People talking about God in regards to catastrophes is frustrating. This tornado outbreak has spawned the usual Bible Belt religious nuttery. Everyone should watch that Youtube video of people enduring the Joplin, MO EF-4 tornado from inside a convenience store freezer; the sound of shredding wind is horrific, and the humanity is palpable.
But it's drastically fucked by prayer. "Heavenly father! Jesus! Jesus!" Oh yes, God will save you from the tornado! Nevermind that this all-powerful God let the fucking tornado HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. This kind of bullshit, stupid reasoning comes up whenever there's a tragedy A man falls from a skyscraper and lives? Praise Jesus! Though praising Loki would be more apt, since Jesus apparently had the itch to throw the man off the skyscraper in the first place. An earthquake massacres an entire town, but a baby survives? Praise Jesus! Nevermind that He allowed this earthquake to kill hundreds; this baby that survived is surely evidence of His divine hand!
It's the same stupid bullshit with prayer in general. "God has a Plan of Salvation! The Lord works in mysterious ways." Yeah, that's fine and good until you fucking want something. Oh no, your relative is dying! Time to pray, in effect doubting God's plan and preempting Him with your own selfish desires! But never fear, God answers prayers. Any sports fan would tell you that. Oh, especially sports fans. You can count on God to win the big game for the home team, even while prayers for relieving starving, emaciated, AIDS-stricken children in undeveloped countries go totally unanswered.
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