Religious Responses To Hurricane Katrina

Religious Responses To Hurricane Katrina

After any natural disaster, personal dilemma, death of a loved one, or loss in general, the human brain searches for the answers in order to help explain why these events may have occurred. This usually relates to religion and may involve an intense spiritual response in order to help justify, or cope with an event of adversity.

While researching the religious responses of Hurricane Katrina, I came across a religious response from a fairly famous religious leader, Rev. Pat Robertson from the The 700 Club. However, his response to this devastating, life changing, and horrific storm was alarming, and disturbing to me. This man thinks that the events of Hurricane Katrina, and the terrorist attacks on our country are God's punishment for the abortions going on in the United States.

I cannot help but to be so angered by his statements. The fact that anyone could try and justify such a traumatic and tragic event with an explanation such as a "condemned punishment from God" is both insensitive, as well as ignorant.

I understand that people seek answers after heart-wrenching events occur, and often take a religious stance of the "why" of the event, but I truly think a more progressive viewpoint should be taken.

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