don't hide behind god

[tuvor]

be patient, the drowning are told

Condoleezza Rice took a break today from her round of Broadway shows and a shoe-buying spree that would do Imelda Marcos proud. Why? To tell the hurricane victims dying hourly in their homes that their prolonged suffering is God's will, not the government's fault, and to lecture them on the virtue of patience:

Asked to say a few words from the pulpit, Rice, a preacher's daughter, said: "The Lord Jesus Christ is going to come on time." She added: "If we just wait."

Earlier at the same church service "Rice nodded in agreement as the Rev. Malone Smith Jr. advised the congregation, "Wait for the Lord." Rev. Smith and Secretary Rice were playing on the words of a beloved gospel hymn that says, "He may not be there when you want him but he's right on time." They should both be ashamed of themselves.

The blame is not God's, or nature's, or fate's, or that of statistical happenstance. Whatever your conception of a Higher Power may or may not be, the United States was given everything it needed to cope with this disaster better than it has. God was on time: it is Rice and her colleagues that were too late. And when human beings are dying, it's a sin to suggest that we - or anyone - "wait."

http://nightlight.typepad.com/nightlight/2005/09/dont_hide_behin.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. Well said! It's not God's fault. n/t

[MnFats]

2. Condi (Emelda Marcos) Rice is proving Marx right:

Religion is the opiate of the masses.
(I say this as a church-going Episcopalian, although Thomas is my middle name-- does anyone get that?)

[A Simple Game]

3. Without a doubt. n/t

[I_Make_Mistakes]

4. I just went off on a LA T-Mobile rep. unintentionally

It was a frontal attack on the (UN) Religious Right, I am (a religious left). I was trying to call WWL radio and kept getting an error message even though the number dialed is the number on their wabsite. I heard his southern accent and made a bad assumption.

I was like, the RW's are not Christians, they need to read the Gospels, etc. I have completely lost it over the attack of my faith which is a good one and the Repub. bs. He let me rant and said ma'am you are preachin to the choir. We had a long peaceful talk about this whole situation, and I interestingly I gave him more info. than he had. I also informed him of the LA relief fund.

He is a great guy, whose bro. is working with FEMA next week. God forgive me.

[sarcasmo]

5. Does that mean she believes this is because of End Times?

It sure is tough being an Atheist in this Country. What a stupid statement to make.