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New Zealand Hit By 7.0 Earthquake, So Far No One Has Blamed God

09/03/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
God must be angry. He must be crazy. He must be pissed off and thus, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off of New Zealand’s South Island today. The epicenter was 55 km or 35 miles north-west of Christchurch. It was also at a depth of twelve kilometers or seven and a half miles. This news comes not long after New Zealand revoked the charitable status of Exodus, a group which works to try and ‘cure’ lesbians and gays.

Damage appears to have been extensive, but then again, New Zealand has been the site of so many earthquakes that over a decade ago they began construction on buildings which could withstand intense earthquakes. New Zealand has over fourteen hundred earthquakes a year, and around twenty every year which exceed magnitude 5.0 and greater.

So far, there have been no casualties. The earthquake was felt across the South Island when it struck at 4:35am local time. Power outages are wide spread, including as far afield as Dunedin.

According to Susan Birkbeck, who lives in the center of Christchurch, “It was absolutely shocking, we’re all terrified and scared of what’s going to happen next. I was asleep and suddenly the house started shaking and there was this smashing sound, I thought a large truck had just driven through the front window. I’m now sitting on my bed surrounded by broken glass and I’ve no idea what to do. The walls and roof are just hanging, it’s terrifying.

Colleen Simpson, another resident of Christchurch, stated “there is a row of shops completely demolished right in front of me.”

Aftershocks are still happening long after the main earthquake has passed.

So far, there has been no word from the National Organization for Marriage, Focus on the Family, Westboro Baptist Church, or any of those right wing groups claiming that this was God’s retribution for New Zealand supporting homosexuality. Still, they don’t seem to be willing to do anything about blaming God for the other earthquakes. Those might be harder to explain.

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