Prayers for Rain

In regards to the serious drought that is gripping metro Atlanta, I feel that the following is a brilliant letter. It was published in last week's Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is in response to a prayer service the governor of Georgia led to pray for rain. I could go on and on, but the point is that most people around here simply don't "get it."

From my fellow activist Johnny:

First, repent of overdevelopment

I am all in favor of Gov. Sonny Perdue calling for prayer for rain. But at the same time, he needs to lead the state to repent of overpopulation and overdevelopment.

Water is a limited resource, and the state has simply outgrown the amount of available water. God can send all the rain He wants to send, and the real estate developers will just drink it up, pollute it and waste it.

The economy of Georgia creates the money we all need, but it rests on the ecology of the territory. History has proven time and again that when you destroy that base by breeding too fast, society collapses, regardless of the piety of the people. God won't reward stupidity and greed. When the governor demands a moratorium on development, then we will know his praying is not just posturing.

JOHNNY P