Family Gets Lost at Sea After Seeing Where God Would Lead Them

[goldfly]

Family Gets Lost at Sea After Seeing Where God Would Lead Them

An Arizona family got lost at sea for weeks after they attempted to flee the U.S. because of government interference in religious matters.

Hannah Gastonguay, 26, told reporters that she and her husband had “decided to take a leap of faith and see where God led us” when they boarded a small boat and tried to sail with their two young children from San Diego to the tiny island nation of Kiribati.

The Gastonguay family took to the sea because of their opposition to "abortion, homosexuality, in the state-controlled church.” They no longer felt that the United States was a good home for them, and set out to fit a new, more accepting land. They chose Kiribati, which is in the middle of the Pacific, because, as Hannah Gastonguay explained, "we didn’t want to go anywhere big.”

Setting off in May, the Gastonguay family immediately hit a series of storms which left them adrift in the ocean for weeks. They soon began running low on food and supplies, as their boat continued to take damage from one storm after another.

"We didn’t feel like we were going to die or anything," Ms. Gastonguay said. "We believed God would see us through."

The family was finally found by a Venezuelan fishing vessel, which took them to safety. According to Gastonguay, the Captain told them "Do you know where you’re at? You’re in the middle of nowhere."

The family was eventually dropped off at the U.S. embassy in Chile, where they will now fly home today, courtesy of the same government that has so seriously interfered with their religion.

http://gawker.com/family-gets-lost-at-sea-after-seeing-where-god-would-le-1101161255

[Runnin]

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They were lucky they never made it....or maybe God knew better and steered them back.


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[yeezus]

So was this god slapping them in the face, or how are they interpreting this one?
Reminds me of the people who refuse medicine, instead opting for prayer. God didn't save you family member, that doctor did.

[Runnin]

So was this god slapping them in the face, or how are they interpreting this one?Sounds like they need a good slap.

[cajunrevenge]

Yet more evidence that religion is a mental disorder.

[jpx7]

I'm simply shocked they didn't magically make it wherever their hearts led them.

[BedellBrave]

Yet more evidence that religion is a mental disorder.


Paint with a broad brush often?

[cajunrevenge]

Just because a lot of people believe in a magic man in the sky doesnt make it any less crazy. If one man believes in imaginary things we lock them up in the nut house. If a small group believe in imaginary things we call them a cult. If a whole lot of people believe in imaginary things we call it a religion. I honestly think most people just pretend for social reasons because they are incapable of thinking for themselves. I dont mind people who practice what they believe in, but the ones that say they believe and then dont follow their own religion piss me off.

[BedellBrave]

Just because a lot of people believe in a magic man in the sky doesnt make it any less crazy. If one man believes in imaginary things we lock them up in the nut house. If a small group believe in imaginary things we call them a cult. If a whole lot of people believe in imaginary things we call it a religion. I honestly think most people just pretend for social reasons because they are incapable of thinking for themselves. I dont mind people who practice what they believe in, but the ones that say they believe and then dont follow their own religion piss me off.

You know some atheists are assholes. You know some atheists are idiots. You know some atheists are murderers. You know some are child-molesters. You know some are racists. You know some atheists are lunatics.... Follow where that takes you...

And I call you religious. So?

[weso1]

You know some atheists are assholes.

Now I find that hard to believe.

:icwudt:

[BRule]

Just because a lot of people believe in a magic man in the sky doesnt make it any less crazy. If one man believes in imaginary things we lock them up in the nut house. If a small group believe in imaginary things we call them a cult. If a whole lot of people believe in imaginary things we call it a religion. I honestly think most people just pretend for social reasons because they are incapable of thinking for themselves. I dont mind people who practice what they believe in, but the ones that say they believe and then dont follow their own religion piss me off.

Sweet imagination, bro.

[cajunrevenge]

People who blindly accept what they were raised to believe are the ones who would be suicide bombers if they were born in Palestine. They are the people who would have been the racist slave owners. They would have been the Nazi's in Germany. The people who think outside the box are the ones who were abolitionists and the Germans who tried to help the ***s. Religion is fueled by the ignorant. Religion is dieing because information is becoming so widely available. Projections show that by 2025 people who believe in a religion will be the minority of human population. The US will lag behind the rest of the world but it will happen here. You can argue the projections but the trend is clear. It is only a matter of how long it will take.

