"The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/01/nflood201.xml
I wonder how the relatives of the people who've died feel hearing this
2007-07-03 00:02:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage, including the introduction of pro-gay legislation, have provoked God to act by sending the storms that have left thousands of people homeless.
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2007-07-03 00:03:47 · update #1
Dude... it's the Church of England.
You know... the "insane bastard religion"? Created just so Henry could marry and kill whomever he wanted?
Of course they've lost the plot.
2007-07-03 00:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by p37ry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God told Noah that he would never use a flood again to destroy people so any religious figure who says that the recent bad weather is from God as punishment is way off the mark and would do well to actually read the Bible.
It would seem that the bad weather is a result of global warming - the polar ice caps melt due to rising temperatures, this means more water in the oceans, more water being evaporated and more rainfall. It also means that this bad weather is Man's fault and not the work of God's hands.
2007-07-03 00:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Iron Serpent 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. What total and utter bullsh*t.
I live in East Yorkshire which was officially the worst hit part of the country, and I can honestly say we are not having more fun here than in other parts of the country, so why were we so badly hit?
Seriously though, we have had numerous deaths due tot he flooding, and I can imagine their families will not be too happy to hear that they are being punished by god.
2007-07-03 00:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by Emma W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like they have been talking to their American counterparts too much. We get that kind of talk all the time. Every bad natural disaster is a punishment from God for allowing x, y and z. It makes no sense and is in extremely poor taste and lacks compassion and love for human beings: the survivors and those that feel compassion for the victims. When I was young, we never got that kind of talk and now it is very prevelent. I am sorry to see it cross over to England.
2007-07-03 00:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Jim San Antonio 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well we ARE living in the 16th century... aren't we?!
People wonder why so many have a problem with organised religion. Is it any wonder when the clergy come out with ridiculous statements like this? What happened to the notion of God being loving and forgiving anyway?
2007-07-03 03:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey: if it's God's anger there is nothing we can do about it. If it isn't, we could spend loads of cash on flood defences etc. Better it's God's fault because then you can put your spare cash into the Church Roof / Cathedral / Bishop's Wine Cellar Restoration Fund. Clever init!
2007-07-03 00:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by BigAl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is quite worrying that these people have influence with some people. Had it been a scruffy man with a bottle of cider in his hand shouting this out in the street, he would have been ignored by The Telegraph. Well, maybe they would have cited him as a sign of our moral degradation....
There is a serious and worthwhile point within the article though - we must live within the means of the Earth.
2007-07-03 11:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by davidifyouknowme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another tactic to put themselves on the side of righteousness so that more people will join them. Their greatest power and their greatest flaw is the same thing: the "us vs. them" mentality.
They prefer to shout out condemnation rather than show compassion; they are not Christ-like in any way.
2007-07-03 00:11:40 · answer #8 · answered by Skye 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that they have completely lost the plot. I think its their way of understanding by applying religion to why we are facing such obscure events. Where as we would relate to global warming as being the key factor to severe weather changes their way of coping or dealing with it is through religion.
I think tell me if I'm talking rubbish and not making sense.
2007-07-03 00:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by afia s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I read that in the Daily Mail. Sitting here with a sort of smile on my face. I don't know what to make of it to be honest. Have a star :-)
Added to say that it's not that funny really :-(
2007-07-03 00:07:52 · answer #10 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