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[dimity_blue]

I'm furious, honestly, furious. On two counts.

To explain, there's a person who's posted a video on YouTube, explaining how God sent the earthquake and tsunami to convince all those non-believers in Japan that, hey, he exists! Here's the video.

So, fury.

Reason one is obvious, and I think my head would explode if I had to explain why I'm furious at this little dipshit for claiming there's a theological reason for all those people dying in Japan.

Reason two (and it's minor in comparison to reason one, but it just adds to the aggravation), she gives Christians a bad name. I'm pretty damn sure the majority of Christians aren't high fiving each other in congratulations and jubilation at the heartbreaking disaster in Japan.

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[scherwood]

She's not even human so you can ignore her. *shakes head*
A human would never pray/wish for anything like this (earthquake/whatever) to happen to anyone. *growl*

*furious*

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't understand how anyone can see a tragedy like this as a good thing. You're right about her being inhuman.

::hugs tightly::

[scherwood]

She's seriously giving religion a bad name now. *sigh*

Inhuman is just the tip of the iceberg. >:(

*hugs back*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Good grief. I'm not even going to look - it makes me mad to even think about it, without actually seeing it. There are some very sad, sick people in this world.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

It's been taken down now. I reported it and so did a friend of mine. I doubt we were the only ones!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Good for you. I'll defend the right to free speech with my last breath, but something like that is offensive for the sake of being offensive, and we can all do without that right now.

Gosh, I don't often get ranty *hg*

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Heh, go ahead and rant. I was practically speechless when I saw the video. If I'd have said a word, I'd've turned the air blue!

[katana137uk.livejournal.com]

I can understand why you are so angry, Pearl Harbour has been trending on Twitter for similar reasons :-(

Really doesn't say much for Christian compassion :-(

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I don't think Christianity (actual Christianity) has anything to do with it.

I heard about the Pearl Harbour thing too. It's ridiculous!

[vamysteryfan.livejournal.com]

I'm not even going to look at the video - I don't want to boost her numbers.

Just really - fuck her and anyone who thinks that way. Sorry - I'm not that crude but people like her and the Westboro preachers make me see red. Nobody sane is celebrating the disaster in Japan.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

It's gone now! I reported it and so did a friend of mine. I suspect others did too.

people like her and the Westboro preachers make me see red.

Me too! I hate it when people claim they're Christians then rejoice in another's misfortune. There's nothing Christian about that.

[caarianna.livejournal.com]

::heavy sigh:: I don't intend to watch it because it would just make me furious and probably a little sick. But, sad to say, I'm afraid it was pretty much inevitable that some 'Christian' would claim this wretched tragedy as a triumph for Christ or His Father. I feel as if I'm surrounded by Christian evangelists, one of whom won't see his brothers in Heaven because his brothers didn't accept Christ as their saviour before they died -- and he didn't sound sad about that so much as self satisfied. ::shakes head:: I've heard it said that the Japanese are spiritually null, in that they don't believe anything in particular -- which isn't actually true. Their beliefs and how those beliefs influence their behaviour are just different.

You're right that such 'Christians' give the rest a bad name, to the extent where I feel uncomfortable identifying myself as Christian. I believe in God and Christ, and I believe we're here to learn and to leave the place before than we found it, whether that means helping people or being an environmentalist or just working hard. Mostly I have drifted so far as to not belong to any church and to call myself 'spiritual' versus 'religious'.

I think Jesus must weep over how twisted some of his messages of love and compassion and non judgment of others have gotten twisted by so-called believers.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I think Jesus must weep over how twisted some of his messages of love and compassion and non judgment of others have gotten twisted by so-called believers.

Like her and the Westboro 'church'.

The video's been taken down by YouTube now. At least that's something.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I watched about the first five seconds. I'd excuse her on the grounds of youth, except that I'm pretty sure that I would never hear such smug, delusional, evil bullshit coming out of the mouths of my own young people, so there goes that explanation....

Perhaps she's a troll. That's still evil as hell, but not quite so scary.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I don't know. She had other videos up extolling her version of God.

Either way, the video's gone now. YouTube removed it.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

A bit of google reveals that she was a troll - and then 4chan got hold of her and posted her real address and sent death threats and the whole shebang, and so her whole account is gone. Death threats are not right - but I can't help but feel that it's pleasant to see brats done over for behaving like brats.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I saw that her personal info was being posted over and over in the comments. Hopefully, she'll think twice before she pulls that kind of stunt again. What a moron!

[leesa_perrie]

I didn't watch it, I think it'd upset me too much. Also, why give her the satisfaction of more viewing numbers?

Unfortunately, there are some Christians who seem to think we're still living in Old Testament times, when we're not. The New Testament and what Jesus did for us has changed things. I do not believe that God sends judgement on nations or cities. Sure, in the Old Testament there are instances of this (though even then, not using natural causes) - but not in the New Testament! The old has passed away! And I, for one, am grateful for that!

As for being gleeful over this? That's terrible and totally missing everything in the Bible about how much God loves every single person on this planet. I can only pray that she learns the truth and realises how wrong she is - and that people aren't put off by people like her, because the majority of Christians aren't like this. Or at least, that's my experience - that people like her are an unfortunate minority.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I really don't think the majority of people view her as a Christian. I'm sure she does, and those like her do, but I suspect most people see her as most un-Christian-like.

The video's been removed by YouTube now. Probably because of the complaints they received!