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 Glenn Beck appeared to be echoing Mormon doctrine on preparing for adversity.
August 27th, 2011
09:44 PM ET
Glenn Beck: Hurricane Irene is a 'blessing'By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor Conservative radio host Glenn Beck told listeners Friday that Hurricane Irene, the Category 1 storm that’s working its deadly way up the Eastern Seaboard, is “a blessing from God.” Beck has long urged his fans to stockpile food in their homes in anticipation of a global food disruption. He said Irene should be construed as a divine warning for those who have ignored that advice. Here’s Beck on his show Friday:
The Washington Post reports that in encouraging home stockpiling, Beck, a convert to Mormonism, is echoing Mormon church teaching. The church encourages members to build home storehouses of food that could last for at least three months. According to a website run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the official name of the Mormon church:
The site includes a food storage calculator. To build a three-month supply of food for a family of four, the calculator recommends 300 pounds of “wheat, white rice, corn and other grains” and 60 pounds of “dry beans and other legumes.” The Post notes that food storage is one pillar of the Mormon emphasis on self-reliance. soundoff (3,354 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Next »
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does GB want to create a riot or what? I guess one thing for sure, he is an idiot!! RIP for those who lost their lives by this disaster.
Keeping a years supply of food is something the mormons have preached for years.. They also would not let blacks in their priesthood until divine intervention ( of course the day it went to trail )... This weirdo is so predictable ... He spews his hate and makes millions doing so.. shame on him and shame on anyone who supports this azzhole !
You obviously don't know much about mormonism much more than what your KKK neighbor has told you. Maybe you should educate yourself on history before you start making comments on things you don't know much about.
His real last name is Vanderbilt as in Vanderbilt university and Gloria Vanderbilt. Dude is already loaded.
James, Doug is correct. Look it up.
As a fellow Mormon I have only one thing to say. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do not judge all of us by this guy's words and actions. To call a natural disaster that kills innocent people a gift from God is simply incensitive and ludicrous. Can God create such a storm? Of course. His he in the past? Of course. But not every single natural disaster is sign from the divine. I cringe everytime I see this man's name in the headlines. Makes me wonder, what lame thing has he done now to embarrass my faith, and the fait of all Christians.
We don't, we judge you by your inability to see that your man-made fairy tale is not real and filled with nonsense. Seriously, you're in a cult and can't realize it.
Mormans need to talk with Glenn.
Mormonism is a cult, is not even old enough to be taken seriously as a religion. You think that you can go all over the world and convert people into your clan. Don't think you can fool the world just because you all were fooled.
@Anon. If you took the time to look up the definition of a cult, you'll find all religions will fall under that definition. It is defined by rituals and ceremonies. You could even classify Fraternities as cults, with their initiations and hazings. I'm not embarrassed of my faith. I don't run down my friends who are athiest or agnostic. I have friends who are gay, and don't run them down either, or tell them they are going to hell.
I feel sorry for you. Not because you don't have a belief in God, that is your choice that I respect. But because you feel the need to put someone down for not believing as you do. I don't need a book, or a prophet to tell me there is a God. I have my own experieces to tell me that.
@Anonymous
Consistent blasphemy is surely tantamount to calling for God`s wrath. All u sinners will soon meet a horrible end. And Jesus Christ is infallible. Ur gibberish cant change this fact. Keep ur head buried in sand.
Glen Beck, Mormon? I think he is an OPPORTUNIST.
This guy is absolutely crazy...Republicans do not justify and try to read into this mad man. He is absolutely crazy. No other way around it. How could a hurricane be a blessing. He is a dork , crazy , goof , nuts.
glen b eat a d
The words "totally insane" come to mind.
slightly insane.... c. anthony is totally insane
Attn Glenn Beck..Jesus Christ had told us all this before. This hurricane is not a blessing. It's a disaster. It's easy for you to say all this junk. There are people who were struggling way before this storm and THEY COULDN'T STOCK PILE ON FOOD. Glenn looks like you eat pretty good. Why don't you Glenn Beck sell everything you have and help your neighbor. That is what the Bible says Acts 2:45.
The Bible is a book of fables. Only the weak minded can't understand that.
@Anon..you can believe whatever you wish. There is not a law that says you can't. The point is Glenn is wrong. He doesn't have a clue. I have watched for many years and listen to him. He twist things.
Obviously. But believing in the Bible as a fact of the Universe is a good sign that the person doesn't know much of history, comparative religion, philosophy or science in general. If one did, one would see how all religions and mythologies are created by men to both rule over and give existential security to other men. I'm sorry that you can't see past the illusion.
