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In times of calamity it's easy to become angry with God. We've all been there.

Processing your faith can be difficult when tragedy occurs, which is what our panelists will be discussing at the next Coffee Talk.

A survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveals that Muslims in the U.S. are more moderate than Muslims in other countries.

The report, "The World's Muslims" shows Muslims here are more likely to believe that people of other faiths can attain eternal life in heaven and are less inclined to support suicide bombings.

Tragic events like the Boston Marathon bombing rip lives apart. An understandable reaction might be anger at God. In fact, this is one of the media discussion points of how the Tsarnaev brothers became radicalized. Perhaps there were disappointments. Perhaps these disappointments caused them to turn to religion.

Last week the U.S. was rocked by bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. In the hours and days that followed, news outlets responded as usual: With a flurry of coverage.

Is it only the fault of the Tsarnaev brothers, or does the wider society share in the blame? Will science be able to prevent such tragedies? And what about God? If God is in charge of reality, then couldn’t he have prevented such a terrible tragedy?

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the horrific Boston Marathon explosions has been apprehended. 
Presumably, we can take a break from round-the-clock coverage of the chase that has consumed the nation.