Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Joe Willie On The Shrimpbox: This Governor DID have a prayer!

As you know the state of Georgia has suffering from an extreme drought. Many of the state's main reservoirs have almost dried up. Governor Sonny Perdue has water restrictions in place, launched a legal battle to keep the federal government from releasing water from these lakes, and he's made a direct appeal to President Bush for help. Yesterday, the Governor appealed to a higher power. Governor Sonny Perdue with the help of a group of Protestant ministers led an hour long ceremony on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta. Hopefully the prayer will work.
While the Governor led the prayer a group of protesters were rallying against the idea of mixing religion with government. Hold on! You've certainly got the right to protest in this great country.
But don't also have the right to pray. I'm sure that any private citizen could set-up a protest on the Capitol steps by going through the proper procedure. Sonny Perdue may be the Governor, but he's also a citizen. So, concerned citizen Sonny Perdue led a group of other concerned citizens in a prayer service. What's the big deal? Prayer never hurts! In fact, prayer still works. I just hope that maybe those without a prayer will soon see that!
Amen!

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