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 <tommysnews@gmail.com> 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
>
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
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