Wrath of God: Letter to Editor, Everett Herald

I just sent my first letter to the editor to the Everett Herald. In all honesty, I have sent letters to the editor in the past, but those were to thank donors to high school fund raises. Thus, this is my first issue oriented letter to the editor. The letter is pasted below, and I will add links/updates if the letter is published.

In the wake of recent natural disasters that have caused seemingly endless tragedy, lessons can be learned about preparedness and the need for social programs. Conversely, simple mindedness can dodge the need to make sacrifices, and these events can be described, quite literally, as acts of God. I can think of no natural disaster that better mimics the wrath of god than a tornado. These, if I interpret the mythology, would be a god's guided missiles, and no place on Earth is more battered than the American Bible Belt. If a deity were angry at a large group of people, it would probably use a hurricane (typhoon or cyclone). It seems that the American Southeast is hit most devastatingly by this type of storm. It seems unnecessary to mention the obvious parallels between religion and floods, which have plagued the states along the Mississippi River. However, it seems that Earthquakes and volcanism might be the work of Satan (coming from within the Earth, rather than the heavens), targeting God's chosen people (e.g. West Coast US, Japan, New Zealand and Iceland). Maybe, Americans need to stop listening to people who seem to have angered their own God, stop wasteful government spending on tax cuts for the wealthy, accept anthropogenic global climate change, and start funding science, education, social programs and infrastructure improvements (including satellites for weather prediction).