@Anon..you can disprove all of what you just said if you chose. Like I said "The POINT" is Glenn is false of what he talks about. When Glenn pulls things out of The Bible and changes it..that would make him a manipulator. Like I said you can do what you like and believe what you wish, there is no law in that. You must feel condemned or something because you are trying to justify your belief is(which has nothing to do with the topic.)
haha, what a retard.
False prophet. Also, he thinks weather is changing but does not believe in global warming.
He only believes the stuff he makes up. Complete nut job.
glenn beck is mad
This god guy seems pretty vindictive. If "god" gave man free will, then why is it that everyone has to punished that doesn't obey? Or, since man has free will, wouldn't man have the ability to change "the end"? How about instead of sticking your heads in the sand waiting for a false prophecy, get out in to your community and help.
Trying to make sense of BS is bad for your health. Trying to interpret religion rationally is like trying to decide which fairy tale is more real.
Don't listen to Glenn..he does not represent anything in the Christian Bible at all. He scatters and confuses people.
this post is not only logically unsound, its terribly random and chaotic in its approach. have you really read this post and thought about the questions and their implications. i mean really read it and thought for a few minutes? it as erratic as the religion you think it depicts. im not sure whats worse, religion, or religious people like you with no god; a walking contradiction
Religion scatters and condemns...Read the New Testament Bible..Gleen doesn't know what he is talking about. He is very wrong. He twists things for his advantage..Read The Bible New Testament and you will see.
okay ill explain. free will and judgement are two different things. and number two, man CAN use his freewill to change the end. if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice (rush)
@Head Count..sure you can do anything you wish.There is no law that says you cannot but Gleen is still wrong. If a person is going to be a Bible thumper that person needs to read it.
you can do what you wish but there is always a price to pay
Glenn Beck ... you're an idiot.
When your beloved hurricane and earthquake comes it will also take your food supply with you to the haven.
Ok seriously as an outsider to the US I have to admit I find this guys comments to be utter drivel and completely insensitive to the suffering that has been and will be suffered by those that have lost friends, family or their lives possessions.
how has he not been shot yet................ jesus, john lennon, kennedy family...... glen beck still here.....
We are living in a cruel world where the good die young and the bad die slow.
I agree with beck! He is so right!
Nope.
SURE YOU DO "WILLY" I BET CLEUTUS, BILLY JOE, AND BUBBA DO TO!!! heEEEEEEEhawww!!!
Read the Bible ..Glenn is so wrong.
What is wrong with you people? It shows America is still living in the olden days of hatred and discrimination towards your fellow black men and women. And all those who believe that God is behind this, that he sends Earthquakes and Hurricanes for destruction of people lives and livelihoods, are crazy. This earth lives, it's a living planet! All materials made have a seam, so the earth has seams, it is not a solid thing like a rock, it's like patched up, it took him 7 days to patch up this planet into a ball, which you can compare to a football, which have patches of two different colors (white and black), the people that are living on this "ball" the earth, is also mixed with black and white people, who try to live in harmony with everybody, why disrupt it with foolishness. Who says, Jesus was a white man? He is portrayed in the Bible and on pictures as a white man. Who is God? He was a spirit, nobody ever saw how he looked like, neither you or me. Jesus was a man of flesh and blood, like any of us. Even He, we don't know what color (or race) he was. The Bible is rewritten several times, nobody knows the real truth, what is written is in the Original Bible (the Dead Sea Scrolls), everyone who rewrote or rewrites the Bible, has his own interpretation. So, please don't come with crap, that God is behind all this!
Keep ur filthy scientific theories to urself. Irene is a blessing of God and a timely warning to sinners like u. It is the time to repent, not argument!
I agree. But the world, according to the bible, was created in 6 days, not 7.
diaz is scared of knowledge.
When this so called god intelligently designed the Earth did he design the plate tectonics with the full understanding they would cause major earthquakes that would result in the indiscriminate deaths of millions of his beloved creations?
Did he anticipates tsunamis and volcanoes and tornadoes and hurricanes that kill millions of innocent children when he intelligently designed the earth?
What kind of designer builds something he knows will kill the people he is designing it for?
The Almighty sends earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes etc so that u Godless morons can mend ur ways and come to the one right path. Godlessness is a curse, an abomination that corrupts the mind and ruins one`s ability to be rationale!
