Comments on: The Wrath of God http://www.thedarkglass.net/2005/10/10/the-wrath-of-god/ trying to nail down the shifting signifiers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Simon Jones http://www.thedarkglass.net/2005/10/10/the-wrath-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Simon Jones Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:52:18 +0000 http://anthony.poshcoffee.com/?p=12#comment-22 I can't really add much to this other than to comment that I find it somewhat revealing that so many American Christians are saying these could be the 'end times' now because America has been hit by a couple of whopper storms. Most Americans are blissfully unaware that a few weeks before Katrina did her worst, Europe was flooding like it never has before. Switzerland was struck by killer mudslides that washed entire villages away and covered towns in many feet of thick choking mud. Romania and Germany experienced flooding beyond their imagination. Before this Spain and Protugal are fighting hideous droughts and fires that have raged for weeks. Earlier this year India was hit by a 'killer freeze' and snow storms. Such an event is quite unbelievable in that part of the world, yet hundreds of Indians froze to death while we got ready to enjoy valentines day. But it takes a couple of storms for American Christians to suddenly sit up and start wondering if these are end times or not. I'm not saying they're wrong. Maybe these are the end times. George W. Bush is hearing from God, and so is Osama bin-Laden and a few others besides. So who knows, maybe these are the end times. But I just find it interesting that it takes a disaster in New Orleans before some American Christians would come to that conclusion. I can’t really add much to this other than to comment that I find it somewhat revealing that so many American Christians are saying these could be the ‘end times’ now because America has been hit by a couple of whopper storms.

Most Americans are blissfully unaware that a few weeks before Katrina did her worst, Europe was flooding like it never has before. Switzerland was struck by killer mudslides that washed entire villages away and covered towns in many feet of thick choking mud. Romania and Germany experienced flooding beyond their imagination. Before this Spain and Protugal are fighting hideous droughts and fires that have raged for weeks.

Earlier this year India was hit by a ‘killer freeze’ and snow storms. Such an event is quite unbelievable in that part of the world, yet hundreds of Indians froze to death while we got ready to enjoy valentines day.

But it takes a couple of storms for American Christians to suddenly sit up and start wondering if these are end times or not. I’m not saying they’re wrong. Maybe these are the end times. George W. Bush is hearing from God, and so is Osama bin-Laden and a few others besides. So who knows, maybe these are the end times. But I just find it interesting that it takes a disaster in New Orleans before some American Christians would come to that conclusion.

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