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Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a God and if he is a loving and merciful God, how do you explain the problems of suffering and death and all the tragedies that happen to people?
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"Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a God and if he is a loving and merciful God, how do you explain the problems of suffering and death and all the tragedies that happen to people?"
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Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a God and if he is a loving and merciful God, how do you explain the problems of suffering and death and all the tragedies that happen to people? — John Clayton

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John Clayton was a Clergyman from United States (1819–1881).

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Who said "Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will…"?
This quote is attributed to John Clayton, a Clergyman from United States.
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John Clayton lived from 1819 – 1881.
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