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God does not protect his "house"

Yesterday a fire struck Chicago's (Catholic) Holy Name Cathedral. (Chicago being a big Irish and Catholic town, you can bet your sweet whatever that firefighters made a superhuman effort to fight the fire.)
The fact that God does not/cannot protect his "house" never seems to shake anybody's faith. It's always "Thanks to Got that it wasn't worse," or "Praise God that no one was hurt," or "Praise God that more people were not hurt."

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Permalink Reply by Goz on February 5, 2009 at 9:13pm

I've noticed that as well...It's jus disgusting.

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Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on February 5, 2009 at 9:37pm

He doesn't protect against Black Metallers thats for sure.

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on February 14, 2009 at 11:46am

I don't know if other people have noticed this, but it seems to me that a disproportionate number of churches burn down. It's fairly uncommon to have a tavern fire (though not unheard of). But it seems like churches burn down all the time.

It that just because the press reports on church fires, but who cares if some other place of business burns (unless lives are lost)? Or do churches burn down more often. If so - why? Arson to collect insurance in light of dwindling congregations? Arson as hate crimes? Too many candles? Just my imagination?

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Permalink Reply by Richard on February 14, 2009 at 3:49pm

If it's true that churches burn more often than could be expected from chance, it might be because their steeples and the crosses atop the steeples act as lightening rods.

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on February 14, 2009 at 5:27pm

Good point. They should be grounded. But are they?

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Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on February 15, 2009 at 9:02am

Plus, churches tend to be older buildings, built when the electrical standards weren't as stringent. Not to mention they are constantly lighting candles.

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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on February 14, 2009 at 3:45pm

Of course "God" does not protect his house, he is too buy punishing New Orleans for hosting gay pride parades.

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on February 14, 2009 at 5:28pm

See Richard's comment. Apparently Yahweh is striking them with lightning.

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Permalink Reply by Tedster on February 14, 2009 at 9:26pm

funny. God doesn't seem to bother my home town of San Francisco.

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Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on February 14, 2009 at 9:31pm

Says the San Andreas fault resident.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on February 15, 2009 at 11:27am

Who was San (Saint) Andreas, and why is it his fault? :)
Which reminds me-- when we atheists rule the world, we gotta change all the place names with San and Santa (saint)--think how many there are!-- plus all the Church Streets, etc. Around here they like to name streets and roads after priests and bishops. Oughta be illegal.