In an earlier post, I wondered how long it would take for religious nutters to say the recent earthquakes were due to god, who seems to be really cranky, getting ticked off about something or the other. I expected the usual suspects: gays, feminists, abortion, etc. But to my surprise it turns out that it is Japanese atheists who are the cause.
Senior pastor Cho Yong-gi of Yoido Full Gospel Church, the largest Christian church in the world [my italics], has faced vicious public condemnation as he called the catastrophic Japanese quakes and tsunamis “God’s warnings.”
“I fear that this disaster may be warnings from God against the Japanese people’s atheism and materialism,” an online Christian press quoted the elderly religious leader as saying Saturday.
“I hope that these series of events will drive the Japanese to turn their eyes towards God.”
Of course, in the midst of the massive death toll there was the usual praise for god for not killing people in an in-group.
Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo also came close to facing similar public blame with his Twitter remarks.
“I thank God and my ancestors for keeping the Korean peninsula safe,” the Catholic governor wrote on his Twitter on Sunday. “The disaster left more than 2,500 dead or injured and 10,000 missing.”
How thoughtful of god to single the Korean in-group for preservation while slaughtering those in the Japanese out-group! This must prove that Korea is god’s chosen country. Take that, America!
The woman in the following video claims that the events in Japan were in response to her prayers at the beginning of Lent (which was last Wednesday) to teach all the atheists who are around her a lesson. She is thrilled that god responded within two days and says that if more people pray with her during Lent, she is sure that by the end of Lent god will similarly smite those other hotbeds of atheism, namely Europe and the US. (She must have been reading my series on why atheism is winning.)
This was so over the top that I watched closely to see if there was any indication that this was an Onion-type parody but it seems genuine. She is actually taking delight in the massive death and destruction in Japan as answers to her prayers.
It is sad what religion can do to people.
http://kotaku.com/#!5782029/this-woman-just-trolled-the-entire-internet
Turns out it was an ‘Onion-type parody’.
Yes, indeed it was parody, but it was also a great example of Poe’s Law, which is that a parody of a crazy religious person/group/organization/&c. is indistinguishable from the real thing.
Well, that’s reassuring! There is at least one less crazy person out there. Pat Robertson must have been worried that he had serious competition in ultra-craziness.
She was good, though, and as Scott points out the video is great example of Poe’s Law in action!
It is a shame the copyright have withdrawn this video I would like to see it. However from your comment that she was taking delight in the japanese earthquake and tsunami being the answers to her prayers, she can’t be a sane individual surely? This is what gives religion a bad name.