Millions of Americans will find themselves in the path of a total eclipse of the sun on Monday. A rare earthquake shook New York City and the surrounding region Friday, with another aftershock that afternoon. Also, Monday's darkening sky could possibly reveal the so-called "devil comet" that is making a once-in-71-years appearance in our corner of the solar system. In an earlier, more superstitious time, any one of these events would have been widely taken as a dark omen requiring serious repentance. Taken in combination, I joked on Friday soon after the earthquake hit, these kinds of signs could take down a whole dynasty. But as is so often the case these days, reality overtook satire, courtesy of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who wrote, "God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens." This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read the full column here. |
