Posted on 09/01/2005 7:20:09 PM PDT by LifeSite News
NEW ORLEANS, September 1, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The popular adage, "there are no atheists in the trenches" sums up the truth that in times of disaster it is natural for people to turn to God, for help and also for an explanation. The devastation wrought by hurricane Katrina has brought that reality home to the United States, particularly in the affected regions.
. . . New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas after witnessing the horrors first hand and hearing talk of Sodom and Gomorrah commented, "Maybe God's going to cleanse us."
The theme of cleansing or purification has become a frequently discussed topic as the tragedy in the affected states unfolds. European papers have suggested that Katrina was the punishment the US received for failing to sign onto the Kyoto accord, Islamic militants have rejoiced that "private" Katrina has joined in the holy war against the U.S. for - among other things - the Iraq war. Some have even suggested that the hurricane was God's punishment on the U.S. for cooperating in the removal of Jews from the Gaza strip.
However, beyond these speculations is a more general acknowledgement that New Orleans, the epicentre of the disaster, was a "sin city" which harboured few rivals. The New Orleans "southern decadence" festival which was to take place Labour Day weekend, is described by a French Quarter tourism site as "sort of like a gayer version of Mardi Gras" which is "most famous (or infamous) for the displays of naked flesh which characterize the event," with "public displays of sexuality . . . pretty much everywhere you look."
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Well, He's got a lot more work to do.
Prayer is fine, but Gov how about some leadership. People are dying!
Yes he sure does, and if I were in places like San Fransico, NYC, or even Boston, I think I would seriously consider relocating!
I believe California just passed a sodomite marriage
bill today.....
God may just have even more in store...
Stay tuned...repent..and turn to Jesus...
And your life will count for something...
This is one of the main reasons i think that God allowed this to happen...
Good thing that this time ACLU will find it impossile to sue God.. or even challenge His moral standards!
Oh no, you love there? I am so sorry!! LOL Sad, it is such a beautiful old city. Well.........you are welcome to join us in western MA> :-)
Pick your God and his rational.....either is valid....eh?
Nope. He's just telling you to rebuild on high ground. Don't rebuild on the ruins of your sin city. Pick a luckier location. Lucky for you and lucky for the taxpayers of the United States of America.
I could argue that, but I won't. What I know in my heart is there to stay, with plenty of evidence to back it up. I don't believe in justifying it however. There is no need.
True, wasn't there a song/story about building your house on the sand? I remember it from Sunday School.
Amen Joe.
Note to y'all: the poor folks suffering right now in New Orleans are not the folks participating in Southern Decadence or even Mardi Gras.
So what exactly did Waveland, MS need to be "cleansed" from?
"Maybe God's going to cleanse us."
More like He is letting you stew in your own sewage.
The Golden calf of the gulf has been ground to powder, now let the people drink their fill.
Many a Muslim with a rocket launcher claims the same.
Faith is faith.
When New Orleans city officials repent from corruption and confess their sins of stealing and are voted out of office or jailed - then we will see cleansing.
Now we just see the filth that was always there exposed.
You're right, and that's fine, it's only ceases to be fine when murder or terrorism or whatever are committed in the name of that faith.
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