Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338078,00.html
Pictures: http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,3558,00.html
Earlier this week, one of my fellow Christian meteorology majors showed me a passage in the Gospel of Matthew that is probably overlooked by most people. But, the Bible is the Word of God, so every single verse has worth.
- He said to them in reply, "In the evening you say, 'Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky is red'
- and, in the morning, 'Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times. ~Matthew 16:2-3
When I heard about the storm in Atlanta last night and the two biggest stories surrounding it, this verse came to mind. What might God be trying to say to us through this storm. Maybe nothing, but the fact that a couple things immediately came to mind makes me really wonder. I am not saying this is for certain, but I find it very interesting.
CNN's studios were damaged. Now, I consider CNN to be one of the pillars of the liberal, leftish media in America. Their slanted news most certainly doesn't build up or support the kingdom of God. Could this storm have been a bit of a warning sign?
As for the basketball game, no God isn't upset at the teams that were playing when the storm hit. God isn't condemning sports or anything like that. However, I find the timing of the storm key. This game was part of the SEC College Basketball tournament. If you aren't familiar with "March Madness," let me explain. Basically, every major basketball conference holds a tournament at the end of the year. These tournaments help set the field for a larger, 65 team tournament. Tomorrow is 'Selection Sunday," when the tournament field is set.
Here is my thought linking the storm to the tournament. The NCAA tournament is a HUGE betting event...probably one of, if not the largest of each year. There will be a lot of excess money thrown around once the field is set tomorrow and the betting will continue for the duration of the tournament, which goes into April. Think of all the good that could be done with that money if it was spent on feeding the poor, clothing the naked, building homes, etc etc! Perhaps God is trying to get us to turn back to His word and have us spend our money on better things?
3 comments:
A bit harsh on CNN aren't you? I mean if you really want to define conservative Fox does not fit that category either. CNN may be liberal it is ideas, but where CNN is really liberal Fox is radicaly right. Whatever your reasons, it would be important to realise "TIME-WARNER TBS - AOL which owns CNN (donated 1.6 million to GW's 2000 campaign)"
Source: http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/47530.php
It is also important to realize that CNN and related enterprises are the work of Ted Turner, who is vocally anti-Christian and socially liberal. CNN more often than not presents the news in a very slanted format and rarely provides an alternative perspective. Fox news on the other hand presents both sides as proven by Hannity and Colmes, and the multiple perspectives of their opinion column on their website. They are hardly far right. CNN has very much contributed to the poor state of journalism and news reporting this country is subjected to. Fox gets labeled as radical for actually doing their job...presenting the news then interpreting it, not interpreting it then presenting it.
I would be careful saying that CNN is anti Christian when the owners of Fox have published Anti-Christian movies and CNN has not.
Oh wait let me see, that's right Fox Movies made The 300 which I have watched and consider homosexual, and the new Superman.
Also to people overseas all American media is biast and far right, and the rest of the world follows the correct meaning of Liberal and not the negative United States meanining.
Sorry mate Fox is just as bad, they just put a decieteful face image of being Pro-Christian.
You should read/view independent sources not FOX or CNN. Or be sensible as me and discount all media as manipulative and do research yourself.
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