Where was God?

Published January 5, 2005

I was asked last night, during a guest appearance on an ABC radio call-in show, "Where was God during the Tsunami?", my first response was to say, as I've said about God during the Holocaust, "Isn't this an attempt to avoid the more pressing question of "Where was humanity? Why have we been so unwilling to take serious responsibility for the well-being of others on the planet?"

Two weeks ago the United...