"Katrina" Hits, Mormons Help, No Watchtower Help!

[Apollyon (Rev. 9:11)]

"Katrina" Strikes, Mormons Help, Pharisee-Minded Watchtower Society & Jehovah's Witnesses Don't!

While upon earth, Jesus laid down the "Golden Rule," as many refer to it today, for all professed christians:

"All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them..." -- Matthew 7:12

Certainly such a statement would apply to giving assistance to any who were victims of the terrible natural disaster and aftermath that has seized the attention of the nation after the wrath of Hurricane "Katrina" has ravaged the city of New Orleans. Yes, 10s of thousands of natives of the city of New Orleans have now been displaced and become homeless, overnite.

However, we are beginning to see unique response in the wake of the devastation left from this powerful storm system. Yes, we are now seeing contributions now coming in from all over American, yes even from countries around the globe. People are now sending food, clothing, money, medicine and many other forms of help to provide relief for these victims of this unprecedented catastopic disaster.

Relative to that situation, we recall oftentimes people in the world generally equate "cult" like religions like the Mormons with the Jehovah's Witnesses, and think of them as being just alike. However, when colossal natural disasters strike, such as in the case of Hurricane "Katrina", is this really the case?

Well, actually the following news article shows a big difference in the Pharisee-Watchtower Society-Jehovah's Witness mentality with religions like those of the Mormon faith. Please examine the following news article.

Storehouses Continue to Send Supplies to Hurricane Katrina Victims

Two additional truckloads of humanitarian aid for Hurricane Katrina's hardest-hit areas along the Gulf coast are on their way from the Bishops' Central Storehouse in Salt Lake City. The semi-trucks, loaded Wednesday, are filled with supplies necessary to sustain the lives of Hurricane Katrina refugees. The cargo includes tents, sleeping bags, bottles of drinking water, and five-gallon gas containers. Meanwhile, Church meetinghouses across the Southeast continue to be used as emergency shelters. One meetinghouse in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb, served as an American Red Cross Shelter and a destination for carloads of the state's refugee families, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

At a press conference addressing the Church's ongoing role in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, Kevin Nield, director of Bishops' Storehouse Services, said the Church would continue to meet the needs of Church members and other community members who are seeking refuge.

Brother Nield, who has played a significant role in the management of the Church's response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, said a sufficient supply of drinking water is most essential. He said more water is in demand because of the potential for disease in local water supplies and also because thirst is greater than hunger among evacuees who are, to an extent, in shock. Brother Nield also said the five-gallon gas containers will serve as fuel tanks for generators and chain saws.

As 14 other trucks from the large central warehouse in Salt Lake have arrived or are near arrival among Hurricane Katrina evacuees, food, hygiene kits, and other emergency supplies preceded the latest shipment. Central bishops' storehouses in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia are sending vehicles and supplies to the hurricane victims. Brother Nield said some trucking companies are teaming up with the Church to help the regional storehouses to haul goods; some even contribute to the supply of aid. “It could be a bishops' storehouse in Slidell, Louisiana or it could be a chapel in Biloxi, Mississippi,” Brother Nield said. “It depends where the need is and the kind of requests that come forward.” He said the most urgent need is in the areas the media indicate: New Orleans, Louisiana, and Biloxi, Mississippi.

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