You can expect this type of comment from the Guardian. Religious people? What religion? How about Christians? If they did their homework Jesus told us what to expect in the End times! "Look up for your deliverance is at hand!"
Now I suppose the 'purists' and the politically correct will be upset by my intolerant comments. Tough luck!
How many people would actually turn to God or even give Him the time of day if life were easy and this world were heaven on earth? God wants everyone to accept Him and be saved, hence the periodic wakeup call. Maybe a few more people will realize there is something bigger than themselves and they need to figure it out before it's too late. You can't say God didn't warn us to be ready.
Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light
But earthquakes have been killing people for centuries and the end hasn't come yet.