Louisiana floods destroy home of hate preacher who claimed gays were responsible for floods

THE president of an anti-gay Christian group who once said natural disasters were a message from God condemning the increasingly gay-friendly world has had his own home flooded.

In an ironic twist, Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, had his home flooded by more than 10ft of water during the Louisiana floods.

Calling into his own show, Perkins described the floods as being "near biblical proportions", saying his family of seven had been forced to abandon their home in a canoe.

Perkins had been on holidays from his radio show on the Family Research Council radio when the floods struck, with the presenter and part-time pastor calling in to share the misfortune that had fell on his family.

He said: "This flood I would have to say is near biblical proportions.

"This is unlike anything we have ever seen before."

Last year, Perkins was interviewing Jonathan Cahn, who claims to be a Christian prophet, when the guest said that Hurricane Joaquin was a sign of God's wrath for legalising gay marriage.

Perkins agreed, saying while "those on the left like to mock these things", it was often "God trying to send us a message" through natural disasters.

Perkins said he was now living with his wife and five children in an RV while they try to restore their home.

His was one of more than 40,000 homes damaged in the floods which have been labelled as "worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Superstorm Sandy" by the Red Cross.