Brisbane Christian Fellowship Pastor Ian Barlow told the congregation that her deep faith helped her last Saturday.

Deep faith helps you get mauled by sharks apparently o_O

"Some among us had the privilege of caring for her at such a holy time, they testify to the peace, calm, freedom from pain that accompanied her," he said."

Sounds like the typical kinds of platitudes that people dole out at funerals to calm the stricken family.

"The patient had what we call altered level of consciousness where [we weren't] able to communicate directly with the patient.
"She went down under the water ... after about five or six seconds the deceased came out of the water and screamed 'Shark' and of course people at the time thought she was only joking ... until they saw the blood," he said."

Second quote from here Clicky.
She seemed pretty f***ing distressed until the blood loss kicked in.

Exactly Xy.
This is why I hate religion.
It's so quick to jump on the bulls*** of how it helped... It didn't save her life or stop her getting mauled in the first place now did it.

loki, that relates exactly to this quote from the story I posted in another thread...

Islamic Friendship Association founder Keysar Trad says pilgrims consider it an honour to die during the hajj.

"You always feel sad at the loss of a loved one but in this particular instance there's a major consolation," he said.

"And that's the fact that it's happened during the pilgrimage that people feel that this person's going to go straight into heaven and that God's being kind to them by taking them in such a holy place."

why cant there be a god to strike down all these dumb arse religous peeps

The church probably thought
"oh god oh god, i am going to die"
as a sign that she saw faith.
Anything these weasels can latch onto to get there moment in the media.

none of you would have the balls to make any of these comments to her family and therefore it's clear how inappropriate they are

Hah clearly you know nothing about us Persay.

I don't suger coat my comments for anyone.
Sure I would express my condolences for their tragic loss and it certainly was just that but I wouldn't spout nonsesical crap like that.

Have to agree with Xy on this one i am afraid.

"none of you would have the balls to make any of these comments to her family and therefore it's clear how inappropriate they are"

well when the comments r targeted at the church i fail to see ya point

yeah! death to religion and sharks!

Sharks are the tools of the devil.

Obviously the shark's faith in god was stronger.

if the girl hadn't lead such a sheltered life in the church she might have realised how stupid it is to swim with a dog in shark infested waters right next to bait drums

wow

Sharks are the tools of the devil.

lets throw rocks at them

xy says what we are all thinking

none of you would have the balls to make any of these comments to her family and therefore it's clear how inappropriate they are

While i cant stand Persay and think he's a total waste of a human life,im rather stunned at this comment where he doesnt insult or put anyone down (excusing the balls part).I had taken him for a self serving piece of s*** with no regard for anyone but himself....hats off to you persay!

Obviously none of you guys are religious and I can't say I am either HOWEVER, what he is saying is that her faith will have helped her NOT in this life but in the next.

Maybe it would have helped her passing but I think the main point he is trying to make is the afterlife.

If there is a heaven then her faith would help here there.

If there is no such thing as heaven and hell then she is truely f***ed.

shes f***ed