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Acrylic-bob · 10-10-2005, 18:37

Over the weekend I have been following the unfolding tragedy in Pakistan and India following the Earthquake. Terrible pictures and every story as sad as the last one. One's heart naturally goes out to those poor people who must now face the onset of winter without a home.

Listening to the additional media wallowing this morning on breakfast news I was struck by one or two salient questions which I think it is only right that someone should ask.

I recall that shortly after the Asian Tsunami last Christmas there were voices raised in Pakistan who insisted that the tsunami was an expression of God's wrath and displeasure at the sinfulness of the people in the countries affected. Are we now to conclude that the people of Pakistan and Kashmir and India who have lost their lives and their relatives and their homes and livlihoods are similarly sinful? This despite the majority of them being good Muslims who have spent their lives rubbing their foreheads in the dust in obeisance to a seemingly fickle and capricious deity? Has their observance of Ramadan and their pilgrimages to Mecca earned them so little consideration and mercy?

It then occured to me to wonder how those voices who are so quick to criticise the west for being wicked and ungodly to the extent of training their youth to make war against it are now crying out to the west for assistance; there were calls today for everything from blankets through search and rescue teams to helicopters to assist with the rescue effort.

It struck me as odd, but in a way understandable, that though the region affected has a history of earthquakes going back way before mankind first came to settle in the area the Government of Pakistan has done practically nothing to ensure the safety of it's citizens. Instead it has preferred to spend what little income it has on the ridiculous pursuit of nuclear armaments. Fat lot of use such macho posturing and dick waving is to those who are now grieving without a roof over their heads, to say nothing of the plight of the thousands of children who have been orphaned.

I wonder how much Al Queada will be donating to the rescue fund?

10-10-2005, 18:37	#1
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Some questions on the Asian Earthquake Over the weekend I have been following the unfolding tragedy in Pakistan and India following the Earthquake. Terrible pictures and every story as sad as the last one. One's heart naturally goes out to those poor people who must now face the onset of winter without a home. Listening to the additional media wallowing this morning on breakfast news I was struck by one or two salient questions which I think it is only right that someone should ask. I recall that shortly after the Asian Tsunami last Christmas there were voices raised in Pakistan who insisted that the tsunami was an expression of God's wrath and displeasure at the sinfulness of the people in the countries affected. Are we now to conclude that the people of Pakistan and Kashmir and India who have lost their lives and their relatives and their homes and livlihoods are similarly sinful? This despite the majority of them being good Muslims who have spent their lives rubbing their foreheads in the dust in obeisance to a seemingly fickle and capricious deity? Has their observance of Ramadan and their pilgrimages to Mecca earned them so little consideration and mercy? It then occured to me to wonder how those voices who are so quick to criticise the west for being wicked and ungodly to the extent of training their youth to make war against it are now crying out to the west for assistance; there were calls today for everything from blankets through search and rescue teams to helicopters to assist with the rescue effort. It struck me as odd, but in a way understandable, that though the region affected has a history of earthquakes going back way before mankind first came to settle in the area the Government of Pakistan has done practically nothing to ensure the safety of it's citizens. Instead it has preferred to spend what little income it has on the ridiculous pursuit of nuclear armaments. Fat lot of use such macho posturing and dick waving is to those who are now grieving without a roof over their heads, to say nothing of the plight of the thousands of children who have been orphaned. I wonder how much Al Queada will be donating to the rescue fund? __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 10-10-2005 at 18:40.