Church of England: “Repent, ye sinners, lest ye be flooded”
July 2nd, 2007 by Atomictumor
Some bishops from the Church of England say that flooding going on in England now is the result of the angry hand of God, going around smiting folks for permissive lifestyle legislations and just generally not doing what the good people running the various churches tell them to do.
While they do acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, some blame needs to be placed on enviromental havoc and whatnot caused by 200 odd years of industrial fortitude, they’re saying, for the most part, its that whole ‘being good to the gay guy thing’.
Rt Rev Graham Dow, Bishop of whatnot, sez:
“In the Bible, institutional power is referred to as ‘the beast’, which sets itself up to control people and their morals. Our government has been playing the role of God in saying that people are free to act as they want,” he said, adding that the introduction of recent pro-gay laws highlighted its determination to undermine marriage.
“The sexual orientation regulations [which give greater rights to gays] are part of a general scene of permissiveness. We are in a situation where we are liable for God’s judgment, which is intended to call us to repentance.”
He expressed his sympathy for those who have been hit by the weather, but said that the problem with “environmental judgment is that it is indiscriminate”.
Thus far, the Host of Lords has made no comment on the situation.
One possible explanation has been found, however:
Hmm. Has Hollywood gone to far this time?
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As an amendment to the story, while doing a bit of cursory research this morning, I found this tragic story about a Solway couple who was killed, and then found this page, with one of the first commenters immediately crying that the end of the world is at hand.
Hows that for a Monday morning?
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:06 am
Yeah, there is a lot of that on this listed forum. I find it rather silly with postings. Like MC and ORX are the only people posting there, just using different names. It is a rather cumbersome and silly forum.
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:37 pm
“Our government has been playing the role of God in saying that people are free to act as they want,” “
Heh. Well, according to actual, you know, Christian theology, God created people with the freedom to act as they want. According to Christian theology, they will be called to account for their actions when they die, but meanwhile, they have the freedom to be “good” or “bad.”
Where do they find these clowns? Anyway?
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:44 pm
That’s a good point Joel.
July 3rd, 2007 at 12:53 am
To take the side issue… the wife killed in Solway had been my friend for over ten years. The poster that said the end of the world is near is only correct when he refers to those of us who are directly impacted by the loss of Eesa (as we knew her and loved her). Although I have never before been a proponent of the death penalty, my view changed today. Amazing how your perspective will change when you have to deal with the loss of someone so kind and good at the hands of persons so awful and depraved. The teenager at the middle of this story was abandoned by a crackhead mother when a very small child and her step-mother who was there to pick up all the pieces and take the abuse that the abandonment caused her to vent was the one she killed… only in bad novels do you have an ending like that.
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I’m familiar with those end of world situations, tho not through violence. I’m terribly sorry about your friend, and I wish peace for you and her family.