2007-09-04 02:52:33 · 22 answers · asked by Mikey ~ The Defender of Myrth 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(Why does no one get your joke?)
If they truly believed in God, they would tear down their lightning rod, and trust that God would not dare to smite 'em with lightnin'.
2007-09-04 02:59:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
Faith has nothing to do with it. We still live in the physical world and as such we are bound by the laws of the physical realm....such as if lightning strikes a building, it needs to have a lightning rod to direct the strike to the ground and thereby leaving the church unharmed. The same applies to the locks on the church doors....this only started because people had the balls to steal from a church! When I was a kid, you literally could go to church to pray at any time of the day. Not any more thanks to thieves.
2016-05-21 01:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by edythe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an awesome thought provoking and funny question.
If you think about it faith wise, God should protect them from any and all things including and not limited to weather. From a common sense stand point there is the point that insurance is a good thing to have because you just never know what nut job is going to try to set fire to your church as well as no one can control the weather. But insurance is also lack of faith when you think about it isn't it? BUT!!!! It's also required by man's law because it's a public gathering place.
Good question!
Blessed be,
Dutchess
2007-09-04 03:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually, there is more truth behind your question than you might realize.
When lightning rods were first invented, there was some resistance from churches who felt that it was defying divine will to install these rods. Benjamin Franklin countered that there is no religious objection to roofs on buildings to resist precipitation, so lightning, which he proved to be simply a giant electrical spark, should be no different.
2007-09-04 03:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by Azure Z 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
oh that's not a lightning rod, it's an antennae to the mother ship.
2007-09-04 04:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by Aeon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Megatron, I pay for life insurance because I know that everyone dies sooner or later. (Didn't you know that, or are all your ancestors still living?) And I want my family provided for, whenever that time comes for me. How is that a lack of faith? Even many non-believers have life insurance. So what does that have to do with God existing or not existing???
I guess you're not worried how your family will support themselves and pay the bills and funeral expenses if something should happen to you. I feel sorry for them.
2007-09-04 03:07:56 · answer #6 · answered by kaz716 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No, it shows common sense. There is a difference between faith and stupidity. All people of faith are not stupid. There is nothing that say's God couldn't have chose to use evoultion to create life. Idiots and people of lesser intelligence argue the creation vs evolution postions or argue liberal vs conservative or Democrat vs Republican.
Intelligent people deal with reality and respect truth.
People are people and all of them are flawed. You either accept the blessings God freely offers or decline it is your choice. Attacking those who serve God instead of something else is usually a means of avoiding your own short comings. Faith is a gift, all you have to do is accept it.
2007-09-04 03:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes it is. So? When did anyone claim to be completely ardent and faithful?
2007-09-04 03:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by Dennis W 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope...it shows common sense. Lightening always seeks the highest place and churches are usually tall buildings. God gave us brains to use. Also, it probably lowers their monthly insurance rate to have it in place.
2007-09-04 03:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Deb 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Common sense? Fire code is a good answer too.
I suppose your next question is to ask if fire extinguishers on the fire house wall means the fire department is afraid of arsonists breaking in?
Or...maybe the morgue at the bottom floor of the hospital tells me I might not want to get that operation?
2007-09-04 03:17:57 · answer #10 · answered by Last Stand 2010 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