How to Help & The Wrath of God

Many bloggers have posted about Hurricane Katrina and their feelings about New Orleans, Biloxi and Gulfport, and other cities affected. Having never been to this area, now I fear I will never get to see the charm and history of New Orleans. Another good reason not to put off doing the things you always said you would do. Here's an excellent link with information on how to get help and how to give it. Be generous if you can.

Below is an abstract of an audio entry at a popular religious blog site (if you really want to read more about Pat Robertson, email me and I will give you the link). This is just about the most ridiculously scary thing I have ever read. I swear, I did not make this up, its an example of many, many articles and radio/TV programs swirling about at the moment:

This is a series about why God has brought such devastating judgment in the form of Hurricane Katrina on the United States. I'll summarize it here:
A couple of weeks ago the Israeli Disengagement Plan was completed. This Disengagement Plan forced thousands of Jews out of their homes. President Bush and the United States supported this Disengagement Plan.

Now, God has returned a just reward to the United States. The United States government encouraged Israel to move thousands of Jews out of their homes; now tens of thousands of Americans have been forced out of their homes due to Hurricane Katrina. Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a nation sows, it shall reap. The United States sowed the seed of forcing people out of their homes, and now the nation reaps the reward as Americans are forced out of their homes.

But God has used Hurricane Katrina to also bring severe judgment to the United States economy specifically oil and gas prices. Gas prices all across the nation are around $3.00 a gallon now, and supplies are getting low in parts of the nation. This storm has also ruined crops all across the Gulf Coast, and you'll see a rise of prices in grocery stores as well. The United States gave the Palestinians $50 million a couple weeks ago, and now God is damaging the U.S. economy.

Don't get the wrong idea that all this judgment is just over Israel as well. The United States turned its back on God many years ago as this nation now worships money and itself. Millions of innocent babies are murdered each year before they leave the womb, homosexuals are now being allowed marriage in places, the American Christian church is very lukewarm and caught up in the love of money and America as well. God has many, many reasons to destroy this sinful nation, and turning on Israel may have been the "final straw" for the USA.

God is now giving this nation a chance to repent from its sinful ways and turn back to Him. God is also testing this nation to see if we will have compassion and help out our fellow Americans who are in trouble. So we need to pray for the people on the Gulf Coast, and if possible, we need to help them in anyway that we can. God is looking for compassion out of this nation...He didn't see it from most regarding Terri Schiavo, will God see compassion and love now as cities drown and people are left homeless with nothing? God has stepped up the judgment, and this nation can either repent of its sins and turn back to God and get healed, or it can harden its heart and reject God and face more judgment. What will you choose? Your life and eternity depends on it? Do you really want to live without God's protection? So let's get washed in the blood of Jesus and get saved.

Wow. Isn't it amazing that so many people claim to KNOW what God is thinking and why he/she/it does the things he/she/it does? My position as an atheist just got a whole lot stronger. Since I don't believe in Hell I'm not worried, I will continue to support capitalism, women's rights, gay rights, the right to die and all other rights and privileges I currently enjoy.

One more thing: if you can't donate money, donate blood.