Sometimes you have to wonder about these Religious Types. I mean are they so befuddled by all the words in the Bible that they forget they live in a real world? I mean yes, having Faith means believing in what you cannot prove, or disprove. I for one think I have faith, as I do believe in GOD, but when you listen to some, like the Pope, or this Bishop out of London, you really have to wonder, are they really that stupid?
This Bishop claims that the recent flooding in England is GOD’s wrath at them, for being permissive, and in the nation supporting Gay Rights. I kid you not, this is his take on the recent bad weather hitting England, and elsewhere.
(London) A senior Church of England bishop says floods that have caused widespread damage in the UK are the result of God’s wrath on a permissive society that endorses gay right. (source)
I suppose many will buy into that argument, when the simple fact is, he is simply taking advantage of an occurrence, to justify his bigotry. Fact is, Man himself can be blamed for a lot of these changes, due to our disregard for the careful balances of Nature. Our pollution, our greed, has effected the weather patterns of our Planet. While we don’t like to say it, because it would mean we would have to do something, people like Bishop Dow are worse, because they use these things to point their fingers at others.
This is an old tactic. One honed and refined by Adolph Hitler and his Nazis when they pointed to the problems of the country, and made the Jews the scapegoats. Today’s modern churches are doing the same thing, though for them it isn’t just the Jews, Muslims, but primarily the Homosexuals.
Faith is one thing, but when there is proof, it is no longer faith, but stupidity to buy into something that is clearly not. Global Warming is real, and as these types prefer to ignore such realities of our world, they endanger us even more. That isn’t what I believe GOD’s intention, to blindly walk into the fires. He gave us the ability to reason for a purpose, and men like Bishop Dow, Pope Benedict, George W Bush, all forget that simple truth. Instead, rather than trying to solve the problem, they point the finger of blame at some minority, because frankly, it is easier to accuse someone else than to accept one’s own culpability.
That is todays Religion. Call it wrestling with issues if you want, but it is simple really. Many prefer to be shown who to blame, than to do something about the problems, such as Global Warming. Let’s be honest, to attempt to fix such a huge problem, it will mean sacrifice, and yes, economic sacrifice. So rather than give up our SUV, we’d rather place the blame on Gays, hate them and drive blissfully onwards, increasing the problem rather than tackling it, and solving it.
