When People Die, It’s Never God’s Fault
I always love it how god is always attributed and thanked for all the good things that happen in the world, but never blamed for anything bad that happens (because he works in myyyysterious waaaaays).. especially not a massive earthquake that brings down the roof of your church on top of your head killing dozens. I mean, why blame him, it’s clearly not his fault, I personally blame the gays and other degenerates, they’re clearly the ones at fault here.
Faith unshaken after mourners killed in Peru church collapse
PISCO, Peru (CNN) — Five elderly nuns huddled early Friday outside the ruins of a church that had stood for centuries, their dark shawls tightly wrapped around their shoulders.
The nuns were standing at the edge of the ruins of the San Clemente church in downtown Pisco, waiting for word on two of their sisters who were buried in the rubble.
The parish priest, a robust Spaniard in his 60s, accompanied the nuns. The group quietly observed rescue workers dig through mounds of stones and upturned tiles.
The priest said the church was more than 300 years old. He still couldn’t understand how the entire roof collapsed on hundreds of worshippers who were attending a funeral Mass when Wednesday’s 8.0-magnitude quake struck.
I couldn’t understand how this man and these women of the cloth could remain so calm, their faith so apparently unshaken while they contemplated the ruins of the church and the loss of people so dear to them. I asked them about that faith.
“It’s difficult times like this that it exists,” the priest said.
The group spent hours waiting in the dark, cold night and into the morning never questioning — simply accepting what was and never doubting that their church would some day be rebuilt.
The parish church says there could be 60 people buried under the rubble, including the entire church choir and 15 members of the immediate family of the person whose life was being celebrated during the funeral mass.
I live in Peru at the moment, but was fortunate enough to be in the North of the country when the earthquake struck and was therefore unaffected. However I can tell you that the lives of thousands of people have been destroyed, what little they had buried under rubble so thick not even dead bodies can be extracted. I ask you then, friend, when one has absolutely nothing left to blame, and nothing left to live for in some cases, would you rather have them blame the one thing that does not cost, does not ask for anything back and gives them unconditional love? The faith in the Peruvian people are strong. They can blame God all they want, as I´m sure many of them are as they look at the destruction around them. But when it comes down to what is left, it will not be homes or churches. It will be their faith, and that alone will see them through this mess that nature has left behind.
Does not cost, does not ask for anything back, gives unconditional love. Hmm. Sounds like something that doesn’t exist.
Faith in things that don’t exist is a cruel hoax that will only cause more tragedies. These poor superstitious bastards have no hope at all unless they open their eyes. Maura, let me ask you, friend, how you excuse such towering lies being told to the most helpless people? Shame. Shame.
Worse still, the President of Peru thanked ‘god’ for the tragedy not being worse (gee, only 500 people died). So ‘god’ gets all of the credit and none of the blame. This is not faith, this is politicking and human desperation at its ugliest.
Well said. Just noticed you posted the same story yesterday on your site.. beat me to the punch. ;)
Thanks, Ian. One more lie from Maura to be debunked:
OK…so the faith would be in the ‘god’ that supposedly created nature, which then created the earthquake and killed their friends and relatives. See the problem with that logic, Maura? See the cruel irony buried under that 300-year-old church?
You expect victims not to blame this artificial construct they’ve been told all their lives would protect them and their families? Talk about twisted! Either god is neglectful or sadistic, or he’s not all-powerful. Or he doesn’t exist.
That’s horrible. I think you’re taking it a little “evangelist atheist” though. Of course they don’t blame god.
Sounds like the ultimate Twinkie defense to me…no matter how bad the disaster, it’s not god’s fault.