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A third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s plan
(www.independent.co.uk)
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That is logical. Practically, though, this is used for justification of selected events. If a person confronts with something he doesn't like, e. g. bugs in his home, he will actively try to change it.
Doesn't mean they have to be passive. They could say God did this to provoke me to do something against this.
I mean it's similar to the question why god allows all this suffering and evil in the world. I think the common answer is to test us and to give us the opportunity to do good or something like that.
That is convenient. This way you can explain anything you like. I think, Sam Harris said "it's like playing table tennis without a net".
That's the point of religion. Providing some kind of psychological comfort by giving answers to questions we can't answer.
But we can answer the question of why god allows bad things to happen: god isn't real.