Texas flooding

[Rivendale]

The Bible instructs that God killed the wicked on the earth via a flood, with the only "righteous" ones (Noah and his family) being saved on an ark.

Mormon scripture (D&C 59:21): “And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments.”

Are Mormons confessing God's hand in this past weekend's floods in Texas?

Did God save the righteous in that area, and only the wicked died?

Only righteous saved with Noah? Some of the family are pictured as problematic. One would expect a story like that to be simplified, even so I would not expect only the bad guys died. The story goes people were violent a d God wanted a start over. Innocent children would die in the story like they do in real floods.

I do not think think there is an expectation only bad folks die in a flood, Biblical or otherwise

God is indiscriminately incapable or frivolous in his execution procedures? These do overs are curious and seem to be ad hoc justification for theological pasifications.

[Gadianton]

First Rusty can't get a revelation that would ever actually help a person that needed help and adding to that, he can't even convince the majority of his followers, 64%, to abstain from murder.

[huckelberry]

Only righteous saved with Noah? Some of the family are pictured as problematic. One would expect a story like that to be simplified, even so I would not expect only the bad guys died. The story goes people were violent a d God wanted a start over. Innocent children would die in the story like they do in real floods.

I do not think think there is an expectation only bad folks die in a flood, Biblical or otherwise

No, not among rational people, but Mormon press releases regularly assert that Mormons were prevented from dying in a tragedy due to their '[Mormon-defined] goodness.' What's the difference?

Marcus you point out a disturbing bit of shortsighted selfish concern. It happens with other Christian groups or manipulative leaders as well as Mormons , repulsive in any group.

[Marcus]

No, not among rational people, but Mormon press releases regularly assert that Mormons were prevented from dying in a tragedy due to their '[Mormon-defined] goodness.' What's the difference?

Marcus you point out a disturbing bit of shortsighted selfish concern. It happens with other Christian groups or manipulative leaders as well as Mormons , repulsive in any group.

Agreed.