I find it funny how the Christian religious right consistently say God is punishing "us," from theories about 9/11, to the Icelandic volcano eruption.

There is such a disconnect with American Christians these days. It's as if regressive ideology has overtaken them, and we are back in the 17th century, completely unaware of the world as a whole.

Granted, Christianity is the largest religion, but it is on a decline, while Islam (Muslims) are on an incline, which is antinomical to the belief system of Christianity, i.e., that it is supposed to be "the only true religion," and that all of mankind is supposed to be Christian, because no other religion is the "true" religion. The irony of fact that Islam is rising and Christianity is declining is, of course, lost on most Christians, which probably is part and parcel to the rise of violent tendencies of late attributed to Christians. Of course, Christians have been violently forcing their beliefs on people for centuries (lest we forget the Crusades and what happened to most of Europe during the Roman Empire).

It's too bad that people cannot adjust and take responsibility for the reality they live in. Terrible floods, hurricanes, volcanic disruptions and the like are what occurs when man ****s up the planet and changes the natural order of things. God doesn't play a part in any of it. People die of illness and starvation around the world because other people don't give a **** to see that their brothers and sisters are taken care of -- greed plays no small roll in these types of death. Wars occur because mankind has always been violent, choosing death over peace more often than not, and we'll probably annihilate ourselves in the process of forcing others to believe what they don't want to believe.

Evil exists in all of us, and this absolutism that it is only in "liberals" as espoused by the White Christian Americans is beginning to wear thin on me. I find corrupt Wall Street employees more evil than I find terrorists, for at least terrorists have a belief system, while Wall Street just wants to **** everyone for a buck. I believe private insurance organizations to be inherently evil because capitalistic greed takes priority over actually helping someone over an illness or making someone whole and healthy. I find the governments of the world becoming increasingly evil as they sidestep the issue of world humanity and its needs in favor of pillaging their base economy for personal profit and gain. But to blame our woes on God's displeasure ... that's a bit juvenile for me, even more, infantile.

Trust me, if God really is pissed off, this world would just simply cease to exist, as I am sure God is not happy one bit with the drama that passes for "life" on this planet today, and since God apparently created this world, it's a safe bet that God can take us out in a heartbeat.

fORGOT THE LINK MY BAD http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/carriecann/28287/what_if_god_were_one_of_us

This is just another post to BAIT people into your little game of insulting and throwing sucker punches at Christians.I'm not playing your game and I urge others to do the same.

It is hard to influence people if there is not an element of fear in your message.

So only those who care about the honesty being out there and not the effect of the honesty will teach love.

How funny!
The Muzzies, cute term, claim that immodest women cause earthquakes and other crap.

Iranian clerical claim that promiscuous women cause natural disasters.

"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupting their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. (What are some Iranian American women saying?)

He is Tehran's acting Friday prayer leader.

“Sedighi claims that not dressing modestly causes earthquakes. If so, we should be able to test this claim scientifically.” said McCreight on the official Facebook page for the event.
http://52virgins.yolasite.com/

Dang!
I went and killed another thread.
And it was so young!

That's okay ... you did the right thing. It was an 'honor' killing.

There is little differance between muslim conservatives and christian conservatives. Thank you for the oppertunity to point that out.
On September 18, 2006, Pastor John Hagee — whose endorsement Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said this past Sunday he was “glad to have” — told NPR’s Terry Gross that “Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans.” “New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God,”
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/23/hagee-katrina-mccain/

IF God were one of us,, he may be that homeless person so many pass by each day with the sentiment that he should just 'get a job'


he may be someone of a race that someone else feels is beneath them or not as deserving as them,,,

it will be interesting to see what becomes of us when we do finally face God....