Governor urges Utahns to ask God to end the drought, because that's how we solve problems now

[douglas9]

There’s a big drought menacing the Western U.S. these days. It’s gotten so bad that the governor of Utah has decided to get on the big red phone to Yahweh so that He might open the sluices in the terranean firmament and bless our lands with the precious, life-giving water He’s been withholding for only He knows what reason.

Even if I weren’t an agnostic of long standing, I’d be skeptical of these kinds of intercessional Hail Mary ducks that politicians like to throw around in lieu of effective action.


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2033803

[Sibelius Fan]

1. I'm sure Zeus is all ears.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. God gives them a drought. Solution: Pray to God for help end the very drought he started.

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That's like Evangelicals & MAGAts.

They pray to a universal being to save them from COVID. The very being that caused it.

They worship an earthly fool to save them from the virus, when he did little to stop it.

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[jmowreader]

12. Listen to Depeche Mode's "Blasphemous Rumours"

[Under The Radar]

2. I remember church services for rain when I was a kid...

But then Doppler radar was invented.

[FakeNoose]

3. Right ... if anything goes wrong, it's God's fault

That lets a lot of people off the hook, am I right?

[calguy]

4. Sure worked wonders during the election

God gave them the answer they did not want to hear.

[Sneederbunk]

5. Should have asked Native Americans for a rain dance.

Would have received less flak.

[FreeState]

9. They are too busy turning Indians white

They are too busy turning Indians white to appreciate their beliefs. Yes they taught that Indians and that people of color will become lighter skinned the more “righteous” they are.

[tanyev]

6. Because God is a passive-aggressive who withholds life's essentials

if He feels He hasn’t been getting enough attention. :/

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Perhaps we're living in Raul's home, in an episode of Raul's Wild Kingdom. Were at the 0:50 mark.

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[tanyev]

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[NotASurfer]

7. So...basically he's admitted that the state has not tried to get in front of the problem

And now, his ability to lead is so bad that only divine intervention can prevent catastrophe?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. That won't work without human sacrifices!

Utah might as well go all-out with such superstitious ideas!

[jmowreader]

13. That only works if you sacrifice virgins

Unfortunately, thanks to there being nothing to do in Utah except going to church, they ran out of virgins decades ago.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Obviously, God is punishing them for something.

I mean, isn't that their usual explanation of why he sends natural disasters? Maybe he's pissed off that so many Utahns still worship the most disgusting person to ever step foot in the White House.