I know most of you wont like what I have to say about this but this forum is called "Real Talk".

[jpx7]

They would have been the Nazi's in Germany.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BBQjhpgkaE

[weso1]

People who blindly accept what they were raised to believe are the ones who would be suicide bombers if they were born in Palestine. They are the people who would have been the racist slave owners. They would have been the Nazi's in Germany. The people who think outside the box are the ones who were abolitionists and the Germans who tried to help the ***s. Religion is fueled by the ignorant. Religion is dieing because information is becoming so widely available. Projections show that by 2025 people who believe in a religion will be the minority of human population. The US will lag behind the rest of the world but it will happen here. You can argue the projections but the trend is clear. It is only a matter of how long it will take.

I know most of you wont like what I have to say about this but this forum is called "Real Talk".

I don't necessarily disagree with this post, but are you implying the same is not true for people who were raised as an atheist?

[Dalyn]

I'm simply shocked they didn't magically make it wherever their hearts led them.

*click* *click* *click*

[Dalyn]

I don't necessarily disagree with this post, but are you implying the same is not true for people who were raised as an atheist?


Blindly accepting anything is a bad idea.

[Dalyn]

As is, by the way, blindly disregarding anything.

[weso1]

Blindly accepting anything is a bad idea.

I agree with that. If there's anything I'm going to instill in my kids it's going to be to think for themselves and to encourage them to think critically.

[BedellBrave]

People who blindly accept what they were raised to believe are the ones who would be suicide bombers if they were born in Palestine. They are the people who would have been the racist slave owners. They would have been the Nazi's in Germany. The people who think outside the box are the ones who were abolitionists and the Germans who tried to help the ***s. Religion is fueled by the ignorant. Religion is dieing because information is becoming so widely available. Projections show that by 2025 people who believe in a religion will be the minority of human population. The US will lag behind the rest of the world but it will happen here. You can argue the projections but the trend is clear. It is only a matter of how long it will take.

I know most of you wont like what I have to say about this but this forum is called "Real Talk".


That's really no argument - or one, like your last one, that cuts both ways - like weso points out.

And you are nuts if you think religion is dying. Totally off the mark. And you don't really get the "you are religious too" thing do you?

Oh, and it's a hoot that you mention abolitionists (can we say William Wilberforce) and those who helped the ***s (can we say Corrie ten Boom)....

[goldfly]

i can't say the word ***?

[ESP47]

i can't say the word ***?

They're called Money Makers.

[CK86]

Idiots.

[BRule]

Idiots.

Man, people hate the ***s

[50PoundHead]

Somehow I see a movie starring Kirk Cameron coming out of this event.

[BedellBrave]

Somehow I see a movie starring Kirk Cameron coming out of this event.

Nope, I think he's pretty pro-church. Not an isolationist.

[Dalyn]

Nope, I think he's pretty pro-church. Not an isolationist.

When it comes to making ****ty movies, never count Kirk Cameron out!

[BedellBrave]

When it comes to making ****ty movies, never count Kirk Cameron out!


Yet, I doubt he'd promote anti-church isolationists. [Imagine a shrugging shoulders "I dunno" emoticon here]

[Dalyn]

Yet, I doubt he'd promote anti-church isolationists. [Imagine a shrugging shoulders "I dunno" emoticon here]

Yeah. They would turn it into a modern Noah story mixed with a little Jonah action, and a bit of the rapture just for good measure.

[jpx7]

Yeah [...] a little Jonah action [...] just for good measure.

"And now behold Jonah taken up as an anchor and dropped into the sea; when instantly an oily calmness floats out from the east, and the sea is still, as Jonah carries down the gale with him, leaving smooth water behind. He goes down in the whirling heart of such a masterless commotion that he scarce heeds the moment when he drops seething into the yawning jaws awaiting him; and the whale shoots-to all his ivory teeth, like so many white bolts, upon his prison."