Advocate Claims East Coast Earthquake a ‘Warning From God’ to Pass Jobs Bill
- Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:06pm by
Billy Hallowell
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Was yesterday’s northeastern earthquake a “warning from God?”
That’s what Rocky Twyman, a community organizer, public relations consultant, and “prayer warrior” believes. Specifically, Twyman claims that God unleashed the historic earth-shaking in an effort to urge lawmakers to focus upon job creation and those affected by the lagging economy.
Responding to the quake, which was one of the most intense in Virginia history – a 5.8 on the Richter scale — he‘s offering up a warning to America’s political elite. His message? It’s time for Obama to work with Congress to push through a jobs bill. But, before I continue, let‘s take a brief look at Twyman’s history in political and social advocacy.
He founded the “Pray at the Pump” movement a few years back (an effort to pray down gas prices). He’s also the man behind the “Pray Without Ceasing Political Party.” In early August, the political group marched around the U.S. Capitol building seven times in an effort to shed light on the need for bipartisan agreement in raising the debt ceiling. Below, watch him discuss the U.S. deficit:
On Wednesday, Twyman is planning an “emergency vigil of hope” in response to the quake. Via a press release, he explains the purpose behind his planned response:
“Because we are not in an earthquake zone, it was quite unusual for a quake of this magnitude that was felt all the way in Canada to occur. We will proudly carry signs saying CONGRESS AND OBAMA, HEED THE EARTHQUAKE WARNING, COME BACK FROM YOUR PLUSH VACATIONS NOW AND PASS A JOBS BILLS OR WE NEED ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE, AMERICA HELPED LIBYA, NOW LET’S HELP UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS WHO CANNOT AFFORD VACATIONS.”
The Baltimore Sun further explains the group’s plans to address use the vigil to urge politicians to take action:
The members of the Pray Without Ceasing Political Party (PWCPP) believe that this earthquake represents a wake-up call from God to Obama and Congress to stop fighting and get a job bills passed to help Americans who are struggling during this horrific recession. They believe that God is a loving God and is not pleased that so many of His children are enduring so much pain while Congress and President Obama enjoy plush vacations. In order to dramatize this belief, concerned citizens and PWCPP will hold an emergency vigil of hope in front of The White House…
Clearly, Twyman cares deeply for the people who find themselves suffering and in need during the nation’s post-recession economic battles. But, some will likely find distate in the advocate’s insinuation that God caused this natural disaster in order to specifically call Congress to draft and pass a jobs bill.
Considering Twyman’s past and present appeals, it will be interesting to see what he comes up with next.
(h/t The Baltimore Sun)
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Comments (209)
cookcountypatriot
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:44pmrocky ..your god satan doesnt care if you have a job or not…he just wants your soul.which he obviously has……find jesus christ fast rockhead,,,,ye shall know that truth and the truth shall set you free,,especially of that cancer called progressivism….
Report Post »HKS
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:55pmIf it is a warning, my money is on lack of faith in this country.
Report Post »tinydd
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:13pmI thought it was a warning for Obama to get the heck out of Washington…
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:26pmI think Rocky needs to go home make some eye of newt soup and sacrafice his goat…….You have to laugh at people like this. Hey Rocky watch pull a rabbit out of this hat….oh sh*t wrong hat.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:30pmSOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP IS TAKING AWAY UNION POWER…
Romney is right, we need to allow people to choose if they will join unions or not, this shouldn’t be a condition to work: http://url2it.com/haqa
Report Post »WSGAC
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:04pmOne more example of nutjobs on both side of the political spectrum, using nature to peddle their boneheaded theology!
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:30pmWHY DID this video even get posted here? The Blaze… why do you post such crapp, negative, and ridiculous idiocy … like the video/interview with and Anti-beck protestor. on the lead story now… Why do you give thses people the forum to been seen and heard. Please, quit legitimizing their viewpoints by giving them a high area of viewership!!! Lets keep the stories upbeat, and highlite the GREAT Americans and quit giving these nutjob minority views the time of day!!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:48pmI thought it was just an earthquake – do you really believe that God would cause a earthquake to happen to bring us a message? I think that is just wishful thinking on the rights side – you just want Obama out so bad, you will convince yourself about anything!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-1yu
Report Post »Freebird
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:35pmIn the words of the Bellamy brothers
“He‘s an old hippie and he don’t know what to do”
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 8:11pmhttp://www.infowars.com/haarp-hurricane-irene-and-the-dc-earthquake-…connected/
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 8:41pmi would say it is a warning to get the godless commies out of washington.
