THE KING'S ILLNESS
Sir,-I am surprised that you see fit to blame God for the King’s illness. I would remind you that God created man perfect, and the cause of his imperfection has been been Satan and man himself. The King is an imperfect man as we all are, he eats imperfect food chemically produced and preserved with poisons, he breathes air loaded with poisons and impurities, and like us his nerves are shattered with noise and worry, yet as soon as he becomes ill The Listener prints the libellous statement that God has not been willing to
allow him to undertake the royal tour. Why is it that people do not think of God until something goes wrong, then are up in arms blaming Him for their troubles? Your editorial was in very bad taste and will shock honest God-fearing people. Fortunately there are still some of us who know that God is not responsible for the King’s or our own illnesses.
F. J.
HOOPER
(Ponsonby).
(It has always been one of the difficulties of faith that God should permit men to be foolish. Our correspondent should not add to those difficulties. -Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 497, 31 December 1948, Page 5
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194THE KING'S ILLNESS New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 497, 31 December 1948, Page 5
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