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Publically calling upon God for Bible-thumping rain during Barack Obama's speech on Thursday night may have landed Focus on the Family, a Colorado Springs religious organization, into hot water with the Big Guy.

Earlier this month, Stuart Shepard, who is FOF's digital media director, called upon his congregation to pray for rain of "biblical proportions" at the Mile High stadium for the closing of the Democratic Convention.

However, the current Denver weather report calls for sun. Lots of it.

Yet perhaps God didn't want Shepard's congregational prayers to go unanswered during this presidential election.

Hurricane Gustuv is brewing in the Gulf and may hit the coastline just in time for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina...and President George Bush's speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday. Another possible hurricane is lining up to make a U.S. landfall later in the week.

Better watch what you pray for next time, oh ye Focus on the Family flock. Apparently, God was not amused with your previous request.


References: medhttp://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/11/focus-action-pulls-video-asking-people-pray-rain-b/

http://www.coloradoindependent.com/4891/stuart-shepard-rocky-mountain-news-put-colorado-on-olbermanns-map/

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Be careful what you pray for
By Rick Hilleary Aug 29th 2008 at 9:40 am EDT (Updated Aug 29th 2008 at 9:40 am EDT)
Leslie would be interested to know that the praying worked! Early Monday morning the ceiling sprinkler in the Fox News sky booth went off, pouring water at the rate of 50 - 100 gallons per minute all over their equipment. The deluge lasted more than 5 minutes and ruined some electronics. See the following link -

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