Okay, usually I’m not one for seeing a lot of humor in blasphemy. But then I don’t see a lot of humor in intolerance from a son, when a famous father is known for… these types of things.

CNN.com – Franklin Graham sees?’revival’ for New Orleans – Oct 4, 2005

Graham, the son and designated successor of the Rev. Billy Graham, said he doesn’t believe the devastating storm was a punishment from God for what he sees as the city’s ties to satanic worship and sexual perversion.

“I’m not saying that God used this storm as a judgment,” Graham said.

But he said the city’s Mardi Gras revelry and ties to voodoo were adverse to Christian beliefs.

“New Orleans has been known for years as a party town,” Graham said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from his office in Boone, North Carolina. “It is a city that has strong ties to the gay and lesbian movement, and these types of things.”

On Monday, Graham delivered a similar message in an appearance in Lynchburg: “There’s been satanic worship. There’s been sexual perversion. God is going to use that storm to bring revival. God has a plan. God has a purpose.”

Graham’s comments, reported by The News & Advance of Lynchburg, were made at Thomas Road Baptist Church’s Super Conference 2005 at Liberty University. Both the church and the university were founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.

Okay, if you know your fundie playbook, this was your cue for the leetle bitty hairs on the back of your neck to stand up.

I think I’ll try to contact an old friend in the Lynchburg area who may be feeling a little… besieged just now.