Yeah, Right, Whatever

A Christian minister is convinced that the tsunami that devestated portions of Asia on Dec. 26th was an Act of God.

In the February issue of his church magazine, Rev. John MacLeod of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland writes: "Possibly ... no event since Noah's flood has caused such loss of life by drowning as the recent Asian tsunami. That so many of our fellow creatures should have perished in so short a time, and in so awful a fashion, was a divine visitation that ought to make men tremble the world over."

He continued: "Some of the places most affected by the tsunami attracted pleasure-seekers from all over the world. It has to be noted that the wave arrived on the Lord's day, the day God set apart to be observed the world over as a holy resting from all employments and recreations that are lawful on other days."

Uh... Rev... I know I don't have a degree in theology, but I seem to remember this verse from Genesis:

GOD smelled the sweet fragrance and thought to himself, "I'll never again curse the ground because of people. I know they have this bent toward evil from an early age, but I'll never again kill off everything living as I've just done. (Gen 8:21)

God made a promise, and He keeps His promises. He may have allowed this to happen ( as He does with all things), but He didn't cause it.