Report Post »patbarker
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 8:55pmbingo…the warning is for this country to repent and it;s people to be born again or for those that are in His book, to turn back quickly to the Lord as God once again shakes the nations!!!
for those that ears to hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying…..
Report Post »ICRedifURBlue
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:24pmget off your fat, lazy, welfare sucking azz and do some >>>>>>>>WORK………..sweep a street, pick up trash, wash cars————you‘d be surprised how much you can EARN by applying yourself instead of bitchin’ and suckin‘ the gov’t tit………
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:38pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYFjGOCaiQk
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:30amIf God is using earthquakes to display his displeasure towards man, he must really be torqued! There are over 500,000 earthquakes per year on Earth. Are all (or any) of them judgements from God? I don’t know, since I don’t speak for God, and I don’t know many smart folks that do. Yeah, I know quite a few that seem to think God’s favorite form of “hissy fit” is a good old earthquake. I don’t buy it though.
As I’m stated previously, sometimes an earthquake is just an earthquake. Does God ever use earthquakes as a form of displeasure anymore? I couldn’t tell you, and I‘d be a bit uneasy in taking any mortal’s word for whether individual quakes are or aren’t. Man’s judgement is, by nature, defective. Now if God wants to provide a direct revelation, I’m down with that. As it stands, there are too many intermediaries to give a lot of credence to any or everyone’s opinion on divine, versus run of the mill earthquakes.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 2:15pmThe best “jobs bill” that could ever be produced is one that :
- Repeals ObamaCare and bans any future attempt of such a thing.
- Creates a business friendly atmosphere by decreasing red-tape regulations.
- Encourages positive reinforcement for people and existing business to take risk.
- Promotes self-motivation and rewards personal responsibility.
- Decreases governmental dependency.
- Encourages a “get off your azz” mentality.
Of course, Obama is doing exactly the antithesis of this.
Remember this: You can’t “create” jobs based on desire or governmental manipulation, you can only create an atmosphere that allows and promotes job creation. The Obama administration kills the proper job creating atmosphere and the proof is in the resulting unemployment rate…..and trust me, it’s higher than the reported 9.2 %. It’s closer to 22% – 25%.
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 1:39pmThese Azz-Clowns don’t believe in anything but LIBTERD BULL CRAP!
Report Post »Bonesaw
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:06pmsoooo there’s an earthquake, aaaand a stucture sustains some damage from that earthquake. THAT’S a supernatural “sign from God”? That’s like a rainstorm that soaks the ground is supernatural.
What WOULD be a supernatural sign from God would have been if the monument crumbled to rubble WITHOUT an earthquake or explosives, just up and crumbled for no reason at all. THEN I would be inclined to think it was a sign from God. But I would NOT think it was a sign from God to pass more legislation.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:44pmThis earthquake was not a warning from God… God does not intervene. He stands by and watches the actions of his foolish children, and spares us judgment until we meet our end (for a great example of this, just look at all the evil that is committed by man, and NONE of it is resolved by God, but by MAN when they have had enough of the ridiculousness). Earthquakes are caused by shifting tectonic plates, NOT spiritual powers (whatever you call them) I wish people would stop blaming things on God and others, and take responsibility for their own actions, while acknowledging the things that are out of their control.
This is an act of Nature, nothing more… I love my religious brothers and sisters, however sometimes you need to stop thumping that bible, and divert your eyes from it long enough to see the REAL world around you…
Report Post »code green
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:03pmI don’t kmow if I would put it exactly as you have ,but I agree that God doesn’t intervene in every thing that happens good or bad (holocaust comes to mind). God judges man at the end gate, and guides by scripture.
