Join the Network!  
ProgressNow Colorado
God humors Focus on the Family prayers for rain
Bad? Brilliant?
You can rate this post.
Register or login now and
tell us what you think.
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/

Reader Comments

Comments are closed for this post.

  
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 -

Link
  
Highest Rated All Network Posts

Call for Penry to Answer for Hypocrisy

Posted Nov 04, 2009 10:55am
Comments (0)

Denver-- Vote tomorrow, save $2,700

Posted Nov 02, 2009 1:27pm
Comments (0)

Failure by Design - The "Public" Option

Posted Nov 02, 2009 5:21am
Comments (1)

The Angie Zapata Act

Posted Oct 30, 2009 11:14pm
Comments (0)

Have you turned in your ballot yet?

Posted Oct 30, 2009 4:58pm
Comments (0)

Labor in the news

Posted Oct 30, 2009 1:18pm
Comments (0)

We Suck at Nation Building

Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:49pm
Comments (0)

Jane Norton ties to corruption exposed in financials

Posted Oct 27, 2009 1:47pm
Comments (0)

Urine-Powered Cars

Posted Oct 26, 2009 7:13pm
Comments (0)

Got Water?

Posted Oct 26, 2009 12:04pm
Comments (0)

* NOTE: ProgressNow Colorado is not responsible for the content of member postings.



Search Blog

Make a Donation
Find People
Find Groups
Find Events
Write Officials
Join our group on FacebookFollow us on TwitterProgressive JobwireProgressNow State Partner Colorado Blogs

National Blogs

1536 Wynkoop St., #4A, Denver, CO 80202 | ph: (303) 991-1900 | fax: (303) 991-1902 | progress@progressnowcolorado.org

© 2005-2009 ProgressNow Colorado, All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Fair Use Statement. Terms of Service.