John Hagee

Pastor John Hagee, who has endorsed Sen. John McCain, reiterated his belief that the devastation of Hurricane Katrina was brought on by a "sinful city" and its plans for a "homosexual rally."

I find it amazing that people are willing to accept such a grotesque construction of God—one that would cause so much suffering to so many people out of a distaste for, of all things, gay pride. One would think Hagee's followers would take great offense to such a blatant and malicious perversion of the thing they hold most sacred.

And what of John McCain? Does John McCain support the practice of contorting and corrupting the idea of God in order to advance a political agenda of hatred and bigotry? He may have distanced himself from some of Hagee's comments, but why has he not rejected and denounced the endorsement of John Hagee altogether? Does that mean that he secretly believes this stuff too? How much of an influence would Hagee be on John McCain should he win the presidency? What would a presidency governed by this sort of ideology—an ideology of hate—mean for the rest of us?

Most importantly, does John McCain really believe that the victims of Katrina got what they deserved? These are legitimate concerns, and the people of Louisiana as well as everyone else affected by Hurricane Katrina have a right to know whether or not John McCain loathes us as much as his friends do.