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you couldnt make this up.....Belfast Telegraph Home > News
Hurricane Katrina was sent to punish gays, says DUP man
18 November 2005
A DUP councillor from Ballymena has claimed that Hurricane Katrina was sent to the United States by God to punish the New Orleans gay community.
Maurice Mills said that the natural disaster - which killed 1,300 people, caused $130bn worth of damage and left tens of thousands homeless - was an act of God against those who practise homosexuality.
The DUP man pointed out that the massive storm arrived just days before party-goers were due to gather in New Orleans to celebrate the annual 'gay mardi gras'.
"The recent Hurricane Katrina descended on New Orleans and took many people suddenly into eternity," Mr Mills said.
"However, the media failed to report that the hurricane occurred just two days prior to the annual homosexual event called the Southern Decadence Festival which the previous year had attracted an estimated 125,000 people.
"Surely this is a warning to nations where such wickedness is increasingly promoted and practised.
"This abominable and filthy practice of sodomy has resulted in the great continent of Africa being riddled with Aids, all at great cost to the nations and innocent children."
Mr Mills made the controversial comments while reacting to the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association (NIGRA) which last week lambasted his position on homosexuality.
The group's president PA MagLochlainn had said Mr Mills and his colleague Roy Gillespie did not adhere to the "true British spirit" of tolerance for others.
He said that it was a central feature of British life to respect others, and while it was allowed to disapprove, it was not allowed to discriminate.
The gay rights activist also said that Jesus never condemned homosexuality and the DUP men had misread the Bible.
Mr Mills hit back at Mr MagLochlainn claiming that men would be judged by God for their sins.
"What an executor Christ will be on that awesome day," he added.
"Christ alone died for my sins on Calvary's cross and my personal faith exercised in his finished work upon that cross and by the cleansing of his precious blood I have the assurance of sins forgiven and peace with God."
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trueblue
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i hate to be pedantic but gays did suffer badly with hurricane katriba.
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kalashnikov
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If we needed any evidence to justify public execution then this guy would do just fine. I’m surprised these Neanderthal backward pieces of s**t actually get elected, but then you only have to look at George Dubya…
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trueblue
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did katrine just avoid gay people.
kalifirikov, i'm surprised that you did nae actually blame bush for the hurricane, someone on a notorious socialist website did.
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parkhead_rfb
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well just look at the dup's leader the man even claims to be a doctor when his doctorate was bought from an unacredited fundamentalist bible belt university 
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SLG
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| trueblue wrote: | | i hate to be pedantic but gays did suffer badly with hurricane katriba. |
Do you think they suffered because they were gay?
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RBK
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One thing I reckon. I don't think Maurice Mills or others like him, would worry to much about what people think.
The way they look at it is -- its to be expected. As a matter of fact, I think they would wear all the criticism as an honour.
I'm not to good on the Scriptures,but is'nt there a part which says something like - ''Blessed are ye when people persecute you and revile you for my names sake''
Maurice Mills and others would probably say the scriptures are only being fulfilled.
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kalashnikov
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Hopefully this Maurice Mills fellow will get whats coming to him, one way or another.
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trueblue
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| SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | i hate to be pedantic but gays did suffer badly with hurricane katriba. |
Do you think they suffered because they were gay? |
NO. but gays did suffer.
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SLG
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| trueblue wrote: | | SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | i hate to be pedantic but gays did suffer badly with hurricane katriba. |
Do you think they suffered because they were gay? |
NO. but gays did suffer. |
Everyone in the area suffered. The original piece was stating that gays suffered disproportionately because they were gay (and God doesn't like gay folk). The fact that you went on to highlight the fact that gays did indeed suffer - whitout mentioning any other group) suggests to me that you have sympathy with this argument.
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RBK
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Everyone has their own opinion,and are entitled to that,even parkhead and maurice mills. If we all thought the same, life would be dull, and we would all be robots.
