I’ve worked for an attorney who was ultra conservative, and would give daily devotions to the entire 30+ staff office. On numerous occasions he stated that the earth quake in Haiti happened because the Haitian people collectively sold their souls to the devil in order to win their independence from the Europeans, and that the quake was payback. I later found out that Pat Robertson the televangelist held the same views and that in fact my boss was an alumni of Roberson’s university and must of crossed paths.

In other words, ‘religious conservatives’ take any disaster as an opportunity to blame their opponents? The infrequent times I’ve happened upon ‘Rush’ on the radio -- that’s all I hear. Apparently, they view their ‘conservative audience’ as too ignorant and poorly educated to deduce reality, so they feed them lies, call it truth - and it’s gobbled up!

Whereas, thinking individuals want factual information in order to better understand the situation then form their own opinions. Too sophisticated to settle for unsubstantiated blame, they’re open to further investigation and interpretation.

Sounds like the difference between Religionists & Agnostics/ Atheists, to me ~

My dad was a Christian all his life, but he wasn't like the Roy Moore supporters. He was a kind man. He's been gone for 19 years. He'd be appalled at what the Christian Right has become.