Hijacking misfortune

Hijacking misfortune is a disgraceful act. A simple example would be to steal the wallet of an unconscious person, or exploiting vulnerable people in a financial scam.

There are more extreme examples, like hijacking disaster.

(Some) Christians have been doing this with recent disasters, the most recent being the Gizo quake/tsunami combo. I don’t have a problem with attempts to explain “acts of God”, or any attempts to help people cope with the situation. But to exploit tragedy for explicit desired outcomes – surely a special place in hell is reserved for those involved.

From an article titled: "Clergy blame sinners for tsunami."

Many clergy in the Solomon Islands… have blamed the catastrophe on people straying from Christian ways.

In Malakera, someone has painted on a smashed water tank the slogan: "Sin - contributing factor to destruction".

"This is a turning point for everybody. A reminder that God created the Earth," one young female survivor said.

Y’know what I reckon? Its proof that God thinks cheese can be pretty darn yummy. I’m speculating of course, and despite the assertion being no less absurd than God angrily killing people for obeying Him (yet disobeying His son), at least I don’t stand to gain from my explanation.