Voices: California fire victims don’t need your judgementalism

Audrey Davidheiser: Even if these Christians are right — in that God is judging my home state — broadcasting their conviction in the middle of an active disaster, when more fire danger is expected, is in poor taste at best.

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I am also sick and tired of so much media coverage of all the billionaires and millionaire’s who have lost their homes…not that I am sadden by that, I am, but what about the other folks? My goodness! So much of the media seems so focused on the rich. How about all those that now have lost their jobs? America seems so tied up in politics, glorifying and worshiping the rich and famous rather than JESUS CHRIST!

The Christian Post

By Audrey Davidheiser, Op-ed contributor 

By the time I write this, wildfire has obliterated almost all of Pacific Palisades. The gorgeous Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu now looks apocalyptic. Entire neighborhoods within Altadena are gone: houses. Schools. Churches. Structures that stood for generations are now nothing but charred rubble. The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the largest fires currently attacking Southern California, have been wreaking havoc since January 7, 2025.

I know couples whose Altadena homes went up in flames. They escaped with just the clothes on their backs, not as a cute figure of speech, but literally. An untold number of families echo this tragic story as the number of fatalities and missing persons keep climbing. One estimate places the economic loss at 135-150 billion dollars, but it’s obvious the full extent of the damage still awaits us.

Another homeowner texted me the following after I reached out to her: The Rest of The Story Here

Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done

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