I don't know if you have been following this story over the last week or so,
but . . .
An Iranian cleric announced that immodestly dressed women caused
earthquakes: ABC News."
"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. Sedighi is Tehran's acting Friday prayer leader.
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A student, Jennifer McCreight, decided to test this by experiment on Monday of this week, promulgated via her blog Blag Hag (several entries).
It was picked up on by the news media: (e.g.) ABC News.
To test an Iranian cleric's claim that immodestly dressed women are responsible for earthquakes, tens of thousands of women around the country plan to show off an extra bit of skin todayTo test an Iranian cleric's claim that immodestly dressed women are responsible for earthquakes, tens of thousands of women around the country plan to show off an extra bit of skin today.
But not much resulted.
An earlier study (inspired by Pat Robertson's association of gay people and
hurricanes) used statistics to undermine the thesis Christians Gays.
Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, recently warned Orlando, Florida, that it was courting natural disaster by allowing gay pride flags to be flown along its streets. "A condition like this will bring about ... earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor," he said, apparently referring to his belief that the presence of openly gay people incurs divine wrath and that God acts through geological and meteorological events to destroy municipalities that permit gay people the same civil liberties as others. (Robertson also warned Orlando about terrorist bombs, suggesting the possibility that God may also employ terrorists.)
Food for thought.
More food for thought from Jesus and Mo.