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Old 03-12-2008, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Thresher_V View Post
I've heard similar stories from Pat Robertson, saying the Asian Tsunami was because of the hedonistic ways of the people in the area. That and when a community had the 10 commandments moved, a massive storm broke out soon after....he claims it was God punishing them.

I know some good Christians, not one myself, but people like him give the group a bad name.
This has been pretty much the party line for extreme right evangelicals for quite awhile - the late (un)great Jerry Falwell laid everything at my (being gay myself) doorstep - 9/11, Florida hurricanes, you name it.

And this stupid woman from Oklahoma has been a lot of fun lately, claiming we're "worse than terrrorists" and comparing us to "toe cancer"!! I certainly don't condone death threats or any kind of physical violence but I'm glad her comments have raised a lot of outrage.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...y.216ef29.html

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