Posted on 08/31/2005 8:55:01 PM PDT by traumer
Hurricane Katrina walloped New Orleans just two days before the annual homosexual "Southern Decadence" festival was to begin in the town, an act being characterized by some as God's work.
Southern Decadence has a history of "filling the French Quarters section of the city with drunken homosexuals engaging in sex acts in the public streets and bars," says a statement from the Philadelphia Christian organization Repent America.
This year's 34th annual Southern Decadence festival, which drew 125,000 revelers last year, was set to begin today in the Big Easy and run through Monday.
As writer John d'Addario explained in "Southern Decadence 2005: A How-To Guide" posted on FrenchQuarter.com:
Parades and non-stop parties aside, Southern Decadence may be most famous (or infamous) for the displays of naked flesh which characterize the event – which is only fitting, since New Orleans in early September is generally the closest thing you'll ever experience to walking around in a steambath outside of a health spa. While police have started to crack down on public lewdness and pressure from a local crackpot conservative religious organization has caused the five-day festival to become a little more sedate than it was in years past, the atmosphere of Southern Decadence has stayed true to its name and public displays of sexuality are pretty much everywhere you look.
Of course, the massive flooding of the city and evacuation order from Gov. Kathleen Blanco has forced the event's cancellation.
"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."
Repent America says three former and current mayors of New Orleans have issued official proclamations welcoming visitors to Southern Decadence.
"Let us pray for those ravaged by this disaster. However, we must not forget that the citizens of New Orleans tolerated and welcomed the wickedness in their city for so long," Marcavage said. "May this act of God cause us all to think about what we tolerate in our city limits, and bring us trembling before the throne of Almighty God."
Marcavage was one of the five Philadelphia Christians arrested last year for protesting at a homosexual event. The charges eventually were tossed out.
For all who think God did this, why didn't he wait till they came to town?
Aw, let them hold it anyway...
Maybe Mother Earth couldn't wait to get blown?
---"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."---
Someone call the looney bin.
What did the oil rigs do to offend God???
The Decadence event was supposed to happen yesterday.
Note how the article uses the word 'crackpot' so lovingly.
I know the devastation from Katrina is horrible...but if there's one plus out of anything here, it stopped this celebration of evil.
Makes as much sense as the global warming nuts. Both sides have kooks.
Isn't it funny that they are in the halls of Government screaming to be treated equal and claiming they are "just like everybody else" yet this festival is called the "Southern Decadence?"
I don't know if He allowed it for that or not. But God often gives a warning and allows people time to repent.
> Makes as much sense as the global warming nuts. Both sides have kooks.
Amen. A pox on both their kooky houses.
http://www.redcross.org/ for Katrina relief
Dangit, I get so mad when I hear about "God did it to punish". Does God deal cancer only to bad people who need a wake-up call? No. Shame on people for assigning such a simplistic and blasphemous reasons on God's mind-- who are they to presume?
But God is clearly on record for using nature to perform such acts. Noah's flood, Sodom, Gemorrah, Ninevah (repented), Egypt, Babylon, etc.
Psalms 148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Jonah 1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Job 37:13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES. Scripture contains many examples of God controlling the weather and using it to direct people and nations...
Genesis 6:5-9:19 (Earth destroyed by flood, people and animals killed)
Exodus 9:23-29 (hail and fire from heaven on Egypt)
Joshua 10:11 (hail on the Amorites, etc.)
I Samuel 7:10 (thunder disperses the Philistines)
Nahum 1:3 (judgment with whirlwind and drought)
Leviticus 26:19-20 (rainless sky, parched earth)
Deuteronomy 11:13-15 (rain as reward for obedience)
Deuteronomy 28:24 (drought punishment)
I Samuel 12:18 (thunder and rain to get people's attention)
II Samuel 21:1 (drought and famine)
I Kings 8:35-36 (good weather reward)
I Kings 16:30-18:45 (rain withheld and given)
Hosea 13:15 (dry weather)
Amos 4:7 (rain given and withheld from certain cities)
Jonah 1:4,10-15 (man punished and redirected by sea storm)
Zechariah 14:17 (rain withheld as judgment)
Revelation 16:21 (hailstone punishment)
The above is from this site www.Christiananswer.net
As I said on a previous thread, Mr. Marcavage should go perform a physically impossible sex act on himself.
I invite you to go do the same thing I suggested that the loony in this article do to himself.
Dunno; but I will venture a guess that this city famous for Casinos, gambling, widespread prostitution, rampant drugs, booze, and homosexual galas might have offended Him.
I decline.
Mind telling me why the hostility?
I think the use of the words "God did it" and "punishment" is why you have a problem with this thought. I think of it as CONSEQUENCES rather than punishment. God doesn't 'punish' anyone for jumping off a cliff, but they do suffer the consequences of their actions. Perhaps a city known internationally for its rampant sins of every sort has met with 'consequences' of sin, rather than punishment.
But I do agree with you that nobody can know the mind of God........ though it's certainly ok to speculate based on Biblical precedent, in order to perhaps prevent more 'consequences' for sin.
Sure hope they don't look back--they might turn to salt!
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