Watch Your Back, Dover
I should've added this in to the previous post. Unbeknownst to voters in Dover, Pennsylvania, they may have tempted the wrath of God by choosing reason and rationality over superstition. Pat Robertson was laying down the law earlier today.
I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God, you just rejected him from your city.
And don’t wonder why he hasn’t helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I’m not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that’s the case, don’t ask for his help because he might not be there.
If Dover citizens get too concerned, maybe they can commiserate with residents of Orlando, still waiting after seven years for the natural disasters Robertson warned against after that city wasn't anti-gay enough for his liking back in 1998. Good luck, Dover!
posted by Doug @ 11:26 PM
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Well now I'm just confused. I thought Intelligent Design had nothing whatsoever to do with God or Christianity. What the heck is going on!?
I'm sure what Robertson meant to say was, "If there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to a vague cosmic intelligence, which may or may not be the God of the Bible--the 'theory' of Intelligent Design makes no claims and is entirely neutral on any such questions--but which can affect the natural order of things (and we have unassailable proof--does the intricacy of your hand, for instance, seem like it could've just been an accident?), you just rejected such an entity from your city." He was just concerned the nuance would be lost in the sound-bite media.
And Robertson's statement is silly on its face. With a population of 1,815 reported in the 2000 census, Dover is clearly not a city. In fact, Dover is considered a township. Robertson doesn't know what he's talking about.
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