Speak Out ... Preacher or meteorologist?

By our readers
01-13-2006

Radio and TV preacher Pat Robertson, obviously ordained for such a thing, predicted that disaster may strike residents of Dover, Pa. And this time, he may not be able to petition for divine intervention as with previous East Coast hurricanes. Warning that “our spiritual actions have consequences,” the preacher implied that the impending disaster would be “just reckoning” for citizens who “voted God out of your city” by defeating eight “pro intelligent design” school board members up for re-election. That’s the bad news. The good news is that thanks to this timely natural disaster warning issued by Robertson — an obviously divine confidant of previously renowned meteorological eminence — the mayor of Dover, the governor of Pennsylvania and FEMA, God bless them, will be prepared. Armond “Si” Simmons Pell City God and government I commend the editorial “Putting God up there with Dixie” (Star editorial, Nov. 29) for pointing out what serious issues there already are in this state without fighting over whether to put “God bless America” on license plates. I am so tired of legislators of faith who put religious concerns over social ills and spark emotional debates about acknowledging God in the public sphere. Look at religious fervor from politicians in banning same-sex marriage, in displaying the Ten Commandments on government property, in placing “In God we trust” on classroom walls, in making an alternative statement to evolutionary theory in high school science curriculum and sponsoring a law for flag desecration. From all these actions, I wonder, are citizens becoming more godly, kind and loving toward others? Do people of faith manifest the high attributes of Christ’s life and work? What’s really next? Any laws designed to enforce religious preferences are a dangerous threat to freedom of conscience. What will happen when Bible Belt Alabama determines that certain Christians and non-Christians who differ from the mainstream majority are not viable citizens? Then, a decision from government comes to eliminate them by a death decree, which is precisely the prophetic scenario predicted in Revelation 13. Isaiah J. Ashe Huntsville

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