Our Creator is NOT a Murderer

To:  The American Faith Community

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, some people of faith have suggested that God used the hurricane to punish New Orleans, other parts of the Gulf Coast, and the entire United States for various purported sins. The most notable example of this was the statement made by Michael Marcavage, director of Repent America, which said in reference to New Orleans that "this act of God destroyed a wicked city."

We, diverse people of faith from the United States of America (along with our friends from abroad), have come together to respond, declaring: Our Creator is NOT a murderer. We do not believe that the Creator of all things would destroy whole cities, kill hundreds if not thousands of innocent people, and damage our whole nation's infrastructure as punishment for purported sins. Our various faith traditions teach us that our Creator is loving and merciful, slow to anger and rich in kindness. If there is one thing we can come together to affirm even in our diversity, it is the basic truth that our Creator loves us and also calls us to love one another.

As we affirm this basic truth, common to all faith traditions, we also exhort our sisters and brothers in the American faith community who have committed this act of scandal to repent of their wrongdoing and affirm with us a Creator who infinitely loves all that has been created. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we must come together as people of faith to bring forth the love of our Creator in the acts of kindness that we show to our neighbors who have lost so much in this natural disaster. We must not get bogged down in ideological hatred; rather, we must respond to our Creator's call to love one another as we have been loved. It is through love, not through hatred, that we will come out of this time of national crisis.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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