Hank Erwin

The Storm, Katrina, that was sent by God to kill the sinners who enjoy gambling.

Hank Erwin Republican Senator from my hometown in Montevallo. The biggest ignorant jackass I have ever seen that can read or write. Since the Hurricanes he wrote in a column, the following;
"New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been known for gambling, sin and wickedness. It is the kind of behavior that ultimately brings the judgment of God."
"Warnings year after year by godly evangelists and preachers went unheeded. So why were we surprised when finally the hand of judgment fell?"

So he is saying that only the ones who died were gamblers, sinners and those filled with wickedness. Why did the hurricane sent by the lord almighty not get those who were shooting at the rescue helicopters? This must mean that those few were spared to try and kill the sinners who chose to help in the rescue effort.
Mr. Erwin, and I am only showing respect for the mere fact that you are my elder, Think before you write or speak. God did not do this, it is called a natural disaster. The event is called that because it was caused by nature. Should god have sent it, it would have been called divine intervention. You are intelligent enough to know that what you said wasn’t even close to true. I guess, by your statement, past hurricanes that have hit every other mass of land were sent by god to kill the sinners, and only sinners died in these tragedies. NO, your logic does not stand. Not in that one instance, nor in any instance of natural disasters. God does not cause earthquakes; they are caused by tectonic plate shifts in the Earths crust. But yet many sinners were killed by them, as well as innocent victims.

Apparently, Mr. Erwin has never had a relative die as a result of a hurricane. Now, I don’t wish this on anyone, but it is painfully obvious, his statement was made out of ignorance. He really makes me ashamed of being associated to this state.

The Republican Party, as a whole, is slowly self-destructing, and it’s being exposed as the power hungry, greedy group it is. With the recent indictment of Tom Delay, the exposure of, Lewis Libby and Karl Rove revealing the name of Valerie Plame. Then there is William Bennett with his most recent quote, "If you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose; you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.". These are all self proclaimed Christians who are clearly not following the rules set forth in their religious tome.

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