"God" is not sending a message through Gustav.

[Pale Blue Dot]

"God" didn't unleash 9/11 because our society permits abortion and is tolerant toward gays.

Ditto for Katrina.

"God" did not create Gustav to make the Republicans look bad.

"God" is not seeking justice for their sins.

Nobody should be gleeful over Gustav's landfall.

Gustav was caused by a tropical depression that expanded into a hurricane. This is a natural phenomenon, easily explained by physics, that has been occurring for millions of years. It's formation was quite possibly hastened by man's activities and the policies of the Bush administration.

There is no "god" needed to explain Gustav and to continue to claim that one is involved makes us no better than the Pat Robertson's and Jerry Falwell's of the world.

This is going to be a very, very difficult time for a lot of innocent people. Stop making them pawns in whatever your conception of "god" is.

[valerief]

1. Palin may disagree. Of course, she'd have to check with her husband first before doing so.

[quantass]

2. Last i checked God doesn't exist...The Science of Gustav is clear.

[fishnfla]

3. perhaps you are missing the backstory?

thumpers were praying for rain of biblical proportions for the obama speech. people are posting on the irony of that

[Hokie]

4. It was all the praying the Dobson crowd did for rain in Denver

Their prayers really worked but their geographical accuracy and timing were off just a bit.

[jimshoes]

9. They negleted to account for the prayer lag time

with their prayers. It's a well known phenomenon. :evilgrin:

[dkofos]

5. Yes he is.

He talks to me you know.

[goodcitizen]

7. Disgusting

Anyone who suggests that God would punish those people because of a convention should be publicly denounced.

[tkmorris]

11. You do know that poster isn't serious right?

I think you are looking too hard for things to be outraged about here. Be patient, they will come. No need to get all hot and bothered at sarcasm.

[goodcitizen]

12. He may be.

But all of the people on TV saying are not.

[dkofos]

13. he has punished people for less.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. Great post....indeed. I am glad you put the part about how human's trashing

of the environment is helping to make these monsters far worse. There is plenty of news to pick/post on, Gustav is a brewing tragedy for thousands who do not deserve it.

[dbonds]

8. You misunderstand the irony

People aren't really saying a god did that. They are making fun of the wingers that say the types of things you referenced in your post. It may be crude and insensitive, but it isn't about a vengeful cruel god teaching the republicans a lesson. Didn't the vengeful god go into hiding after the old t estimate anyway?

[elocs]

10. As Matthew 5:45 says"

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Perhaps these Christians ought to read the book of Job in their very own "Word of God", their guidebook, and see what it says about when bad things happen to good people.

[Fumesucker]

18. You beat me to it..

I had that exact scripture in mind when I read this thread.

[EC]

14. Most of us know this

but the crazies in the other party believe disasters strike for a Godly reason...

[HughMoran]

15. Thank you

You wonder how we are better than them when I hear the stupid comments WRT Gustav.

[alfredo]

16. No but he sent a message through "Mamma Mia."

Too bad nobody saw the movie.

[Odin2005]

17. I hate that kind of superstitious BS

Saying such BS just legitimizes it. DON'T.