Nuns at Mother Cabrini Know God's Intentions

Amazing, isn't it, that religious people know when God is trying to tell us something and when it's just a "freak of nature" that causes something to happen?

The Denver Post is reporting that a bolt of lightning severed the hand and damaged the foot of a 22-foot tall statue of Jesus in Golden, Colorado. But according to the nuns who work at the shrine, God wasn't sending any messages. It was just a thunderstorm and a freaky bolt of lightning. Their biggest concern was that someone didn't get hurt by the falling hand of "the savior." Must be nice to have that direct line to the Lord so you know what he's up to!

But this isn't the scariest part of the story. The Post included a poll with their online report of the incident. It reads:

Poll - Lightning Jesus
Do you think there is any religious symbolism in the lightning that struck and be-handed the 22' marble Jesus statue in Golden?

Then they provide the follow choices for answers:

No
Not really
Maybe
Yes, a little
Yes
I don't know

"Be-handed?" - I'm not sure this has ever been used before in the English language. Just because beheaded is a word, doesn't make be-handed or be-legged or be-pinkied acceptable!

And what's the difference between "No" and "Not really?"

But I'm knit-picking the details of a ridiculous survey that The Post should be ashamed they even considered including - much less actually doing it

I've said it before, I'll say it again - responsible journalism is dead.