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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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Why do you give this idiot air time. He is crazy as an outhouse rat.
somebody tell him the difference between curse and blessing!!
Glenn Beck always succeeds at reminding us that American right-wingers are seriously the dumbest and most deranged people on Earth.
Your not kidding.
Irene is and was bad but could have been much worse. I agree with Beck that the storm is a good warning to be prepared in case of more severe and prolonged disasters.
Beck is nuts. Plain and simple. I cannot figure out what his angle is other than he has one to make money much like the other talking head wing nuts on talk radio. But in his case it might just be that he is indeed mentally disturbed as opposed to just greedy and heartless.
Glen Beck has turned into an idiot.
I think "Is an idiot" is better... when was he ever NOT an idiot.
Who is he? Never head of him. He is on something for sure. What an idiot in the greatest sense. What God doesn't need is some brainwashed evangelist sprouting nonsence. The world is aware that nature is chaos and man cannot control it no matter who they thinl they are. Equanimity – it is as it is, let it be.
Oh the Mormon religion says essentially the earth is here for us to plunder, consume its resources and do with what we will. Sickos.
Glen Beck's god is the god of Joseph smith not the Bible. When will Christians understand he is preaching a false Gospel?
The Mormon God is merely one of a vast number each of which rules over their assigned plane according to Mormon legend and teachings. No word on who or what does the assignings, but we are assured that we can ascend to that lofty position somewhere as long as we play by Mormon rules and are not female. I guess our assigmed God-in-Heaven sends warnings. Others may not. Lucky us.
Why Is It all These Idiot that have spread hate and Is Racist , and all the bad thing he had say on Is radio talk show. All they think they have to do Is saying they find a church to go to and everything Is all right. This man should be taking off the Radio and keep out of the news, Because this man Is a Racist IDIOT. I can't believe anybody would even listen to this man.
Glen Beck's 15 minutes of fame is over. He has made his millions so he should retire and give us a break. ...Please?....
We have 6 gun Perry to entertain us now.
You mean yosemite sam don't you?
Glen is a entertainer just like the TV preachers and other talk show hosts, they all want the same thing, your money. They never let any bad situation go to waste to take advantage of the gullible. The only thing I would agree with is that people do need to prepare for emergencies better and not depend on Uncle Sam to show up to help them.
I am not sure what makes me sicker, the fact Glenn Beck said it or that CNN decided that he deserved any sort of coverage. It's really a tough call
Oh yeah, he's a real nut case. What sane person would think being prepared for disaster is a good thing???? We should all just rely on FEMA right? What a nutjob to think God reminds us that we do not dictate what nature does or remind us that our feeble efforts could be erased in a moment and we could have to start over. Why don't you all look at Joplin? CNN and all of your leftist drones are the morons. You hate so strongly that it blinds you from truth.
Ya, hurricane a blessing. Destroying peoples lives and causing billions of dollars in damage just to remind everyone to listen to what Beck has to say. I think he has blinded you dude.
In all my years, I have never heard such nonsense!
See the problem with STOCK PILING food is that people would just eat it before the day was over. Those stock piling food are for the most part morbidly obese american's that aren't able to withstand to go without eating for more than 30 minutes. Why not stock pile on health food and exercise equipment and actually use it 😉
Why is Glenn Beck on CNN??? If he's gonna be stuck on TV please put him on one of those religious channels with the rest of the crack head psychos. His ill-conceived and inconsiderate ramblings do not make him a leader but rather just another village idiot....and ANYONE that believes natural disasters that destroy and take lives are blessings is also an idiot. Religions were created by people...that's why we have so many conflicts over religion...because misguided morons like Beck continue to antagonize the world so they can keep religions alive.
You are a horses Bass!!!!
you know usualy i love to take articles like this one on. but for some reason this is just too absurd. a hurricane blessing. i wonder how much property he owns in the hurricanes path? how much of it was damaged? and if hes lost any family members to it yet? for the people that have lost these things i doubt they see it as a blessing. as for being prpared,if it is a true catastrophy thers no way to prepare. it happens fast. theres no time. and im guessing that for some reason poor people cant be blessed in this way. if youve no money and no car youre not going to be ABLE to get things together nor are you going anywhere.. that was alot of the problem in n.o.. lots of poor people lived there. they had no way to get out of the way. and the city officials couldnt decide whether to use the school buses or not..the poor depend on the good will of the rich( not much good will there these days) and the government. fema is one example of what depending on the government gets you. as for glen beck? lets see if hell give you a ride out on his plane.
Glenn Beck is an idiot, and an embarassment to radio show hosts everywhere. I wish God would put HIM out of OUR misery.
HE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO AMERICA – PERIOD.
He is doing what all people who want to be rich and famous do. They real idiots are the people who follows him and believes what he says.
a real nut case.