While Wilson Tuckey and other conservative voices played politics by claiming that the policy of assuaging greens played a part in making bushfires worse (arguable), Christians seem to be sure that policies on abortion are to blame!
Here’s an extract from a media release from an evangelical christian mob called Catch The Fire:
CTFM leader, Pastor Danny Nalliah said he would spearhead an effort to provide every assistance to devastated communities, although he was not surprised by the bush fires due to a dream he had last October relating to consequences of the abortion laws passed in Victoria.
He said these bushfires have come as a result of the incendiary abortion laws which decimate life in the womb. Besides providing material assistance, CTFM will commence a seven day prayer and fasting campaign for the nation of Australia tomorrow Wednesday the 11th February.
CTFM has called upon all Australian Bible-believing God-fearing Christians to repent and call upon the Lord Jesus Christ for His mercy and protection over Australia once again.
What a loony 🙁
By the way, I was watching the news last night and, while his colleagues were praising firefighters and offering support to victims, Tuckey looked like he was fast asleep in the background. That indicates how much he cares…
speechless!
According to an article in the SMH, they did not send out the press reelase thoughtlessly, but worked for 2 days on it. Apparently it’s not right to mollycoddle Australians – they must be told that they’re all going to hell if they don’t believe what the CTFM believes.
By the way, one of the wags on Pharyngula suggested that, as it appears a lot of the fires were arson, the pastor’s comments might make an interesting lead for the police 🙂
Too right! These guys are altogether too fond of flames. :~)
It’s the same old bullshit that Pat Robertson tried in the US after the Dover school board rejected ID. In that case it was just bluster with no actual calamity, just the threat that god will punish you for rejecting him.
In that case, Robertson’s bluster was counter-productive to the claims that ID was not religious in nature, so other christian leaders told him to pull his head in fairly quickly. I don’t expect that such will be the case here – most church leaders would see any statement against abortion as welcome, regardless of the lack of compassion for the fire victims; just so long as they don’t get to wear the opprobrium.