Flooding in Louisiana has been called the worst US disaster since Hurricane Sandy by the Red Cross. At least 13 people have died, and thousands have been forced to flee their homes as water approached. People have been pulling together, but the entire thing is pretty grim.
There is one glimmer of good news, though. Tony Perkins is the leader of the Family Research Council and once claimed that God sends natural disasters to punish homosexuals and women who have abortions.
In a 2015 interview he agreed with Messianic Jewish pastor Jonathan Cahn that Hurricane Joaquin, which killed 34 people last year, was “a sign of God’s wrath,” and punishment for the legalization of same-sex marriage.
He’s also compared homosexuality to pedophilia. “It is a homosexual problem,” he said. Later adding that “the homosexual community” is engaged in behavior “that will destroy our nation.”
Well, you’ll be pleased to learn that Perkin’s house has been all but destroyed by the flooding. He phoned into his own radio show to say he now faced six months of living in a camper:
“This is a flood of near-biblical proportions. We had to escape from our home Saturday by canoe. We had about 10 feet of water at the end of our driveway. Our house flooded, a few of our cars flooded.”
None of his family were injured so yes, it’s ok to laugh. I know that it lowers ourselves to his level, but I just can’t stop smiling.
Sadly, he actually has a place to stay, which is a lot more than can be said for the vast majority of those in the affected area. You can donate to the Red Cross’ efforts in Louisiana here.
