Is There a God of Love?

Why does god have to allow the effects of evil? Why wouldn't it be possible to permit a the choice, but not allow the awful consequences that have come from this? Couldn't you have a genuine free choice without all that? Because the effects or consequences of a choice, are bound up with the choice. You can't have a genuinefree choice and isolation from effects. Let me give yo another ample. We'll say that my my son, david is his is only four years of age. He goes over to the mantel, grabs the vase and inverts it. But i am prepared for this. Behind my armchair, i have a bucket. And as he