This is maddeningly hilarious; I mean, the reactions to the recent devastation caused by the Tsunami. While some people try to find a connection between the Tsunami and the Kanchi Seer’s arrest, others are glad that they are atheists (because a God who’s essentially good, does good, etc wouldn’t inflict such a horror). Now comes a new perspective that sees a God-sent opportunity (sic) to help victims turn to the Lord; in other words, this is an opportunity for conversion.
In spite of the death and destruction, Yohannan reports, some bright spots exist. He explains how God’s hand protected one congregation. “In one of our churches in Sri Lanka, our believers were spared even though their entire village was washed away. At the time the wave hit, they were all in church, and their church building is located up in the mountains.”
Nice eh? These guys were in the Church situated up on the mountain and so were saved. What does God’s hand have to do with that? Wait, it does. Because these were the Faithful, God somehow made them go up the mountain and lo! There are also several such people who have survived the calamity and these happen to be the unbelievers. Why didn’t God push them into the waters instead?
And then comes the standard line that our beloved (late) Mother Theresa loved to throw around: beauty in suffering.
“In times like these, we know that God opens the hearts of those who suffer, and we pray that as our workers demonstrate God’s love to them, many of them will come to know for the first time that real security comes only through Him…”
What is sickening is that our own (converted) countrymen take this opportunity to belittle the Evil Caste System: it’s another matter that they don’t need an opportunity, but this stinks:
The Evangelical Church of India (ECI), for example, has been an NDI partner for more than two-and-a-half decades. With nearly 2000 churches across the nation, ECI plants an average of three new churches a week, says Williams. ?They have a strong social application of the gospel, primarily because they are working among the Dalits (untouchables) and tribals who are the most marginalized people in the country because of the caste system.?
How is that? “plants three new churches a week!” Where does all the money come from? And what are they doing: planting churches, like planting trees? But of course, the analogy goes well: that of planting trees and harvesting the fruit as the gentle Pope himself proclaimed at the turn of the century: India is ripe for harvesting souls.
May a million Tsunamis happen for the Faithful will have so many more occasions to convert serve.
Well, this is obvious! You have to be more understanding, Sandeep!
Look, God created man in his image. That means God has only two hands. One hand was protecting this congregation, the other was rattling the earth and giving a push to the ocean.
With both his hands tied, did you really expect him to save more people? Geez!
The more you write like this, the more you will be called a bigot and thats not good. Right?
SSS or whoever you are,
You’re deliberately trying to provoke me time and again. Please be aware that this is your final warning to desist from making such comments. If you have something worthwhile to say, please do so, and please say it using your real name, not like a coward hiding behind aliases/false identities.