Pastor's sign rubs salt in wounds of downtrodden (SHOULD 'RELIGION WRITER' APOLOGIZE OR RESIGN?)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | September 16, 2005 | CATHLEEN FALSANI RELIGION WRITER

[billbears]

Well perhaps you could let us know who exactly sent it? Either God sent it or allowed it to come to New Orleans. Any other description denies His power from being all inclusive.

[Goofystacey]

Couldn't agree with you more. That is also the KLTV channel 7 did the story too.

[Goofystacey]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! You are so right. That is the EXACT point he was trying to make. AMEN...

[Goofystacey]

AMEN AMEN AMEN

[Goofystacey]

Ping>.....LOL

[Goofystacey]

Ping>.....LOL

[beckysueb]

'Poor people are wicked, also'

Is this statement false, then?

[beckysueb]

I'm proud to be a redneck.

And I'm proud to be a knuckle dragging ignorant Southerner.

[beckysueb]

We had a sermon a couple of weeks ago at my church about those who claim Katrina was God's wrath. I was glad our pastor spoke against that and for God's love and grace.

Love the sinner but hate the sin. Isn't that what Pastor Bennett is doing? He said these women were rude to him but he was kind to them. I wonder why it was ok for these women to be rude to the pastor.

[beckysueb]

"trying to backpedal away from that by saying he meant all of the US."

But the whole US wasn't destroyed by a hurricane.

[beckysueb]

Excellent post. Right on the mark. Unfortunately, when the truth is not PC, its ridiculed.

[beckysueb]

New York is Sodom... and..

Actually wouldn't that be San Francisco.

[wtc911]

He said these women were rude to him but he was kind to them. I wonder why it was ok for these women to be rude to the pastor.

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Holy Moly! Let's look at this...these women are refugees from NOLA, very likely homeless now and possessing nothing but what they carry. A preacher puts up a sign saying that their hometown was destroyed by God for its evil ways. Then he tells them that essentially they are condemned because being a good person is not only not enough, it is not possible...and you think they were rude?

[beckysueb]

But boy, the ones who went to Tennessee from Scotland--they make up for him!

So there is the stereotype again?

[beckysueb]

God is a God of love and grace. But he is also a jealous God. And doesn't want any one to worship false Gods. And NO has a lot of false Gods being worshiped

God will not be mocked.

[wtc911]

Trying to make this a message from God shows me that those who make this claim don't know much about him.

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As I posted on the earlier thread about this moron, Al-queda in Iraq posted comments to a web site that made the exact same point as this Baptist 'minister'.

R4E, does that mean that you endorse al-queda's statement too?

[beckysueb]

Havn't heard any truth from this Pastor. Criticism of his rantings is "remarking in hateful terms?"

I have seen this story in other threads and there was indeed hateful terms. I don't think anyone knows what this pastor has been through with this story.

[sinkspur]

God is a God of love and grace. But he is also a jealous God. And doesn't want any one to worship false Gods. And NO has a lot of false Gods being worshiped.

Well, God ain't much of a shot. The French Quarter is opening again on Monday.

Does God punish good people for the actions of bad people?

[beckysueb]

Did anyone seem to think this article was dripping with condescending, righteous, liberal leaning meaning to make the writer's view seem right. I'm not debating what the pastor said as right or wrong, jut the fact the the author's words cam across to me as "see how "wrong" Christians are and look how right and compassionate the liberal side is" Just a thought....

Good observation. I noticed, too.

[pollyannaish]

Politics is such a circle. And there just isn't that much daylight between the far right and the far left.

Same tune, different words.

As far as redneck goes...it is only a term of derision if we let it be. God bless Jeff Foxworthy for making it a cultural badge of honor and making so we can laugh at ourselves instead of worrying if people are insulting us. They are...but who cares.