Disaster contrast & view on religion
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Disaster contrast & view on religion
After Katrina there were lots of quotes in the news from refugees talking about 'we will put our faith in god' blah blah blah as their shanty towns were blown away
from the coal mining tradegy...
'Casto said the tragedy has shaken the faith of some in the community. "We have got some of us ... saying... that we don't even know if there is a Lord anymore," she said. "We had a miracle, and it was taken away from us."'
Whatever your opinions, or thoughts should be with the families right now - I know what I am like with expectations (on a much less important scale), for the mining company to behave like this just compounds the tragedy
from the coal mining tradegy...
'Casto said the tragedy has shaken the faith of some in the community. "We have got some of us ... saying... that we don't even know if there is a Lord anymore," she said. "We had a miracle, and it was taken away from us."'
Whatever your opinions, or thoughts should be with the families right now - I know what I am like with expectations (on a much less important scale), for the mining company to behave like this just compounds the tragedy
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
for the mining company to behave like this just compounds the tragedy
One other thing, this is clearly a tragedy, but the circumstances surrounding it seem so unlikely that they border on the surreal: an enormous build-up of methane is ignited by lightning causing an explosion large enough to shatter rock? What are the chances? I'm not implying that there's a conspiracy afoot, but it certainly seems like catastrophic bad luck.
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
After Katrina there were lots of quotes in the news from refugees talking about 'we will put our faith in god' blah blah blah as their shanty towns were blown away
from the coal mining tradegy...
'Casto said the tragedy has shaken the faith of some in the community. "We have got some of us ... saying... that we don't even know if there is a Lord anymore," she said. "We had a miracle, and it was taken away from us."'
Whatever your opinions, or thoughts should be with the families right now - I know what I am like with expectations (on a much less important scale), for the mining company to behave like this just compounds the tragedy
from the coal mining tradegy...
'Casto said the tragedy has shaken the faith of some in the community. "We have got some of us ... saying... that we don't even know if there is a Lord anymore," she said. "We had a miracle, and it was taken away from us."'
Whatever your opinions, or thoughts should be with the families right now - I know what I am like with expectations (on a much less important scale), for the mining company to behave like this just compounds the tragedy
#4
Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by Chorlton
From what I've heard, someone mentioned theyd found the miners, and someone at the pit head shot their mouth off on a cellphone, playing chinese whispers. I dont know it that was the mining company or not. The officials didnt want to say anything until they knew for sure.
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by TN-Dave
One of our local papers ran a front page story that said "All Miners found alive"..... so they were listening to the whispers too !
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by TaffyinOK
The Daily Oklahoma ran a similar front page story that read, "They're Alive!". On the surface it seems an outrageous error on their part, but then we have to remember that when they went to press - they have their deadlines to meet remember - that was what was being reported from the site of the disaster. Hindsight is 20/20.
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
My Husbands Gran Dad was killed in a mine in Virginia 30 years ago, it never stopped his Mother from being a Bible basher, they had a terrible hard life with there Gran Mother widowed with 6 Kid's up in the hill's.
#8
Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by Hiro11
It's not clear that the company was at fault for the communications fiasco. I saw the tape of the CEO's original statement and he states that 12 "people" have been recovered, he doesn't indicate if they were alive or dead. The mistaken leak that they were alive seems to have come from miscommunication between the rescue team in the mine and the control group on top. Add the huge numbers of reporters and townspeople desperate for good news and it's pretty easy to see how this could have happened.
One other thing, this is clearly a tragedy, but the circumstances surrounding it seem so unlikely that they border on the surreal: an enormous build-up of methane is ignited by lightning causing an explosion large enough to shatter rock? What are the chances? I'm not implying that there's a conspiracy afoot, but it certainly seems like catastrophic bad luck.
One other thing, this is clearly a tragedy, but the circumstances surrounding it seem so unlikely that they border on the surreal: an enormous build-up of methane is ignited by lightning causing an explosion large enough to shatter rock? What are the chances? I'm not implying that there's a conspiracy afoot, but it certainly seems like catastrophic bad luck.
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Re: Disaster contrast & view on religion
Originally Posted by TN-Dave
Very true.... I just feel for those families clinging onto hope and then being let down after they had probably thought a great weight was lifted from their shoulders...