I put that particular article up in a another site. This was a response.
The gay rights activist also said that Jesus never condemned homosexuality and the DUP men had misread the Bible.
-------------------------------------God called them an abomination.
Lev.18:22
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleaness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves.
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature.
27 And likewise the men, leaving the natural use of a woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their error which was meet.
God condemns sin, sometimes the righteous suffer for the sins of those among them. I would not be comfortable in saying the hurricane was sent to get rid of the gays. It killed mostly poor people. I guess we could say God did not like the poor, however the Bible tells us, we will always have the poor with us. I thought it coincidental that the gay parade was right before the flood hit. But the gays moved to Lafayette, and continued with their disgusting parade days afterward. Who are we to read God's mind, and answer the question of why things are permitted to happen? Perhaps the same people that did not prepare for the storm, did not prepare for their soul. Maybe it's a wake-up call?
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SLG
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This is from an email you may have seen - widely circulated throughout the net:
| Quote: | When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians? |
| RBK wrote: | | Who are we to read God's mind? |
Who indeed... You seem to be making some attempt though.
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RBK
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| SLG wrote: | This is from an email you may have seen - widely circulated throughout the net:
| Quote: | When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians? |
| RBK wrote: | | Who are we to read God's mind? |
Who indeed... You seem to be making some attempt though. |
Well no I havent seen it. Its heavy on scarcasm,but to compare the situation thousands of years ago with to-day is wrong. I believe you have to judge people in the age in which they lived,but there is still some basic guidelines that may still apply.
As far as the ordor displeasing the neighbour. I think I have already touched on that when I mentioned parkhead and maurice mills. A lot of things will please some but displease others -- opinions and ordors included.
Well I believe the slave trade is still flourishing in some countries even to this day. I'm sure there would be a going price for young girls in these countries.
Women will probably make you aware of the situation,if you 'try it on'
There is no slavery[as far as I'm aware] in the countries mentioned,but I know there are trade barriers and sanctions between countries. Some you can buy from,some you can't. In those days when slaves were seen as a commodity. The same attitude and sanctions possibily applied.
No not me,not guilty. As I said, it was in answer to me, posting the article on another site,to see what the thoughts were there. Needless to say they are light years away from what I gauged would be the thoughts on this site. But no harm in that, we'd all be robots otherwise.
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SLG
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The point of that email was not to say that slavery etc does not still go on, but that there is much in the bible that is contradictory to modern Christianity.
I'm glad that you see your religion in a modern context. I may have misunderstood your motivation for quoting "God called them an abomination" and saying yourself "but the gays moved to Lafayette, and continued with their disgusting parade days afterward" as being supportive of an Old Testament view of homosexuality.
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RBK
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| SLG wrote: | The point of that email was not to say that slavery etc does not still go on, but that there is much in the bible that is contradictory to modern Christianity.
I'm glad that you see your religion in a modern context. I may have misunderstood your motivation for quoting "God called them an abomination" and saying yourself "but the gays moved to Lafayette, and continued with their disgusting parade days afterward" as being supportive of an Old Testament view of homosexuality. |
SLG Myself personally I believe in union between man and woman is in the natural order of things,or else none of us would be here to-day
But I also realize there are folk out there, who, for what ever reason don't fit in with this way of life,and prefer another way of life. That is entirely their own business,nothing to do with me.
I think the old adage 'Live and Let Live' sums it up.
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SLG
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| RBK wrote: | | I think the old adage 'Live and Let Live' sums it up. |
Glad to hear it RBK, my thoughts exactly 
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RBK
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| SLG wrote: | | RBK wrote: | | I think the old adage 'Live and Let Live' sums it up. |
Glad to hear it RBK, my thoughts exactly |
I know there might be a thing or two,you have to take a stand on. May be different things for different people. But generally speaking I like to get on with my own life and let others do the same.
And a couple or so pints helps along the way. Roll on to-night
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