In the midst of a drought, the Lubbock, Texas city council and county commission are expected to adopt resolutions asking residents there to pray for rain. Here's what amuses me about this: if they adopted a resolution asking Indian leaders to come to city hall to perform a rain dance, the good Christian folk would condemn that as superstitious nonsense. And so it is, in both cases.
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The nice thing for them and their beliefs is that sooner or later it will rain, even in Lubbock, and thus their prayers will have been answered.
So what is the Lubbock city council reading in the goat entrails?
I'm in the Houston area, i'm praying for it to STOP raining. :-)
... because God won't notice that He inadvertently left "rain-Lubbock" off His to-do list unless the residents fast and pray.
Damn, they TOLD the people to pray, so everyone knows that prayer is going on? The latest and best science on praying showed that you didn't hurt anything until you TOLD people you were praying for them. Now because we all know, the drought will be extended. Good job, Lubbock!
If praying for rain works why are there still deserts?
If the praying doesn't work, by all means try the "Rain Dancers".
I grew up a little over 2 hours south of Lubbock. I've made a vow never to go to Texas Tech, simply because it's in Lubbock.
My favorite quote about Lubbock comes from songwriter Butch Hancock.