TO MY GOOD FRIENDS IN ALABAMA...

If you see State Senator Hank Erwin, please slap him. For those of you not in Alabama, you can send him an email: senatorerwin@aol.com

(AP): A state Senator from Shelby County, Alabama, says Hurricane Katrina was
God's punishment on a sinful part of America.
Hank Erwin wrote in a weekly column for news outlets -- quote -- "New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been known for gambling, sin and wickedness.

It is the kind of behavior that ultimately brings the judgment of God."

The Alabama Republican wrote the column after touring hurricane-ravaged coastal areas.

Erwin's column says, "Warnings year after year by godly evangelists and preachers went unheeded. So why were we surprised when finally the hand of judgment fell?"
The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was flooded by Katrina. But Erwin said the Baptists knew they were ministering in a sinful place that could be targeted.