A charred car rests in a smoldering landscape in Santa Barbara
(Photo: Los Angeles Times)
It was only a matter of time before some psychotic theo-fascist tried to pin the California wildfires on gay people and marriage equality supporters, a group that, for the record, includes a large number of people of genuine faith. Leave it to the self-anointed Ayatollah of Hillcrest, James Hartline, to not disappoint.
The ex-gay Mr Hartline has stepped up to say that gay people and their supporters are “shouting so loud for the acceptance of homosexuality, that they cannot hear the thunderous warnings of God.” The homo-sex-obsessed Mr Hartline further observes that this isn’t the first time that his God has whacked the Golden State for its tolerance: “Each time homosexual activists attempt to force their agenda on California, there have been raging, massive, incinerating fires sweeping across the California landscape.”
From The Hartline Report:
California Fires Rage As Gay Marriage Protesters Defy God
God keeps trying to get their attention. They, for their part, are shouting so loud for the acceptance of homosexuality, that they cannot hear the thunderous warnings of God: “Repent! For the judgment comes soon!”
Each time homosexual activists attempt to force their agenda on California, there have been raging, massive, incinerating fires sweeping across the California landscape.
Today, people are running for their lives as 800 California homes have burned down and the firestorm is spreading like a nuclear holocaust. Yet, the radical homosexual anarchists rampage upon the streets of this state demanding the destruction of marriage and family, and the establishment of their socialistic dark vision for society.
You see, the problem is this: God has plans for California in the near days ahead. Thus, these attempts to force an ungodly tyranny on this state are being met blow with blow by God. God is saying, “California shall be a refuge for America when the catastrophes come. California belongs to Me, not the advocates of sexual anarchy.”
The more that homosexual activists press their battle in California, the more there will be great calamaties in this state. Go ahead, challenge the Lord Thy God in this season. For I have heard the voice of the Lord say, “This state belongs to God! It is not the land of degradation and immorality anymore. I shall have My way, for this land, I created. And this land is Mine!” thus saith the Lord.
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They shook their fists at God and said, “We don’t care what God says, we will issue our legal brief to support gay marriage in San Diego!” Then Mayor Jerry Sanders mocked the Christian vote and signed off on this rebellious legal document to support same-sex marriage.
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And then the wildfires of Southern California engulfed the land like a raging judgment against the radicalized anti-christian California rebels.
How low will we go? Why won’t they listen? Why won’t they stop their madness? The Bible says that in the last days, the nations will rebel against God until He can’t take it anymore.
Forget that the majority of California wildfires are the result of deliberate arson, faulty power towers, careless smokers, and other human causations, because Hartline’s God tells him He has it in for the “the advocates of sexual anarchy.” Forget that the wildfires are not raging in San Francisco, West Hollywood and Hillcrest; in fact they’re hitting areas that in many cases voted to eliminate marriage equality in California. Forget reality altogether because James Hartline’s God tells him that He is willing to inflict tragedy on innocent people to punish the enemies of James Hartline.
Hartline asks, “How low will we go?” Frankly, it’s not possible to go any lower than James Hartline.
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Great entry! By looking at who is being impacted by the wildfires, one could just as well come to the conclusion that those who voted for Prop 8 were being punished by God for their bigotry.
James Hartline is dangerous…I would be willing to bet that there will be anti-gay bashings/murders because of him.
Hartline is a pathetic attention whore. One day very soon he’ll slip back into the obscurity he so richly deserves. Either that, or he’ll pull a John Paulk and get caught trolling for cock somewhere.
I do feel sorry for whichever poor woman he ends up with, because they’ll both be living a lie.
B – did you forget to take your meds?
Your little rant has absolutely no relevance to my life, or to the public sphere as a whole. Believe what you want, but stop trying to shove your god down our throats.
We might have lost a battle, but we’ll win the war. And guess what? When lesbian and gay people achieve full equality, your life won’t change. Not even a tiny little bit. You’ll still be free to hate whomever you please. The only difference is that you will no longer be empowered to use the Constitution as a religious tract.
And finally, thanks for your fake concern, but my soul is just fine. I strongly recommend that you pay more attention to your own.
oops… looks like our Christianist troll friend’s message got deleted. Good riddance.
House Rules say:
3. Any illegal, slanderous, libelous, abusive, offensive or SPAM comments will be summarily tossed to the lions.
5. Any comment citing Biblical chapter and verse will be tossed to the lions. This also applies to citations from the Qur’an, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and other ersatz fairy tales.
6. Repeat offenders will also be tossed to the lions.
It’s good to be blog king!
Is it still ok to quote Marianne Faithfull?
Anyway, I’ll be on my best behavior.
Of course.
You can even quote Brian, but he’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.
That is the first time I’ve deleted a comment. Any comment that advocates petitioning the government to inflict Biblical or Sharia “justice” on a minority is Lion Chow.
As someone born and rased in Southern California I would point out that these types of brush fires happen around this time nearly every year. It’s natural, most of the chaperalls that make up the vegetation on the hills around Southern California need fire to continue to grow and be healthy regardless of the people who chose to live there. The rainy season is next up with the mudslides that accompany the loss of vegitation, January and Febuary are our rainy season.
This guy needs to get a life and a hobby, the gay bashing is getting old and only makes the basher look extra stupid.
Funny thing is, I saw an image on the news of a burning house with a ‘Yes on 8′ sign in it. And why burn SOUTHERN California? Where’s the bolt of lightning to strike down Gavin Newsom, or incinerate the Castro?
As the jingle from the 1906 Quake & Fire goes:
“If God had punished all the town
For being over frisky
Why did he burn the churches down
And save Hotaling’s Whiskey?”
And whilst he did allow young master Budd to suffer his final deprivations, at that moment when life ends and eternity begins, so didst he thwack the young Budd with his noodly appendage in such a way as to assure the young master eternal life.
Ra-men!
“a burning house with a ‘Yes on 8′ sign”
See! They should never have outsourced those Yes-on-H8 signs to slave labor in The People’s Republic of China.
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If James Hartline’s God hates us godless mo’s, why did he provide us with beautiful sunny weather for the march in San Diego?
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Ra-men, indeed! And blessings and saucy goodness be upon the name of the Prophet!
Flashback to the Northridge quake… I seem to remember that the areas that got smoted the worst were the San Fernando and Simi Valleys — home to the str8 pr0n industry and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, respectively.
West Hollywood was unscathed. In fact, it was a classic California snow day — lots of people enjoying their sudden days off. The weather, of course, was absolutely perfect.
Fires is California are a semi-annual event, to somehow point to THIS fire as being evidence of God’s wrath is just too damned idiotic for words. But that has never stopped religious nutters from proclaiming that whoever they hate is the reason for God’s anger. And you just KNOW that if we are attacked, it will be because we elected Obama, as they will somehow forget who was in charge on 9/11. Well, “in charge” may be putting things generously, but you know what I mean.
This Bronze Age god of the old Testament will lead to the near extinction of humankind. The medieval war between Jew, Christian and Muslim is driving the planet to a ruinous calamity of, dare I say, biblical proportions.
Until mankind can shake worship of ’sticks and mud’ to allow reason, logic and science to hold court we will continue the march toward tribal genocide and nuclear holocaust.
If it were really God, the burning bushes would be talking. And, if I recall he only required one talking, burning bush last time. By the way, He (as a bush) also promised Moses that he would help words flow from Moses mouth so that the people would follow him. As it appears that words seem to be coming out of Hartline’s rectum, I’d have to say that all evidence points to this not being God’s modus operandi.