# How long until gays are blamed for Katrina?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323 "2005-08-30T20:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323/1 "2005-08-30T20:24:31Z")

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It just occured to me a few minutes ago that the Phelps people are probably going to have a field day with Katrina. I wouldn’t even trust Pat Robertson to keep his mouth shut right now, let alone Falwell or the Phelchers.

New Orleans is known for debauchery and having fun in general, something very much against your average puritanical moral standard. Thus, I give it two or three days until someone says somthing dumb in public or on tv. I considered making a pre-emptive Pit thread ( **Strike First! It’s Doctrine!** ), but I didn’t want to jump the shark.

Anyone care to lay stakes?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323/2 "2005-08-30T20:29:59Z")

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Religious Zealots prior to landfall: God’s Wrath…he is angry…city of sin is going too be hit!

Many zealots pray for the best.

Post landfall: Our prayer’s worked!!! N.O was spared the worst as the storm jogged to the east! It could have been worse, but our prayers worked.

Also…from the zealots post landfall: Aha! God’s wrath against the evil sinful city!!!  
Thie god guy can’t lose. I need a gig like that.

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323/3 "2005-08-30T20:32:55Z")

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_I need to edit before posting!_

Religious zealots prior to landfall: “God’s Wrath…he is angry…city of sin is going to be hit!”

Many zealots pray for the best.

Post-landfall: “Our prayer’s worked! N.O. was spared the worst as the storm jogged to the east! It could have been worse, but our prayers worked.”

Also…from the zealots post-landfall: “Aha! It is God’s wrath against the evil sinful city!”  
This God guy can’t lose. I need a gig like that.

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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323/4 "2005-08-30T20:35:34Z")

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Poop. I just realized **Electronic Chaos** has already started a similar thread.  
I’ll contact a mod.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-gays-are-blamed-for-katrina/319323/5 "2005-08-30T20:53:42Z")

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**Electronic Chaos** ’ thread can be found over har: [So where are the extreme fundies…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=332547)