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Hurricanes and the Apocalypse

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Did Hurricane Katrina Deliver a Spiritual Message?

RNS’ article of the week (linked above), from content-partner Beliefnet, outlines a variety of meanings being read into the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Stephen O’Leary, a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, sees little distinction between religious end-times beliefs and more secular Earth Changes views.


“When people leave behind the Christian version of the apocalypse, they don’t quit being apocalyptic,” O’Leary says. “They switch brands.”

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