Report Post »To think a natural geological event is a sign, is disturbing to me thinking about the person that thinks so . Maybe Jim Jones didn’t get everybody onboard for his trip.
tinydd
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:15pmMaybe it was climate change as the over heated earth is shifting the plates to cool itself…
Report Post »123456789_0
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:27pmcode green-
i‘m not exactly a ’believer,’ but if the god of abraham and moses exists, he intervenes. jews were scattered throughout the diaspora after being expelled in 70 AD by the romans. antisemitism across europe from the mid-1800s helped created the zionist ideology and the desire to form a jewish state to protect the jewish community. WWI and WWII helped re-carve the middle east map into Western-style nation states. Palestine at that point was considered ungoverned lawless territory. without WWI, Palestine would’ve been considered un-settleable. without WWII, Hitler, there would be no UN. Without the holocaust and the different pogroms, there would not have been a single legitimate reason for the UN to recognize a Jewish state in Palestine, and very few Jews, save for the ideologues, probably would’ve migrated to that state.
if the Jewish god exists, and we are in fact living in messianic times like so many right-wing religious fanatics believe, then god is directing everything- good and evil.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:30pmDon‘t know exactly where you’re coming from “religion” wise — if it’s Christian – the Bible is full of scriptures saying God does indeed intervene in human events. He’s in control all of the time and everything is either allowed to happen or not, according to whatever His purposes/judgements are at the time and with whom. The Bible is full of His judgements re the weather, “natural disasters” which He uses as He pleases. There are “judgements” here on earth for the living as well as for the final White Throne judgement for eternity. Usually the ones here are for just “punishments”/spiritual wake up calls in hopes to bring some back to Him and therefore not lose their soul and/or country, etc., etc. The ultimate ones are at the end before Jesus comes back (Revelation). Indeed, I worry about those who say He never does these things – not biblical and with all due respect, naive, ignorant of the scriptures/unhealthy denial of who God is all about.
Report Post »usmc1063
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:43pmI love this comment because it’s true, it‘s simple but most of all it’s to the point. God doesn‘t take sides because he love’s all his children. When you go to God he listens and guides you shows you the path to follow. Open your hearts and understand one thing God placed us here on and imperfect word to live a life of freedom and choice. It is up to us to choose the path in which we follow.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:56pmIn that case , read Jonah. Skip most of the Old Testament and pray through the ” New.”
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:14pmONIKAZE,
God watches. He endowed us with free will. We make our own choices as individuals, and as a society.
If this were a warning from God he would have used his powers to place ol’ Rocky on a fault line and plunge him into the abyss.
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 10:11pmIsn’t that Reverend Wright? Just as believable.
Report Post »totallyfedup2
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:42pmYea ! I’m sure I read in the bible “Thou shalt pass a jobs bill or I will cause an earthquake to hit in Washington D.C.” Jude 3:12 WOW
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:44pmIt would be more like the Self Annointed one standing on the front steps of the Congress building and holding his hands to the air shouting “This bill for jobs has passed….” while silence follows and no one is about him to even notice…This advocate is as full of hot air as Obama.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:51pmBarry just got a East Coast postit note from the man, or woman upstairs. Barry , How long can you tread water? Remember your lazer -like focus on that three letter word, JOBS
Report Post »WTFGOV_ENUF
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:58pmSure that was not in the book of JOB :)
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:29pmIt‘s not the book of Jude it’s from the book of Dude……LOL
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 6:56pmYup! I believe in God and I believe in prayer, but I’m questioning if God cares about the job bill enough to cause an earthquake. I believe God can move mountains and heal the sick, in fact, God can do anything he wants to do, but a job bill? ummmmm? There is power in prayer and I’m sure God does
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chkiaar
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:39pmAnd if we don’t have a human sacrifice, the sun won’t come up tomorrow. Guess we can start with Rocky Twyman.
Report Post »Grace1798
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:38pmObama will blame Bush for this earthquake, do not worry.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:44pmTry to keep up, that joke has made the rounds and is buried already.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:54pmWhy sure he will, he will name the fault line the BUSH FAULT LINE.
Report Post »sawman
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:05pmI’m sure it was caused by the global warming.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:19pmI think it’s the Tea Party and Rick Perry from here on out until Nov 2012.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:38pmWell, it did not take long for the Democratic socialists and their flunkies to make a play off of the quake yesterday; now they are trying to spin it for their own agenda.
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:38pmHas anyone noticed that this reads like some of the responses on this site? This guy is a nut.
Report Post »Sandoz
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:37pmWhat a crock of excrement. Rocky Twyman, a community organizer, (well that explains THAT) Rocky Twyman<<<What a moron toilet baby.
