On September 30, about a day after Hurricane Ian hit the coast of Florida, Christian evangelists (and right-wing activists) Mario Murillo and Lance Wallnau announced that their “Fire and Glory Tour” would still take place October 24-25 at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida, just outside of Fort Myers.

… So the answer is very clear. We are not canceling. And not only are we going ahead with our plans, but we also believe the hurricane has added a great urgency to the event.

More than ever, I know why God chose Estero. And now it is crystal clear that we are in God’s perfect timing.

God knew this storm was coming and He knew what would be going on in the hearts of the people after the storm.

Bold move to say “We are not canceling” because “we are in God’s perfect timing” about 24 hours after a hurricane devastated Fort Myers. The full toll of the damage wasn’t known, but the city was clearly in shambles. (Just this morning, city officials announced that over $600 million worth of damage occurred in Fort Myers alone.)

You know how this story goes.

Yesterday, Murillo announced that they were indeed canceling. The Fort Myers leg of their tour will now take place in December because FEMA and the Red Cross will be using Hertz Arena “to help the victims of hurricane Ian during all of October.” ...