Is god judging? Many people, desiring to make sense of it all, will ask questions such as “Is Hurricane Irene a sign from God?” or “Is God punishing the Northeast — especially the state of New York — for its acceptance of the “gay lifestyle” and the regions embrace of gay marriage?”
I would not be surprised if these are questions and statements that we will be hearing from many Religious Right leaders if Irene has the impact on the New England coastline that forecasters are predicting it will.
After all, it was Pat Robertson, founder of the Religious Right’s Regent University, who just a few days ago, claimed that the cracks in the Washington Monument, caused by the recent Virginia earthquake, were a sign from God that His favor upon the U.S. was diminishing.