This is a one part answer to the question, “Why do some suffer more than others?” in the larger series of answering the question, “How can a loving God allow suffering?”

In 1994, Rwanda’s population of seven million was significantly reduced through genocide. This started in the early 1990s when Hutu extremists, along with Rwanda’s politically elite, blamed the Tutsi minority population for the country’s social, economic, and political turmoil. The Hutus had come to power in the 1959-1962 rebellion. Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, was the president and through political maneuvering, he remained in control of this divided country. Continue reading →