounded<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/pilgrimgirl\/\">pilgrimgirl<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\"> I suspect that many of my LDS acquaintances have thought that when bad things happen to me or my family, that we&#8217;re reaping the consequences of  leaving the church, breaking the commandments, and\/or reneging on covenants. (<i>As in, &#8220;If only she had been wearing her temple garments, they would have protected her from injury.&#8221;  Note to my non-LDS readers&#8211;said holy undies are offered with the promise that they will be a &#8220;shield and a protection&#8221; to the wearer.<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>I suspect that some of my LDS acquaintances have thought that if only I had gotten a priesthood blessing from Mormon elders, my recent ailment would have cleared up much sooner.<\/p>\n<p>While I can understand this line of thinking to some extent (given Biblical precedence and all), I wonder if any of my readers believe that God works this way?  Do you think that God punishes nonadherents?  Would he purposefully smite one of his children with an illness as punishment for wayward behavior or for not wearing godly undies?  Or would he withhold healing from a person until they submitted to a a priesthood blessing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wounded, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. I suspect that many of my LDS acquaintances have thought that when bad things happen to me or my family, that we&#8217;re reaping the consequences of leaving the church, breaking the commandments, and\/or reneging on covenants. 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