God to Katrina victims: Serves you right
By adamg - 9/13/05 - 12:46 pm
Wow. What was that again about Massachusetts being a liberal beacon in the conservative night? Mark reports:
Now on view at the Baptist church in Medford, there's a charming sign that blames all those nasty sinners in New Orleans for calling down God's Judgment on their heads. Now, this might play in Peoria, but surely it can't happen here? Oy.
This demands photos. Anybody up Medford way with a digital camera?
Update: I asked Mark where exactly the church is. He replies:
It's on Route 60 in Medford Center. 30 Salem Street. The signage is something like: "Hurricane Katrina: Natural Disaster or God's Judgment?"
Ron e-mails me with this link, which shows parishioners didn't much cotton to John Kerry, either (scroll down past the traffic photo).
Comments
Where is this church?
By Ron Newman - 9/13/05 - 1:31 pm
Anyone have a street address? Switchboard.com lists five Baptist churches in Medford.
photos
By tangognat (not verified) - 9/13/05 - 1:36 pm
If this is the church I'm thinking of, it is close to my bus stop. I'll see if I can take some photos. I wouldn't be able to upload anything until late this evening though.
photo uploaded
By tangognat (not verified) - 9/13/05 - 10:41 pm
Here's a link to the pic, in my flickr account:
church sign
church in Malden
By Anonymous (not verified) - 9/13/05 - 2:27 pm
I passed by the sign the other day. To me, it was not blaming anyone for anything--I read it as the the topic of the sermon on Sunday, which is more like: "how do we reconcile the concept of a loving god with human suffering." To say the church is blaming the victims is a stretch.
Different church, different sign?
By Ron Newman - 9/13/05 - 11:56 pm
If the sign you're referring to is in Malden, then it's not the same one being discussed here.