Once again, a national calamity has given us another opportunity to demonstrate our twisted religious beliefs. Like 9/11 and countless other episodes of suffering and loss of life both large and small, Katrina has brought out the best in religious ill-logic.
One of my favorites was when the mayor or New Orleans, upon finding that the French Quarter had only suffered minor damage proclaimed that God had put up a fence around this area to spare it from the ravages of the hurricane. Obviously, this implies that God was either only powerful enough to save selected areas or He purposefully didn't save certain areas. It also implies that He doesn't really have control of the weather either. I'm sure the zealots have some sort of explanation that exonerates him. Usually it is connected to the "Free Will" idea - yes he is powerful enough to control things but He lets things happen to see what we do and how we cope (like this Apologetics Press - God and Katrina). It's all a big test and if you pass you get to live and if you fail, you die (or get seriously injured if you almost failed I guess).
It truly boggles my mind to see so many people subscribing to this way of thinking.
Oh man, the Westboro Baptist Church FAQ is unbelievably funny and scary at the same time. Man, you absolutely don't want to be near the target of God's wrath when he decides to "purge". You would think that God could be a bit more precise when somebody screws up and has to be punished. Whew! It's like surgery with a chain saw!
Here's a pretty good comment on other religious Katrina-crap In the name of God and Katrina
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