Why doesn't God intervene when a child is being abused? This makes no sense to me.

I was badly abused growing up and became a christian 4years ago. Humans are given free will. Some humans are messed up.. Its thats simple. I know for a fact that God didn't want me (or any other person) to be abused in any way. I rest in the knowledge that Jesus will judge everyone for their actions.

There is no god. Simple as that.

When someone wins a grammy, he or she thanks god. When anything good happens to someone, god gets the credit. When a child is abused, people blame god and ask "where was he when I needed him?" People are so brainwashed by religion and dependent on an entity that isn't proven to exist. Rid yourself of blind faith and use your mind to think for yourself. I was abused my entire childhood. I prayed and prayed for help because I didn't know what else to do. I finally realized that no one is there to help me except myself.

"The hands that help are far better than the lips that pray"
Robert Ingersoll

I was an abused child. By the time I was 12, I had read the bible from front to back, and had decided that god did not exist because if he did he wouldn't allow a little kid like me to suffer. That was the thinking of childhood. Now I know that the real self that we are is not dependent on a physical body or reality. We are all fully souls when we are born into tiny bodies to experience things in life. I believe in karma and so what goes around comes around. If in another life I abused children, I would likely choose this lifetime to experience abuse so that I could see "both" sides and make better spiritual choices in future. Some of my best personal qualities developed as a result of the abuse (l have learned a lot about forgiveness) and from where I stand now, I would not go back and change a thing.

There is no god.

So people who have never been abused can say tripe like "we'll understand it all in the sweet by and by. There'll be pie in the sky when you die." Well guess what- THAT'S A LIE!

"If GOD were to "Fix" all the injustices in the world, where would that leave man?"

Uhhhh... Better off?

The simple answer to the original question is that he doesn't intervene because he doesn't exist. Any other answer is far more complex, and therefore far less likely to be true.

God does through people...its the people who do not act upon his wishes of intervention. Most people are too scared to act and speak up. Or just too damn self centered worried about themselves instead of the CHILDREN!

Question is...Why do some parents know that their kid is getting abused and they don't do s*it about it or worse yet, they're the ones abusing them?

If we base our "belief" in the existence of God merely on what we experience of God -- or don't experience -- it that not the very same thing as what many berate Christians for doing? If, therefore, their faith is regarded as invalid due to it being experiential, the truth & equity of thought would ALSO invalidate the reciprocal reasonings of unbelievers who use their experience &/or lack of it to argue the non-existence of God. There has to be truth that is sound, regardless of what side you argue for, right?

As for the idea about God NOT taking some action at times, I would have to admit there IS Biblical precedent for that, such as in the years / incidents of Joseph being sold into slavery...before becoming a leader in ancient Egypt, David's many years of trials & fleeing from Saul before becoming king, Moses' fleeing Egypt & absent about 40 years before being approached by God in the burning bush, Job's many troubles, tears, etc. before his restoration, etc. -- There is a book series by Dave Pelzer starting with A CHILD CALLED IT. That man went through horrendous abuse...and later became quite successful, was recognized by one or more U.S. Presidents, etc....and contributed much in work against child abuse.

As for whether "God" exists or does anything at all,...I do know of quite a few real answers to prayer by various people. I personally know of someone who experienced a divine healing in their family and there was medical test documentation that proved it. Also, another situation of supernatural protection by very unusual "coincidents" / indicents. I have also heard from a reliable source about a man who died & came back to life in a church meeting where the people, despite the dead man turning blue-lipped with no pulse, etc., (verified by an EMT & nurse there),...came back to life. They took him to be checked out & nothing wrong. It was said he had sudden cardiac arrest & people almost never come back from that,...but he apparently did,...somehow.

Still, although I do believe & can't think it wise to disbelieve with all I've seen & known,...I have questions and wonder why some things happen. It bothers me at times. I found years ago that one cannot deny the truth, and I love truth. SOMETIMES,...the truth is beyond our comprehension. Too often people see a little reality &, unable to comprehend,...decide to only chose what part they want or can deal with, blocking out other truth. This I think is how many people get messed up in religious teaching. They choose the truth they want & throw out the rest. I personally thing that if something is true & not understood,...don't toss it out yet. The meaning or understanding will often come in later. Wait for it. Be honest with yourself, too. After all, since God is considered to be all-knowing, lying to won't do any good, AND a real God would have to orchestrate good for a huge # of people moment by moment, right? - A big task also...& time.