Odd that the people on rapture-ready discussion boards – who hate supposedly- fellow-Christian Catholicism with a passion – identify themselves almost completely with Israel.<\/p>\n

I find it’s amazing in how with all the bombs going into Israel (sp?) only 4 people as of yesterday had been killed. It that doesn’t speak to God’s hand over his people and how he protects and will defend us. I don’t know what does. (from bakerhorsepower on a particularly disturbing<\/del> typical thread on Rapture Ready<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Original h\/t fstdt<\/a>)<\/p>\n

That thread has a whole editorial about how God is 100% with Israel. Just like the writer above who talks about his\/her god protecting and defending “us”, God can’t tell the difference between Israelis and fundies, either, apparently. So he’s protecting Israeli lives, in the mistaken belief they are really American Protestant fundamentalists.<\/p>\n

(RR posters don’t see greater firepower and many more armaments and soldiers as having anything to do with the disproportion in numbers of dead people between Israelis and palestinians. It’s all down to god’s smiting choices.) <\/p>\n

How ironic then that another post sees this very same God as protecting Palestinian babies by killing<\/strong> them. <\/p>\n

Despite some tough competition, this is possibly the most distasteful post I have ever read, even by the abysmal standards of Rapture Ready.*<\/a> <\/p>\n

It’s headed by a picture of a young blonde woman with a bunch of flowers – looking winsomely off to the middle distance, maybe imagining the rapture – with a picture of a couple of innocent-faced young blonde kids in the post’s footer. Which makes the content all the more chilling:<\/p>\n

A great thought!!
\nI have been upset about the innocent children in all of the fighting in Gaza….but this thought came to me….these little children that are dying would have been taught Islam and hate…this way they have a chance to go to heaven!! It’s terrible that they are dying and my heart is sad….but when I was talking to God this thought came to me….the ones that are dying are going to be able to go to heaven….instead of growing up and following Islam…so, something good is coming out of this…. (by someone who calls herself “cbressler1976 ^^Heavenbound^^”)<\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two exclamation marks on “A great thought”. Maybe the punctuation mark is evolving to fill the sentience vacancy created by people like cbressler1976. These stray exclamation marks are trying to draw our attention to the criminal misuse of the word “thought” in the only way that they know how.<\/p>\n

You’d think that this post must make the hairs on even Rapture Ready posters’ necks stand on end. Far from it. It brings in lots of lurve from her fellow raptards.<\/p>\n

That is an excellnt point. It is always good to have an eternal perspective. (says wvborn56)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Really. I am not making these up. (I decide to take that comment as really being massively sarcastic, in the face of the evidence. Because I have to retain some will to live.)<\/p>\n

Very good thought, on the other hand their parents think they are with “allah” and enjoying 72 virgins. But we know they rest with Jesus. Too bad their kids can’t tell them they are worshiping a fake god. The kids know more than the “teachers” of islam. (adds rapturecalldan)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even I can’t fool myself that “very good thought” is sarcasm, given the rest of that comment.<\/p>\n

To recap: these people see the deaths of real babies and children as good, because the kids won’t grow up to be Muslims.<\/p>\n

No, even more stunning than that, if that were possible. They see the deaths of any non-fundy babies as good.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I know what you mean. I remember, at first, feeling soooo sorry for all the little children who had died in the tsunami (sp) in 04, I think???? Then, it just hit me like a ton a of bricks–those little children, had they grown up, may never have come to know the Lord, and now they can be w\/ Him. (from Mommytoa3rdgradeboy) <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So this woman – who defines herself entirely in relation to her own child, if her sig means anything – feels nothing except delight in the deaths of other “3rdgradeboys” who don’t share her religion and nationality.<\/p>\n

This tsunami tale is an opportunity for cute little cbressler1976 to also show her soft and caring feminine side:<\/p>\n

It’s good to know that they are in a better place..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On a temporary basis, I am going to pretend that this dangerous insanity constitutes a coherent worldview and address some of their “points”<\/p>\n

How many chosen people can god have? If the Bible can’t lie, then it must be the Jews. Hence, there is at least some logic in the bible-bashers thinking god wants Israel to win (although, given history of Jewish persecution, if that’s what comes from being god’s favourite, I’m bloody glad I’m a heathen)<\/p>\n

But I am more than confident that there’s nothing in the Bible about raptards being the chosen people. So, why wouldn’t god think he’d also be doing the raptards’ kids a favour by smiting them?<\/p>\n

They are saying that God is smiting Asian children and Palestinian children (some of whom are of course from Christian families) FOR THEIR OWN GOOD. So, why is their god being so mean to Jewish children by forcing them to live without letting them become fundies?
\nAnd, surely that means that god should be all for abortions, then? He must be doing foetuses a big favour. <\/p>\n

Why is their god cruelly forcing the fundies’ children to live, given that heaven is so great and that they would be spared the danger of sin, if he just took them now? <\/p>\n

Let me repeat, in true shock and awe. These are people who can rage endlessly and mightily over the foetus’ right to life and they consider the deaths of real human children to be a good thing.
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