A Learning God?

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Contrary to what may be mister dog shit's presumption I am not celebrating Sharon's misfortune. Not at all. I wish him the best. Not so apparently with Pat Robertson, who sees the unfortunate turn of events against Sharon in something of a celestio-malevolent light: God struck Sharon down because of Sharon's policies regarding the Palestinians. Robertson goes on to quote from the Book of Joel, a highly forgettable fable in the Very Old and Odious Testament. I had never heard of Joel, but when I looked it up sure enough there it was. I left the book open, ready for the next bibleworthy booger, and smeared it in when it arrived. (By the way, a 'bibleworthy booger' is one that contains blood. Regular snot won't work.)

I had recorded that particular version of The 700 Club knowing that Pat would have some comment on Sharon's misfortune, and sure enough! Pat even made the national news again with his suggestion that Sharon's cerebral hemorage was a direct result of God's wrath.

Is Pat correct here? Is God limited to the role of 'commentator?' Can God not direct human events on a macro scale? Is He limited to dubious dabbling in human affairs? Pat would have you think so. A little nudge here, a little push there - these are the extent of God's powers in human affairs? God apparently restrains Himself nowadays. It isn't like the good old days when God would drown your dumb asses or burn your dumb asses... God has learned, over the millenia, how to behave. Is that what we are supposed to believe? Do we worship a Learning God?