Bullseye!
From a Pharyngula Kook alert relating an NPR interview with Christian enthusiast John Hagee, who explained the New Orleans flood thusly:
“New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God…all of the city was punished for the sin that was in that city.” – John Hagee
And the winning rejoinder of the day goes to a commenter, who said:
“Obviously, this guy hasn’t been to Amsterdam lately. Decriminalized soft drugs, legalized (and unionized) prostitution, gay marriage, pioneering needle exchange programs, softcore porn on major TV networks, gambling, and a comfortable atheist/agnostic majority… all in a city that’s 4 meters below sea level! Yet, for some reason Jehovah, the intergalactic party pooper, hasn’t smitten them with a flood in centuries—go figure. Those people in New Orleans must have been very naughty!”
- Posted by: j.t.delaney
I can’t think of anything to add to that – this is just a post where I give props to someone else’s bullseye! Good one, JTD.
John Hagee’s god is probably a local franchise.
“Those people in New Orleans must have been very naughty!”
Indeed.
The sins most relevant to failure of infrastructure and floods are probably those of corruption and incompetence. I have a hunch those particular sins are not common in Amsterdam but are a way of life in New Orleans.
Hmmm New Orleans mostly black, Amsterdam mostly white, its simple , God hates black people.
Two observations: Jehovamagod has not flooded out Las Vegas … What? Is it too hard for him? Second, as The Daily Show pointed out, The French Quarter was largely spared, so does that mean that Ja-whosis punishes the immoral-adjacent?
Another observation: Although the articulation is impressive, John Hagee could avoid such embarrassing noises if he were to return his thumb to its customary position. I know I’d thank him.
I think the best Katrina GOD DID IT!!! example I ever found was a webpage dedicated to showing how God sent the disaster. And the first thing they showed was how a meteorological photo of Hurricane Katrina looked like the photo of an aborted fetus. It was an obvious sign, can’t you see it!!!!! **ROLLS EYES**
The Amsterdam example was great though. I wonder what John Hagee would say in real life in retort.
Ah, Hagee. Never really paid him much attention.
Just ran across this little bit of Amsterdam lore on Reuters ‘Oddly Enough’ – Couples line up for passion in a car on stilts :smirk: