I don’t really find the humor or relevance in this post. As an atheist, I know that death is final…these people are not going to some magic place in the sky. Let’s have some sympathy. Not all of them voted or were involved.

Not a good post.

When have you ever heard one of them blame their “omnibenevolent” Jeebuz (i.e. giving credit where credit is due) when just the opposite happens of what they’ve been praying for? Yet they’re all too ready to point out how it’s the Lawd’s divine retribution when bad stuff happens to their enemies. Nothing but silence when bad stuff happens to them themselves; where is their recognition that perhaps divine retribution has now been divinely distributed? Oh, no, not them — they’re the “anointed” ones, the righteous, a sweet smell in the Lawd’s nostrils.

I feel inclined to cut Peter a little slack on this one, for making a point, regardless of the fact he could have addressed it from a better frame. We’re none of us perfect.

Also, don’t tell me I am irrational when I was going through the fear of losing my family, home, car, mother, father, friends, etc…

I was dealing with it and I gave an honest response. To me, my view is rational.

I’m sorry, but there can be no justification for using the deaths of people as a means to make a ideological point. There is no question that the deluded religious wack-jobs use this sort of tactic (like blaming Ellen DeGeneres for Hurricane Katrina), but that is no excuse for this kind of disrespectful comment.

In fairness, this does seem out of character for Peter. Perhaps he should consider updating the post with an apology of some sort.