"God Destroyed A Wicked City"

[damicatz]

Morons. I wonder if they'd be saying the same if they lost their homes.

"Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city," stated Repent America director Michael Marcavage. "From 'Girls Gone Wild' to 'Southern Decadence,' New Orleans was a city that had its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. From the devastation may a city full of righteousness emerge," he continued.

[Roxy]

Morons. I wonder if they'd be saying the same if they lost their homes.

"Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city," stated Repent America director Michael Marcavage. "From 'Girls Gone Wild' to 'Southern Decadence,' New Orleans was a city that had its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. From the devastation may a city full of righteousness emerge," he continued.

Ugh, I wondered how long it would take for someone to say that.

*shaking head*

[GalvestonDuck]

Morons. I wonder if they'd be saying the same if they lost their homes.

"Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city," stated Repent America director Michael Marcavage. "From 'Girls Gone Wild' to 'Southern Decadence,' New Orleans was a city that had its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. From the devastation may a city full of righteousness emerge," he continued.

Ugh, I wondered how long it would take for someone to say that.

*shaking head*

You missed an earlier post from last week about Southern Decadence. Not to mention Rev. Phelps has the same bunk posted on his site.

[jasons2k]

As a Christian myself, this kind of nonsense and stone-throwing makes me sick.

[Roxy]

Ooops, I guess I wasn't paying attention GDuck.

jschlitz: I agree, I was also going to say: "People like this give Christians a bad name."

[jasons2k]

Ooops, I guess I wasn't paying attention GDuck.

jschlitz: I agree, I was also going to say: "People like this give Christians a bad name."

Yep, exactly!!

[Hfcomms]

God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked the scriptures say. Anyone who rejoices over those who "got what's coming to them" are not operating under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

However God makes clear in his word that will only tolerate so much sin and wickedness before he must act. He gives as an example as to what happened with Sodom and Gomorrah. God does indeed judge sin. Whether N.O. was any more or less wicked than any other city is a moot point.

Regardless of "what" was behind it I firmly believe that God is in control of all things and if it happened then it had to "cross his desk" first. Personally I take this and all major disasters as a wake up call to analize my own life. For His own reasons he allowed this to happen. Whether it has anything to do with this nation basically giving God the middle finger in the last 30yrs or so judge for yourselves.

[Cookiely]

Did anyone see the film where they were holding a prayer meeting on the street and a woman was preaching against the sinners and I believe she made mention of the fact that they were being punished for their sins. A young man was crying. This was before help arrived.

[Mattie]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/a/2005_08_31.htm


Hurricane Katrina: God's Punishment for a 'Wicked' City?
A reader writes: Is it true that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on a day that was to observe "Southern Decadence Day" with 100,000 homosexuals gathering to commit unspeakable acts in public?

In a word, no. Despite the fact that some fundamentalist Christians appear eager to characterize the disaster as "God's judgment" on the "wicked" city of New Orleans, and despite their attempt to link its timing to a gay celebration held there annually, the claims are patently absurd:

* The hurricane struck on Monday, August 29. This year's Southern Decadence, sometimes called the "Gay Mardi Gras," was scheduled to open today, Wednesday the 31st, and continue through Sunday. The storm obviously did not strike on "the day" of the celebration. Many, perhaps most, of the revelers had not even arrived yet.
* Southern Decadence is a 35-year-old tradition in New Orleans. Why did God choose to wait till 2005 to "punish" the city for it?
* Why is the French Quarter, the district where the event (now canceled) was to be held, one of the least devastated parts of the city so far?
* If this tragedy occurred because God is angry at New Orleans, what was the point of the awful devastation and loss of life wrought in Mississippi and Alabama?

Lastly, if I may vent a bit, I find it shameful, given the massive destruction, loss of innocent life, and ongoing hardships suffered by the hundreds of thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina, that any self-appointed spokesperson for God would have the nerve to suggest that these people in any sense deserved their fate. Natural disasters happen all the time, and Katrina was certainly not the first hurricane to strike the southern United States this season. By what logic, and by what right, does any human being arbitrarily declare that this natural disaster was a punishment meted out upon sinners by God?

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Yes god can do this. He can do alot worst then this...Why because he is the all powerful. To think he can't do this would mean you think that he can't do it? Read about the Noah in the floods before you say he can't...

[mettski]

Yes god can do this. He can do alot worst then this...Why because he is the all powerful. To think he can't do this would mean you think that he can't do it? Read about the Noah in the floods before you say he can't...

ok.

[Mattie]

Matt - that was a direct copy and paste from urban legends. Not necessarily the viewpoint of the poster - Yes - God can do anything - create miracles - heal the sick and the list is endless. This tragedy could also turn out to be a blessing for some.

It should be noted that Romans 8:28 does not affirm that God causes afflictions to occur. The Lord is not the source of earth’s ills, or those that befall his people. He permits them, but he does not generate them – necessarily. There is a difference. [Note: There were times, of course, in Old Testament when the Lord brought hardships upon his own people because of their sins (cf. Jdgs. 6:1). But even these episodes were designed to be benevolent in nature.]

We as American people have pulled together through this tragedy and have found strength and hope in the devasting time. We have comforted each other, rejoiced with each other and the nations are truly coming to our aid. Perhaps therein lies the message for such a tragedy.

I'd rather be positive and not turn this into a religious discussion. The information I found was from urban legends.

[soonertwister]

Christian nutjobs are like Muslim nutjobs are like xyz nutjobs.

What these people say should not be reported in the press. Extremists thrive on public attention. What the media is doing by sensationalizing this particular statement is encouraging extremism, which indirectly encourages terrorism. This is one of the exact ways that I am disillusioned with the mainstream media. They react, they act, they do not think. Somebody needs to give them a good shake, and a slap to the face.

Boycot their products.

[Stephanie]

Ooops, I guess I wasn't paying attention GDuck.

jschlitz: I agree, I was also going to say: "People like this give Christians a bad name."

Yep and ditto what sooner said about Muslims, etc.

[GalvestonDuck]

No problems yet and that's why I let this one breathe a little longer since I posted, but I can see this eventually getting into that everending debate. So, I'm locking it.

Boycott their products? Sooner, PM me please...I'm cornfuzzled.