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Fear the Almighty Wrath: Five Natural Disasters “Caused” by Gays

posted on October 31, 2012

At Salon, Mark Gaurino reports on a statement by John McTernan, a self-appointed biblical scholar of the Defend and Proclaim the Faith ministries in Pennsylvania, who wrote in his blog that Hurricane Sandy is “a huge bucket of vomit in America’s face during the election,” forcing Americans to choose between “a pro-homosexual Mormon along with a pro-abortion/homosexual, Muslim Brotherhood promoter, Hard Left Fascist.” This is not the first time that a religious leader has blamed a natural disaster on gays, as similar statements were made by religious leaders after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Isaac. 

Read at Salon