Some evacuees see religious message in Katrina - distrust of white people dispelled - new life

Reuters AlertNet, UK ^ | September 4, 2005 | Adam Tanner

[cyborg]

Yes you are right.

[SuziQ]

This is something good that can come from this chaos. These poor black people who have been inculcated with a 'anti white people' attitude from birth are getting the chance to see that there are many white people who do want the best for them. This could be a life changing event for these people, and maybe it might even make them question the bilge spouted by the race hustlers in the future.

[cyborg]

Lots of future republicans!

[SuziQ]

I have not once seen the American Atheist group on the list of people that are setting up shelters and giving out other services to these poor people.

And you won't see it in the future, either. They're only willing to sit on the sidelines and complain that someone somewhere might hear something about Jesus.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yeeeeesssssssssssssssss!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It is a shining silver lining.

[evad]

This is something good that can come from this chaos. These poor black people who have been inculcated with a 'anti white people' attitude from birth are getting the chance to see that there are many white people who do want the best for them. This could be a life changing event for these people, and maybe it might even make them question the bilge spouted by the race hustlers in the future.

hmmm...maybe this is "the answer".

No, I don't mean flood all the inner cities but perhaps find a way to actually physically separate these poor black people from the race hustlers and environment that has enslaved them for decades.

Wonder how that could be accomplished?

[GVnana]

I don't live in Sacto. Just went to college there.

[sweetliberty]

Jesse Jackass will not like this.

[nicmarlo]

No he won't; he believes in divide and divide. : )

[537cant be wrong]

most excellent , LMAO.
i never could figure out the big whoop that these people get at pointing out double posts and or grammar errors.
(the last one i am flagrantly guily of every time i post)
but just dang. somehow someway most figure out what i am trying to say.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I must say though that I'm a little concerned about the hype with respect to how great Texas is for these folks. Their experience isn't normal circumstances. The glee with regards to Texas' "hospitality" is setting expectations. The hurricane victims want to move there b/c they are getting taken care of. I'm afraid that won't / can't be a permanent thing. The ability to rely on others (government) to meet your basic needs is not a good basis for people's desire to move there.

DG tell your fellow Californian about Texas hospitality.

[Dog Gone]

bluefish, Texas hospitality is the real deal. It's a big state with people with big hearts. The outpouring of support is more than at the corporate level. I've already had the Boy Scouts and a church group at my door collecting food.

And it's not just a temporary thing. Already church groups are signing up to be volunteers weeks in advance at the shelters.

I guess on the flip side, we also expect people to show some can-do spirit, too. Texas is about individuality and making things happen for yourself and others, so we'll encourage the evacuees to find jobs, get out of the shelters and get on with their lives.

And helping them do that is the biggest hand we can give them.

It's quite a bit different here than in California, and having spent about half of my life in each place, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

You know DG every time I get down I read something you write about being a Texan, makes me proud to have you as a neighbor.

[Dog Gone]

Well, thanks, neighbor. It's good to be here.

[WKB]

I rest my case with this

Some evacuees see religious(racial) message in Katrina ^
Posted by WKB
On News/Activism ^ 09/05/2005 11:21:17 AM CDT ·
117 replies · 2,985+ views

Some evacuees see religious message in Katrina - distrust of white people dispelled - new life
Posted by Cincinatus' Wife
On News/Activism 09/06/2005 12:17:01 AM PDT
· 134 replies · 2,904+ views

[RobbyS]

Depend on a professional atheist to say something like this. To show contempt for those who do not share his infidelity.

[RobbyS]

There are some who are planning to stay. Certainly thousands can't continue to live in the shelters.

[cookcounty]

""We're getting reports of how some religion-based 'aid' groups are trying to fly evangelists into the stricken areas and how U.S. Army chaplains are carrying bibles -- not food or water -- to 'comfort' people," Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheist, said in a statement. "

Well I, for one, would like to thank Ms. Johnson for having the decency to not distribute the biography of the the most influential atheist in history, Mr. Josef Stalin.

[skr]

Poor Ms. Johnson just doesn't get it. I hope she does understand someday and soon.