Tony Perkins: Flood Destroys Home Of Hate Group Leader Who Claims God Sends Natural Disasters To Punish Gays (quote, faith)
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Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, an organization labeled an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, was left homeless by the destructive flooding that has ravaged southern Louisiana this week, killing 11 people and destroying an estimated 40,000 homes.
Perkins, who has claimed that God uses natural disasters such as hurricanes and flooding to punish people for sinning (in particular homosexuals and their supporters), had his own home destroyed by the Lord Almighty. The hate group leader says he was forced to escape his destroyed home by canoe, reports JMG.
Perkins called into his own radio show to talk about the disaster of “biblical proportions” that, according to Perkins, will force his family to live in a camper for the six months it will take to rebuild his home.
Perkins claims that God sent this deadly flood not to punish the gays but rather “as an incredible, encouraging spiritual exercise to take you to the next level in your walk with an almighty and gracious God who does all things well.” In fact, he urges Christians to rejoice that God considers them “worthy of suffering for his sake.”
Those are some serious mental gymnastics! I don't think Gumby could make that stretch!
Those are some serious mental gymnastics! I don't think Gumby could make that stretch!
There is no correlation here. Just bad theology. Apparently, Perkins did not get the memo that Christ paid the price for our sins so God isn't out there creating bad weather or disasters to punish people for sin or teach them lessons.
I don't have much respect for the gay community taking delight in this man's misfortune though.
There is no correlation here. Just bad theology. Apparently, Perkins did not get the memo that Christ paid the price for our sins so God isn't out there creating bad weather or disasters to punish people for sin or teach them lessons.
I don't have much respect for the gay community taking delight in this man's misfortune though.
No one is taking delight in his misfortune.
What's funny though, while reading the article, many of the things he says, states, and stands for are very closely mirrored by things you have said here in this board, Jeff.
What's funny though, while reading the article, many of the things he says, states, and stands for are very closely mirrored by things you have said here in this board, Jeff.
Uh, sorry to disappoint, OTFFX.
But I am mildly delighting.
It will pass, I'm sure. All delight does eventually.
But forgive me if savour it like a smooth whiskey for a little while.
God may not hear the prayers of faithless sinners , and people who sow condemnation will reap condemnation may be sinners who are also faithless ..............See God gives the sun to the just and the unjust , and God bring rain on the just and the unjust , God will not allow the temperature to raise to 150 F, or too cold were life will be gone , or oxygen to be gone ,........ but sometimes when the drought , or floods or tornado's , and natural disaster , is because people do not pray to seek God blessing ,.......... See God is the cure for climate change , but the world would look to condemnation instead which will be faithless sin
God may not hear the prayers of faithless sinners , and people who sow condemnation will reap condemnation may be sinners who are also faithless ..............See God gives the sun to the just and the unjust , and God bring rain on the just and the unjust , God will not allow the temperature to raise to 150 F, or too cold were life will be gone , or oxygen to be gone ,........ but sometimes when the drought , or floods or tornado's , and natural disaster , is because people do not pray to seek God blessing ,.......... See God is the cure for climate change , but the world would look to condemnation instead which will be faithless sin
So the answer to climate change is prayer and the sure knowledge that god won't allow too much of it. That should work. Why wouldn't it??
If god causes gives both sun and rain to one and all, just and unjust then you are basically saying it's impossible to see god's hand in anything. Which I agree entirely with.
There is no correlation here. Just bad theology. Apparently, Perkins did not get the memo that Christ paid the price for our sins so God isn't out there creating bad weather or disasters to punish people for sin or teach them lessons.
I don't have much respect for the gay community taking delight in this man's misfortune though.
I delight in irony.
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