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Tsunami in Sri Lanka: Three Images

The Christian fundamentalists see the tsunami as the wrath of God, a harbinger of things to come; a judgement from God for sins committed by human beings. There's a revengeful God pulling the levers of nature to punish the sexually wicked.

See Paul Kidd for more on a Christianity that has lost any sense of no compassion for the suffering of others.

Jason South, Palm leaves inscribed with the names of the dead mark the sandy graves of 64 residents of the fishing village of Manalkadu, Jaffna, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka.

The whole village was destroyed by the tsunami.

Jason South, A skull uncovered by the tsunami that hit the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

A brief account of Tim Costello's visit to Galle in Sri Lanka.

Jason South, Hundreds of bodies lie in a makeshift morgue in the hospital in Galle.

Non religious commentary about the tsunami can be found here.

Update:2 Jan
Extended commentary by Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision Australia,in Sri Lanka

Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at January 1, 2005 07:13 AM | TrackBack