In a not-so-widely reported story leading up to the Democratic National Convention, fringe evangelical Christian group "Focus on the Family" decided to pray for torrential rain to ruin Barack Obama's amazing open air speech. They posted a youtube video and tried to get the message out as best they could.
What must someone who truly believes prayer can change weather, and that God intercedes for political causes, on the side of the righteous, think when the weather was perfect? And what in the world must such a 'true believer' think now that the horrible weather news is saying Hurricane Gustav may well strike US shores with extremely violent force on the eve of the Republican convention? Barely 3 years since Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans and exposed the cold crassness of the Republican party, effectively eliminating George Bush's political capital?
If I could ascribe consistency in reasoning to a 'true believer' who prayed for rain at the Democratic convention but instead had to witness an electrical storm of another kind, with 40 million viewers, I'd be worried. If days later I found out that worse weather was on the way to disrupt the favored Republican convention, I'd suppose I'd have to second-guess myself. Either its a sign I'm supporting the wrong group, or its a sign that I shouldn't pray for harm to come to people.
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