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KatValeska
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sbjules
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 Posted: 09/06/05 11:29 am ::: |
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| Oh good grief! I missed that "tidbit."
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bluewolfvii
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| Posted: 09/06/05 12:14 pm ::: |
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| "Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city," stated Repent America director Michael Marcavage in a statement. "From 'Girls Gone Wild' to 'Southern Decadence,' New Orleans was a city that opened its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. May it never be the same." |
It's not just Repent America.
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/9/22005b.asp
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Rev. Bill Shanks, pastor of New Covenant Fellowship of New Orleans, also sees God's mercy in the aftermath of Katrina -- but in a different way. Shanks says the hurricane has wiped out much of the rampant sin common to the city. The pastor explains that for years he has warned people that unless Christians in New Orleans took a strong stand against such things as local abortion clinics, the yearly Mardi Gras celebrations, and the annual event known as "Southern Decadence" -- an annual six-day "gay pride" event scheduled to be hosted by the city this week -- God's judgment would be felt.
“New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now," Shanks says. "God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again." The ..pastor is adamant. Christians, he says, need to confront sin. "It's time for us to stand up against wickedness so that God won't have to deal with that wickedness," he says. |
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liveitup!
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| Posted: 09/06/05 2:08 pm ::: |
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| Now I've heard everything. Everything that is ugly and tragic about people's narrow interpretations of God and God's action in the world. Let's hope that we start to see more people acting out of the loving, life-giving power that God shares with us all.......
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caune
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liveitup!
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| Posted: 09/06/05 2:17 pm ::: |
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| Yup, and I can think of a few others......
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