Report Post »I say the earthquake is because God doesn't want the "Dream Act" passed by executive order and he wants the dems, esp. Obama to quit spending money they don't have, God would also like us to have a much smaller government; along with protecting and defending our consititution and protecting and defending our borders. God also thinks that the attacks against the "tea party" (which is a concept) have to stop now or there will be aftershocks to contend with.
Jenny Lind
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:35pmSigh………sigh……sigh……..ok, whatever. We all pray for what we think is important, but we have to remember congress AND our Prez are , well, intersting material for God to work with.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:42pmI was praying this morning and God said if you all want Peace on Earth send all your money to Mr. Cessna152 (cash only please).
These people are TRULY FALSE teachers… put nicely.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 3:44pm152
Remember Soupy Sales???
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:34pmAs if we’d believe ANYTHING a community organizer would have to say. We all know they are liars.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:37pmYou know many church officials, pastors, deacons, etc., are community organizers too. They all liars as well?
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:29pmAnyone should be able to see this was god’s way of telling us to stop deficit spending….! What?
Report Post »harvbell
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:26pmIt IS a warning from God, but for something far more serious and eternal. Just another whisper that that tells the world to get your house in order.As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be just before the second coming.
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:25pmI thought the LEFT were going to say the earthquake was from GLOBAL WARMING
Report Post »GayDem4Beck
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:45pmMSNBC’s MadCow was screaming about the dangers of earthquakes and nuclear power plants. And that most of the power plants in trouble of earthquakes was on the east coast.
Report Post »Grace1798
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:24pmThose whom you wish would take a ‘warning” from God first must believe in God which they do not. They think THEY ARE GODS, so they won’t take any warning. They have no fear.
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:24pmoooh papa tooniee wes gots us a LOONIEEE
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:22pmDim witted liberals. Not capable of doing anything constructive in life, so the come to the blaze and do what they do best, moan, groan, whimper and whine.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:21pmTo bad they did not blow the ram’s horn after the 7th march round the capital.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:18pmI agree that the earthquake was a warning from GOD, but not about the jobs bill.
No, I believe it was a continuing set of warnings and signs that the believers in Jesus Christ are about to be raptured out of this world, and the 7 yrs of tribulation are about to begin.
The quakes all over the world, the record breaking famine and droughts, the ongoing take over of the middle east by the one world false religion.
The cry for one world money, even by our own leaders.
Talks about a borderless world, one world government.
My gosh people, how many more signs do you need?
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:29pmAgree, it is a warning from God, and not about jobs. We need to get our minds and hearts straight with God, for things to come.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:18pmWhat an idiot! Nice shirt! What we need, is for government to get out of the way of free enterprise. Let average guy, go buy a Lawnmower and get immediately to work !!! No more BS regulations, licenses and fees to stymie Entrepreneurs.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:41pmUm, in my neck of the woods you don‘t need to get a licence or permit to cut somebody’s lawn. You do need a licence however to get paid to rewire someone’s house, a result of unlicensed guys burning down people’s homes. Makes sense doesn’t it?
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:16pmThat’s what Rocky Twyman, a community organizer, public relations consultant, and “prayer warrior” believes.
Translation…Obama koolaid drinking apologist and welfare recipient envokes his brand of praying to a generic God.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:16pmAppears Mr. Twyman believes GOD’s blessings come from Congress????????? Good Grief!!
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:22pmHe obviously does not understand that congress’ function is killing jobs, not creating them!
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:12pmLooking at Ms. (or is it Mr.?) Twyman’s Protest Sign, I’m reminded of the old adage, “Brevity is the Sole of Whit”.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:15pmThat sign is quite busy. Whos got time to read it when the world is coming to an end?!?!?!?
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:15pmOr, as the literate know it, The “Soul of Wit.”
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:10pmInstead of shakin the **** out of everything, couldn‘t he juat have wispered it into Perry’s ear?
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:10pmRocky is a moron.
Report Post »ddg7
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 2:10pmMust be a slow day in the news department to put crap like this out on the Blaze.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 7:22pmI agree. This idiot Billy Hallowell won’t let me post a response to that moron, SIMPLETRUTHS !!! I have been trying to get a scathing retort in. This Journalist has to be a Liberal.
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:49amDid I see the ‘Soup of the Day’ menu on his sign.. get in line and no cutting.
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