RE Pain and Suffering
Isabelle Allende Interviewed by Andrew Denton
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/elders/
Watch the interview and respond to the following:
How has the author suffered in her life?
How has she coped with the pain and suffering?
How has she benefited from the pain and suffering?
Is pain and suffering always a bad thing? Explain.

Term 1 Introductory Activities

Task One

Natural Disasters: Victorian Bushfires,Haiti Earthquake and Queensland Floods

Visit the following websites:
a. http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/bushfires/
b. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/haiti.quake/
c. http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter2.htm

Watch the video material relating to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, the Haitian Earthquake and the recent floods. Complete the following tasks:

1. Write down your thoughts and feelings about each tragedy.

2. How can we explain these events?

3. Do you think people hold God responsible in any way? Explain

4. Where do you see God in the aftermath? Explain

5. Is pain and suffering a large part of the human experience for many? Explain

6. How has the preoccupation with happiness in the modern developed world blinded its inhabitants to the reality of life? Explain