Fringe Christians: Katrina Shows God's Mercy

[BurtWorm]

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/9/22005b.asp
New Orleans Residents: God's Mercy Evident in Katrina's Wake


By Jody Brown and Allie Martin
September 2, 2005

(AgapePress) - Two Christian leaders in New Orleans are testifying to God's mercy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One suggests that the death toll could have been much higher had it not been for God's mercy -- and the other that God may have used the hurricane to purge wickedness from the city.

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Rev. Bill Shanks, pastor of New Covenant Fellowship of New Orleans, also sees God's mercy in the aftermath of Katrina -- but in a different way. Shanks says the hurricane has wiped out much of the rampant sin common to the city.

The pastor explains that for years he has warned people that unless Christians in New Orleans took a strong stand against such things as local abortion clinics, the yearly Mardi Gras celebrations, and the annual event known as "Southern Decadence" -- an annual six-day "gay pride" event scheduled to be hosted by the city this week -- God's judgment would be felt.

“New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now," Shanks says. "God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again."

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[Strawman]

1. STFU and get out of the way loonies

Let the adults talk now. Fucking superstitious horseshit. Now is not the time for it.

[Vektor]

2. What a sicko. His "Merciful God" purged EVERYTHING.

Not just wickedness. EVERYTHING.

[niyad]

3. how utterly hate-filled and ugly. may he and others like him get EXACTLY

what they deserve.

so mote it be.

[Sabriel]

4. Yes, all those sinful infants and church-going old ladies.

Sure glad we're "free" of them now.

[valerief]

5. How many poor people did he take with him in his SUV out of NO?

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Oh lord, deliver us from

your perverted followers.

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Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/liberalchristians.htm

[Webster Green]

7. Assholes, not Christians...

Their god is an asshole too!


Demand resignations! Now!

[The Magistrate]

8. These Reptiles, Sir

Are mere turds in collars....

[Radio_Lady]

18. Sir Magistrate, I recommend you as a SCOTUS appointee.

Unfortunately, I have no real vote and no clout, but I hope you understand my feelings.

[xray s]

9. and why did he destroy the rest of S. LA, MS, AL and GA????

I mean, thats the buckle of the bible belt, and gawd seems to have beat the living shit out of those areas too...

[charlie]

10. Lol

Rev Shanks skedaddled rather than face "God's mercy."

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. It's a damn shame they weren't there when the levies broke!

We might have had two less rightwing religious nutjobs.

[biscotti]

12. Absolutely Disgusting

[hadrons]

13. so Rev. Shanks, tell us the "rampant sin" at Trent Lott's home???

[BrightKnight]

14. No, Gop just likes making poor, old, and sick people suffer. - n/t

[Cocoa]

15. this kind of Christianity is confusing to me

[cynatnite]

16. Yes, those pesky old people and babies dying were on gawd's list, toon /t

[mitchum]

17. What an incredibly sick and fucked up "god" these "christians" worship

[Corgigal]

19. We don't even know what the death toll is

Lets get some hard numbers and then talk about GOD's mercy. They must not live in a Hurricane zone.