@ Diaz: Normally, I just let you kooky Christians rant... But I have a question for you...You believe that the earthquake and hurricane were sent by God to teach the Godless a lesson. But what about all the devout Christians that will suffer because of the exact same hurricane and earthquake? Are they sinners too? And if so, doesn't that mean that the whole "Jesus died for your sins" thing is just a buncha crap? Because if He died for everyones' sins, and these natural disasters are ALSO Gods way of teaching us not to sin, then that means that natural disasters are basically Compound Interest on original sin, and that God doesn't keep his Word. Christianity: It's not just fun to pick apart, it's also SO simple. *Brought to you by the Foundation for Clear Thinking.
If there was a God, this attention seeking yahoo would have been run over by a bus a long time ago.
Most of ppl taking this divine warning lightly here will see a horrible end. I pray to Lord that either guide these sinners to right path Or destroy them and make them example for the rest of the world!
You're doing better. No hypocritical use of the word "retard". Jesus will be more proud of you now.
Shut up, u ugly blasphemer! How dare u mock the Holy Father. U will burn in hell.
Glenn Beck, is that you? This is an example of what happens when you believe in bs.
An Iranian imam said that earthquakes are caused by women dressing indecently. You fall into the same category of insane. Trying to draw a parallel between the natural and supernatural is insanity, as the supernatural doesn't exist (or in the least can't be said to exist). Basically, you're a moron for not realizing the supremecy of the natural world.
This god guy seems pretty vindictive. If "god" gave man free will, then why is it that everyone has to punished that doesn't obey? Or, since man has free will, wouldn't man have the ability to change "the end"? How about instead of sticking your heads in the sand waiting for a false prophecy, get out in to your community and help. Idiot.
Diaz, you are the blasphemer. Satan has a place right next to him just for you.
Only few pious will heed to this divine warning. Most will stray and keep traveling on a self destructive path. I m here just to warn u sheep.
So, should we "blasphemers" be worried? Since you are so wise and all-knowing, you are the "voice of God", you know what will happen to us, you KNOW everything, we should be worried? I think, judging by your comments, that "we blasphemers" can go on with our lives very confident that we have nothing to worry about. It's you who should be worried.
And I recommend you read "Anti-God's" post, you might learn something.
I damn care about the posts of blasphemers! They are the fodder of Hell. They are deaf, dumb and blind. O people come to the Holy Father and embrace salvation!
The only one who is deaf, dumb, and blind is you. Just shut-up already and let us open-minded folks express our opinions and knowledge in peace. You are just a fool who is making himself look like a moron on PMS. Just sit down before you hurt yourself.
@Dieyoung
There is nothing to discuss, u imbecile! Warning has already come forth. It is time to act or u will Die Young(soon). Ur nick is also a sign if ur peanut brain can ever comprehend it.
And mocking a messiah is called Blasphemy, not Discussion. But retards will keep seeing things with one eye!
Blasphemy is a victimless crime.
diaz why would you follow Jesus? He was a g@y g@ngb@nger who made love to 12 guys each day. Why would you follow someone who drank sp3rm for breakfast each morning?
My God does not believe in Blasphemers and hatred like your God does. You need some serious Jesus cause all the hatred you are spewing towards those who don't believe you is not the work of God, but the work of Satan. You claim that God is bringing this storm to us as a punishment for our sins. If that is the case, then were are all the locus and plagues covering the Earth? Earthquakes and Hurricanes are natural disasters, and no God will ever send just a thing just to kill and hurt people. There is always repentance and always salvation. If you want to be saved then you better do both.
@Dieyoung
Ur god is just a figment of ur imagination or i might say "Ur invention to justify ur immoral and selfish acts". There is only ONE TRUE GOD. Cant u see the miserable condition of moslems which worship a false deity allha. God punished moslems for this mockery and these terrorist moslems are dying in thousands daily. These are all His signs, try to read and interlink them. Glenn can guide u in this journey. He is a messiah, a reformer and a shepherd for sinners like u. Avail this opportunity!
@ Diaz: I'm not a Christian. But, unfortunately for you, I AM familiar with the Bible. Your Fictional God would NOT approve of the way you speak to non-believers. You do not carry yourself in any type of Christian Manner. In fact, you sound like one of the nutjobs from Westboro, at best. Therefore, I'm gonna go ahead and tell you to shut your ignorant maw, and realize that no one who reads anything you write is ever going to take you seriously, including you. Have a great day, you fake Christian. :))
Wow guys...what is this...?
diaz.
You confuse me...you look like a coin with two faces...here you speak as a Mormon....! But earlier you used the word Kuffar...?adding to it your name which is taken from Light...? So brother I think it is not right what you are trying to do whether you are a Mormon or a Muslim... Nothing like a kinder word that comes like drips of water that breaks the solidest of rocks.... Amen