FCN EDITORIAL
October 05, 1999

Divine guidance and acts of God in America

The White House has declared much of North Carolina as federal disaster areas and once President Clinton traveled to the state Sept. 20, federal officials started to list the help that would be available.

The Department of Agriculture approved food stamps to help families eat and USDA started making low-interest loans available to help farmers cope with losses they suffered in both crops and property. USDA financial and technical assistance for farmers was also on tap, along with teams to help southeast coastal communities assess and repair environmental damage. An early estimate of at least $17 million was expected to be needed for that work. The USDA Forest Service sent chainsaw teams to clear roads and other areas closed by fallen trees, and logistics specialists to help purchase and distribute equipment and supplies, such as generators, bottled water, and plastic to cover homes that lost their roofs.

Other agencies were offering low interest loans to rebuild businesses and homes, and money for emergency housing. The Labor Department put up $12 million to temporarily hire people for clean-up and other post-flood activity. The Department of Defense, meanwhile, was assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its response to Hurricane Floyd all along the east coast. The Department of Defense provided personnel, equipment, and supplies to help FEMA save lives and protect public health, safety, and property, officials said.

"If there�s one thing I�ve learned visiting so many natural disasters, as the president and, before that, for a dozen years as a governor, is that no matter how much television there is, it doesn�t do it justice. Because it can�t show what it feels like inside for people to lose a business they�ve put everything into; to people who lose their home when they have to take their kids to a shelter and not know where they�re going to spend the night next week; for farmers to have labored for four years and see a crop totally destroyed by water or the sun and not know whether they can keep their land or wonder if they can ever buy seed again," said Mr. Clinton, during his post hurricane visit to Tarboro, N.C. He promised to do all he could to help people get back on their feet and rebuild their lives.

With all due respect to the president, we humbly repeat words that can truly help America. The Hon. Elijah Muhammad and his top student, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, have consistently warned America that the day of God�s judgment has arrived. They have warned America must repent for past and present evil done to Black people and the indigenous people in North America.

Federal money may help rebuild homes and businesses but it can�t buy America a needed spiritual and moral renaissance. It also can�t stop acts of God�rain, hail, snow, earthquake and hurricanes�from striking America and bringing her to her knees.

Since 1995, Min. Farrakhan has urged America�s leaders to lead the nation in atonement. He has urged Mr. Clinton to lead the way that America might be saved as Ninevah was saved through heeding the warning given by Prophet Jonah.

We urge Mr. Clinton and America�s leaders to open their hearts and minds to a divine warning and we urge Black America to especially heed the warning. God is angry with America and no federal funding can change that�true repentance and justice are the only way out, if it�s not already too late.


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