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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRick Wiles: Homosexuality And Abortion Rights Caused California Drought
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-homosexuality-and-abortion-rights-caused-california-droughtWhile discussing the drought on his Trunews radio show yesterday, Wiles said that measures to conserve water are not going to help the state since it is currently experiencing divine punishment.
Rain will follow repentance, Wiles said. The state is in the forefront of spiritual rebellion against God: abortion; homosexuality; pornography; Hollywoods movies that promote sexual immorality, violence, bloodshed, witchcraft, occult practices; the television industry; the crime and street violence in California cities. All of it has combined to reach a level of depravity that has reached Heaven and God has no other choice but to cut off the rain. So lets see how long Californians will suffer without water before they humble themselves, repent of their sins and call upon God to save them.
Um, doesn't every state have homosexuality and abortion rights? And wasn't snow-covered Massachusetts the first to legalize same-sex marriage? What rock did this guy crawl out from under, anyway?
4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)just has to hurt. His Head must just hurt from either his tiny brain bouncing around in there all alone. Or his skull cap is so tight that all cranial fluid has left the building.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)Like the dark ages or something. "Let's go drop a virgin in a volcano so the drought will end!"
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and still manage to remember to breathe and to put the correct shoe on the appropriate foot?
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)In bygone times, this might have been useful for getting large numbers of people to cooperate (just guessing).
But now, religion is just an exploit of that flaw (whatever it is -- there clearly is something wrong).
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,614 posts)Cyrano
(15,035 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Look in any fundymentalpatient church. There are zillions of these mooks. Only a few get to blather on the airwaves, though.
Initech
(100,068 posts)Rick Wiles is an idiot, and uber bigot. He's no better or worse than any number of insane fundamentalist preachers I could name.
Prism
(5,815 posts)When someone's a run of the mill bigot, you figure, "Oh, he's just an asshole." But when they start worrying about witches, that's when you can lean back and declare, "oh, I see. He's totally batshit crazy!"
There's something almost soothing when you realize someone like that is inherently self-dismissing.
onenote
(42,700 posts)Texas and Oklahoma.
Hmmmm. Wonder what has God so pissed off at Texas -- the list of possibilities goes on and on and on.
Behind the Aegis
(53,956 posts)I am just surprised it hasn't been laid at the feet of the Jews. You know we do control the weather and shit.
It never ceases to amaze me how natural occurrences are blamed on certain types of people with no scientific evidence, but these same people deny climate change! So in a way, the climate change IS the responsibility of people!
bluesbassman
(19,372 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,956 posts)...I think I'll bring my husband too! That'll learn ya!
The new right-wing mantra:
Climate change is NOT man-made, except when it is, and then we know it is gays and abortionists to blame!
bluesbassman
(19,372 posts)You know, I never thought of it that way. They reall need to make up their minds. Of course that in and of itself is an oxymoron, so we'll just have to sit back and enjoy the comedic value of their mental deficiency.
underpants
(182,797 posts)Not sure about Texas.
anotojefiremnesuka
(198 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Freudian Typo o' the Month!!
edit: I see you caught it just as I was typing that.
anotojefiremnesuka
(198 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)His Delta Tau Chi name is Wiles E. Coyote!
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)But it's really disturbing when they have followers.
How much of our population is just one conman's speech away from agreeing with this?
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,956 posts)I thought that was a contrary to their position on climate changes?!
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)gvstn
(2,805 posts)Put up a website, start spewing some stupid hateful nonsense and then ask for donations. There is obviously a market for it and it looks like a pretty easy gig. Once I'd covered the cost of my monthly Ambien prescription so I could sleep at night the rest would be all PROFIT!
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)sea but I guess he changed his mind.
brooklynite
(94,535 posts)underpants
(182,797 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Now it time to blame first the gays, then the blacks and browns, and round it out with some Jew and Muslim bashing. It's the America way.
underpants
(182,797 posts)But I get your point. They were one of the early American freak outs
bravenak
(34,648 posts)They be our slaves and then start thinking for themselves and have to deal with our bullshit.
underpants
(182,797 posts)Panich52
(5,829 posts)Takket
(21,565 posts)"Fuck you".