Pray for rain?

[rooth]

Dr. James Dobson crony Stuart Shepard wanted near-biblical rain on Thursday, August 28th, over Invesco Field, and he wanted thousands (millions?) of followers to pray for such:

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But it didn't happen. According a caveat in his call for prayer, he is "okay with that." He's just content in knowing that lots of people prayed for it, even if God

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[rooth]

I wholeheartedly agree. It's a bit preposterous and self-fulfilling. "Oops, didn't get what we want, guess we didn't pray enough." "Wow, got what we want, prayer works!"
...
sigh.

Prayer = a means to supply empty hope to the masses. Useful, if you can get people to buy into it, but it has no real power. Though I suppose if a person is praying for a certain thing to happen, and they come upon a means to encourage its happening, they might be more likely to take action. Rain is not something people can control, though, so it's wasted breath.

[xarx]

If there is a god I'd like to think he was laughing his ass off at the fact that they thought that was important enough to require his intervention. God has nothing better to do than be a dick and rain on the people you disagree with.

[rooth]

Hmm, it just occurred to me that God does not have an entry at Dickipedia.org. I've summoned the power of Barry to help try to get that fixed.]

[odious]

Hold on a second. Isn't the RNC currently way off track due to near-biblical rain from a hurricane?

[rooth]

I think the timing of the prayers was a little off ... as was the location. ;)

[odious]

I was simply pointing out the irony of fundamentalist Christians praying for rain on Obama's acceptance speech and the Republican National Convention getting put on the back burner due to torrential rain.

I think it's vindictive and anyone that wishes for such deserves a taste of their own medicine.

[rooth]

I had an actual answering machine message that went something like that. ;) I love it!

[rona_dolvi]

Well, it rained, but in the wrong place, i.e. New Orleans again.

I'll save you a seat by the box fan in Hell ;)

[rooth]

Think my tail will be as fuzzy down there? Or maybe it'll just be red. ;)

[rona_dolvi]

Nuuu! I have to have the Rooth tail to molest! It's just too nice! It has to be the same down there.

Wait, what the Hell am I talking about? I'm a pagan! I don't believe in that place.

[rooth]

But if there WAS such a place, and you had the right company, it wouldn't be so bad.

'course, the same could be said for any place, .........

Got plans for the upcoming equinox? Oddly, I've yet to host an Equinox party. Just hit the solstices... hmm.