A Texas woman says her Christian faith gave her the power to redirect a tornado away from her home.
Sabrina Lowe, of Rowlett, said 10 family members were visiting her apartment Saturday when they heard the distinctive train noise of the approaching tornado, reported NPR.
“We actually went outside and started commanding the winds, because God had given us authority over the winds, the airways,” Lowe said. “And we just began to command this storm not to hit our area. We spoke to the storm and said, ‘Go to unpopulated places.’ It did exactly what we said to do, because God gave us the authority to do that.”
Yes weather patterns are controlled by prayer and faith, said every primitive culture since the beginning of time.
It should be pointed out however that though the tornado did NOT hit the apartment that housed Ms. Lowe and her family, tornadoes from that extreme weather system DID kill eleven people and damaged up to 1,000 buildings.
So I guess if somebody wanted to take Ms. Rowe at her word the accusation could be made that she diverted a tornado from her location and sent it along with others to kill eleven people.
Hardly a Christian thing to do in my book.
So, she "commanded the winds", which then killed people--is she legally responsible for murder? I'd like to see her arrested and on trial based on her confession.
ReplyDeleteAt the very least, I'd like to see someone sue her in civil court for damages. Could that happen? Or would it get thrown out immediately?
DeleteI heard that women in that NPR interview when it aired and thought: Oh boy, won't Gryphen LOVE that. Cringe inducing to hear a grown woman say that. Hey lady, how about all the people who lost their lives in this & other natural disasters! (One really has to wonder how they rationalize a "loving and forgiving God" being so damned selective!)
ReplyDeleteWhy don't the idiot NPR reporters ask that? "What about the people who died, ma'am, did god love them less? Are you responsible for their deaths?" Come the fuck on, NPR, be journalists!
ReplyDeleteA Texas woman says her Christian faith gave her the power to redirect a tornado away from her home.
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Didn't they used to burn "witches" at the stake for powers like that?
Mildred
At the very least they should charge her for practicing witchcraft without a brain.
DeleteBalzafiar7:00 AM At the very least they should charge her for practicing witchcraft without a brain.
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Nice tie-in to Wizard of Oz.
Call in the inquisition! Witch! Witch! (Eyeroll!)
DeleteSHE'S A WITCH! She turned me into a newt! (But I got better....)
DeleteTom, in FL
Not much different than when Ben Carson said about being at a Popeye's when a robber came in:
ReplyDelete"Guy comes in, put the gun in my ribs. And I just said, 'I believe that you want the guy behind the counter,'" Carson. Sanctity of life??? Not so much.
Well, to be fair, they do sometimes assign sanctity to life. Their OWN life, that is.
Delete"...the accusation could be made that she diverted a tornado from her location and sent it along with others to kill eleven people."
ReplyDeleteCome to IM for Gryphen's chronicling the humiliating failure-ridden existence of The Screechy One(tm) and stay for his astute grasp of religious folly in all its many forms.
I come for the Palin, but stay for the general mockery. (Plus, I am too damn lazy to do laundry.)
DeleteMy bible thumping neighbor used to pray for a good parking spot as we approached the store! Aren't religious people a hoot?
ReplyDeleteHail Mary, full of grace, help me find a parking space?
DeleteFunny!
DeleteMy mother was (is) like that woman. It's an incredibly self centered approach to life. "God saved me, sorry all you poor scum that didn't pray hard enough"
ReplyDeleteSomebody tell all those moms and dads whose babies die every day, that they just aren't praying properly. Or, maybe Gawd just ain't that into them?
ReplyDeleteI hate religions. Any of them, all of the, Katie.
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"We actually went outside and started commanding the winds, because God had given us authority over the winds, the airways,” Lowe said. “And we just began to command this storm not to hit our area. We spoke to the storm and said, ‘Go to unpopulated places.’ It did exactly what we said to do, because God gave us the authority to do that.”"
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Wait. I thought these twirly-eyed booberkins were convinced that people cannot influence climate or weather patterns.
Once again, you paint all Texans with the same broad brush. Can I condemn your entire state for the incredibly stupid, vicious charlatan that was once your governor?
ReplyDeleteYes, you may, because God has given me authority over the winds, the airways and random internet commentarians.
DeletePlease continue...
Don't mess with Idaho!
(Or Rhode Island, also too!!!)
@9:14. He gave it to me first. I got dibs.
DeleteI really do feel for all the rational Texans. What they have to cope with....
DeleteSounds more like witch craft to me. Or voodoo. Since like religions, those things cannot be proven, I guess she gets a pass for killing people?
ReplyDeleteI have prayed that we give Texas back to Mexico for years and nothing happens so I don't have much hope on the prayer thing.
ReplyDeleteI heard this foolish woman's interview on the radio. Very reckless of the media to give such dangerous nonsense a megaphone. How many other simpletons will she inspire in the next storm?
ReplyDeleteSaruman stood atop Orthanc and commanded the winds... from hundreds of miles away... with pinpoint precision.
ReplyDeletePerhaps these people need a better vantage point during the next storm, somewhere high and isolated.
;^)