Ethics

Agreeing with Kuznicki on New Orleans

By Ed Brayton

In a post about John Hagee's claim that Katrina was God's punishment on New Orleans for sin, Jason Kuznicki writes:

I never visited New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina. I wish I had, because even after the storm, it's a fantastic city. New Orleans post-Katrina is more alive, more richly endowed, culturally, artistically, and historically, than most American cities that have never had a significant natural disaster. I'm headed back next week, and I'm looking forward to it immensely. If John Hagee's god hates New Orleans, and if I have to choose between them, then I choose New Orleans.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 09, 2008 (boomark / email).