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August 31, 2005

Bourbon Street survives

Juan Cole points out that the fact that the notoriously wicked Bourbon Street area of New Orleans survived virtually unscathed while Hurricane Katrina thrashed surrounding areas flies in the face of oft-repeated proclamations by the American Taliban (AKA: Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell) and their ilk.

In the terms of their logic, and given today's news about Bourbon Street being saved from destruction, only three conclusions are possible.

1. God does not exist.

Or:

2. God does not use natural or man-made catastrophes to punish people for moral failings.

Or:

3. God does not actually object to people having a good time occasionally.

Hmmm... I'm partial to 3, personally.

Posted by Kevin at August 31, 2005 01:07 PM