Christian preacher blames gays for Hurricane Sandy

• Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 03:40
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  Chaplain John McTernan has said God's judgment of gays caused the hurricane nearing the east coast of the United States
  
  An anti-gay Christian preacher is already blaming Hurricane Sandy on gays.
  
  As the east coast of the United States prepares for the storm, which has already killed 60 people in the Caribbean, author and chaplain John McTernan has decided who is at fault.
  
  On his website Defend Proclaim The Faith, the preacher says the gathering storm must be God’s judgment on gays, and punishing the president Barack Obama for coming out in support of marriage equality.
  
  He believes ever since George Bush Sr signed the Madrid Peace Process to divide the land of Israel in 1991, ‘America has been under God’s judgment since this event.’
  
  McTernan said: ‘Obama is 100% behind the Muslim Brotherhood which has vowed to destroy Israel and take Jerusalem.
  
  ‘Both candidates are pro-homosexual and are behind the homosexual agenda. America is under political judgment and the church does not know it!’
  
  His reasoning for this is that it has been 21 years since the ‘perfect storm’ of October 1991.
  
  ’21 years breaks down to 7 x 3, which is a significant number with God. Three is perfection as the Godhead is three in one while seven is perfection,’ he said.
  
  McTernan had planned to host a prayer meeting tonight (29 October), which would be streamed online on his website.
  
  However as the storm is scheduled to go right over his house, the preacher has warned the sermons may be stopped if the power goes out.
  
  The online minister also blamed Hurricane Isaac, which later became a tropical storm, on homosexuals. He said gay festival Southern Decadence was to blame, as God was ‘putting an end to this city and its wickedness.’
  
  Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people enjoyed Southern Decadence, and nine preachers were arrested for an aggressive anti-gay demonstration.
  
  Tris Reid-Smith, director and editor of Gay Star News, who is in Baltimore, Maryland for LGBT workplace conference Out and Equal, said: 'So far it looks like any cancellations to events over the next few days are just going to give us more time for partying.
  
  'If God is trying to punish the gays, he sure doesn't know how to do it.'
  
  Sandy, dubbed a ‘Frankenstorm’, could affect up to 60 million people as several states have declared emergencies, schools have closed and transport services suspended.
  
  It is expected to make landfall later on Monday (29 October).
  

  
  
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• Blassreiter wrote on 2012-10-30 03:45
  Link given is on Hurricane Issac?
  
  http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/christian-preacher-blames-gays-hurricane-sandy291012
• Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 03:50
  asdf
  I accidentally clicked a link within that article and didn't realize, woops.
• Elleanior wrote on 2012-10-30 04:02
  Wow. Just... wow. :fail3:
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-10-30 04:04
  He's just some guy. There's crazy people everywhere.
• Lolicon wrote on 2012-10-30 04:23
  By Christian you mean Akemii right
• Cynic wrote on 2012-10-30 04:34
  Can't say that I'm surprised. It's easy to blame anybody for such a silly reason when you follow the generic bible-thumper's logic instead of, ya' know, actual logic.
• Juno wrote on 2012-10-30 04:55

  Quote from Cynic;972069:

  Can't say that I'm surprised. It's easy to blame anybody for such a silly reason when you follow the generic bible-thumper's logic instead of, ya' know, actual logic.

  
  
  There's nothing biblical about his logic ~_~
  
  He's just using religion as an excuse to espouse his own views.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-10-30 05:39

  Quote from Juno;972077:

  There's nothing biblical about his logic ~_~
  
  He's just using religion as an excuse to espouse his own views.

  
  
  Hence why I said 'bible-thumper'. They're not exactly known for using facts from the bible as compared to their own dumb interpretations and twists.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-10-30 05:49
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• Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 19:39

  Quote from Lolicon;972063:

  By Christian you mean Akemii right

  
  
  hahah
• Kollin wrote on 2012-10-30 19:44
  Well looks like we have been found out. We would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for these meddling Christians. And their stupid god, too!
  
  I find it hilarious he says his deity doesn't know what he is doing. According to his faith his deity is all-knowing. Way to be an absolute idiot.
• RealityBreak wrote on 2012-10-30 20:13
  America is a cultural center for ignorance; you wouldn't believe what people don't know, or the stupid things that people think. I'm pretty sure there're still people in NYC who think chicken is produced in a supermarket.
• Money4Ninero wrote on 2012-10-30 20:13
  Did no one else think this after looking at the background behind McTernan?
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• Kelta wrote on 2012-10-31 02:11
  As a christian, I don't understand the logic in this... being gay is far less a sin than killing people, or worshipping other gods. But i don't see people bitching about how god is punishing america for not doing anything about all the gang violence, or about how it allows people to be a member of a religion of their choice, or how about all these places are open on sundays.
  
  all of those things being in the ten commandments.
  
  People are just hateful, and want to be hateful torwards gays. If they were true christians they would pray for the victims, not praise them for dying. They give christians a bad rap. (actually most due, its the superiority complex)