Seems that when drought strikes and you refuse to conserve water the only solution is to go to the capitol and pray to God for rain. Hell, you can even schedule the prayer session for the day before a rain forcast to increase the odds it appears that God listens to you. Too bad he still didn't. Still no rain in Georgia.
Perdue won't be the first governor to hold a call for public prayer during the epic drought gripping the Southeast. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley issued a proclamation declaring a week in July as ''Days of Prayer for Rain'' to ''humbly ask for His blessings and to hold us steady in times of difficulty.''
The loudest opposition to Perdue's move has come from the Atlanta Freethought Society, a secular group that is expecting about a dozen of its 125 members to protest at the vigil.
''The governor can pray when he wants to,'' said Ed Buckner, who is organizing the protest. ''What he can't do is lead prayers in the name of the people of Georgia.''
Meanwhile the people of North Carolina have decided that they will try their luck with conservation/reduction. And it appears to be working. Or you could just ask 4th graders to solve your problems for you.
A press release from the Governors office today unveiled a contest for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to develop a water conservation plan for their community. The contest winner will receive $2000 to implement the plan in their area.Photo by Flickr user digitalens used under a Creative Commons license
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Why not also organize a Native American rain dance, call a Voodoo queen to cast a few spells to ward off demons, call Penn & Teller to come up with some sort of magic trick? It’s all going to end in the same results. . . Mother Nature cannot be manipulated. It’s disturbing that so many people in the year 2007 still regress to magical, wishful thinking and rituals when things are not going their way, or when things happen beyond their control.
If praying to an imaginary friend makes them feel like they are doing something, it is their right to do so…however, government officials or anyone else should not be using Capitol steps as a religious pulpit. Period.
If they are going to bring in Penn and Teller, they should also bring in David Blane and have him not drink any water until it rains. An endurance "trick" or rather "illusion" that will finally get the best of him.
It is amazing that tax dollars went to this event. Find real solutions people or we are doomed. I agree with Anonymous here.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=104084
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