Fundamentalists' relentless threats of doomsday not only maintain rule by fear; they also provide distraction while the unholy frauds flee responsibility for the sin and suffering that their power trips cause every day.
On 1/3/11, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Fundies Claim Dead Birds Mean The End of The World Apocalypse is Here > > > Birds Fall From Sky = Third Apocalyptic Sign > > In surely the creepiest of the first news stories in 2011 is the > Arkansas dead bird phenomenon. On New Year's Eve Day, more than 3,000 > dead birds, mostly red-winged blackbirds, were found scattering > streets, yards, and rooftops in Beebe, Arkansas, and no one knows why. > > Officials are guessing it's weather related, like lightning or high > atmosphere hail, but what if it's something worse? Like the all-new > bird flu or some awful man-made environmental mess? > > Or, and I won't claim to be any sort of Bible expert, what if this is > beginning of the end of the world? > > Here are few well-known mentions about birds, in reference to the end > of the world, from the Bible: > > Ezekiel 38:20 > > The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, > every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the > face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be > overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the > ground. > > Hosea 4 > > Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a > charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no > faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is > only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all > bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this the land > dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, > the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away ..." > > Zephaniah 1:3 > > "I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds > of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of > rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth," declares the > LORD. > > Revelation 19:17 > > And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to > all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great > supper of God" ... > > Revelation 19:21 > > But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had > performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had > deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his > image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of > burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came > out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged > themselves on their flesh ... > > Gulp! I mean, some of these are said to take place in Israel but Gulp! > > So far we have the 100,000 dead fish, 3,000 dead birds, and the earth > trembling in Indiana of all places. Should we be worried? I mean, > those who have faith are not worried, but what about everyone else? > > Maybe we should pray because it's probably out of our hands. But in > the meantime, shouldn't everyone be locked inside their home until > it's confirmed it's safe outside? Has anyone confirmed it's safe > outside? End of the world or not, what if we're dealing with a toxic > nightmare -- and we have those poor workers out nonchalantly picking > up thousands of poisoned bird carcasses? With everything we do to our > planet and put into our air and all the nightmares and slow > destruction we have seen, shouldn't we be a little more worried and > cautious about this situation? Cause we haven't treated this planet > very nicely, and now thousands of BIRDS HAVE FALLEN DEAD OUT OF THE > SKY. > > I'm a big birdwatcher, and I was just out photographing red-winged > blackbirds this weekend. They're beautiful birds, the way they cluster > and swirl across the sky. However, if they started dropping out of > midair before my eyes, I'd immediately detour toward the closest gas > mask, and once I had it firmly over my nose and mouth, you can bet I > would then and only then begin to pray. > > Do you think it might be the end of the world, a huge sign from our > ailing environment, or some weather-produced fluke? > > > More: > http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/114535/birds_fall_from_sky_third > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
