Remember the heathens of Banda Aceh?

[The Blue Flower]

As the scale of the catastrophe on our Gulf coast unfolds, does anyone remember the self-styled "Christians" who said that the tsunami was God's way of wiping out the nonbelievers in that part of the world? I sincerely hope that what just happened to this country is the end of that kind of disgusting stupidity.

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Thing is, though, in Banda Aceh, the MOSQUE still stood.

one of the few buildings to do so.

:shrug:

[Cleita]

2. They'll find a way to twist it to their own meaning.

All those Catholics and their sinful mardi gras needs to be punished. Something to that effect.

[AnnieBW]

3. Okay...

Then explain how the good, God-fearin' people of Gulfport, Biloxi, and Mobile (and surrounding areas) got hit just as hard, if not worse?

[Judi Lynn]

4. Thanks for the reminder. We need to stand by for the next pronouncements

from Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and the arrival of Fred Phelps to condemn New Orleans.

[achtung_circus]

5. 226.000 dead, last I heard.

That's 226thousand

granted, we are affected more by events close to home and the media coverage on Katrina is intense, but still.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Sure, this is on home ground

but the tsunami killed a thousand for every one lost to Katrina.

[lildreamer316]

6. No; now its going to be

the GAYS did it. We are being punished for the gays. Wanna put money on it? Nobody will be paying attention to Mr Robertson; I bet he'll get it in under the wire.