A Christian Liberal is NOT an oxymoron.

Posted by XT on June 19th, 2008 in This blog

Having grown up in a part of the country that sees a lot of violent thunderstorms and tornados, I’ve always pondered this:

If threatened by lightning, you are advised not to stand under a tree. You are also advised not to be in an open area. What do you do if you are in a large open area with a single tree?

If threatened by a tornado, you are advised to get out of your car and lie face-down in a ditch. However, tornados are often accompanied by rain and/or hail. If one lies face-down in a ditch while it is raining, one will drown. If one lays face down in baseball-sized hail, they will get the back of their head stoved in.

We are advised not to try and outrun a tornado in a car. We are advised not to hide from one under a overpass. We are also advised not to be in open territory when a tornado overtakes us. However, if you are driving in the country and the only shelter for five miles is an overpass – what do you do?

Here’s my advice – if there’s a tornado, get underground. If you can’t do that – use your brain and pray a lot. If there’s a lightning storm, get inside ASAP. If you can’t get inside, pray.

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