Nebraska Governor, a Climate Denier, Calls for “Day of Prayer” After Flooding
By Hemant Mehta, April 4, 2019

Nebraska Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed a proclamation declaring April 7, this Sunday, as a “Statewide Day of Prayer.”

That in itself isn’t unusual — governors frequently sign proclamations at the request of special interest groups, including pro-science “Day of Reason” ones — but the wording of this proclamation is still disturbing because it suggests prayer can be a useful response to the very real problems in the state.

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It’s telling that Ricketts sees prayer as a potential response to all the suffering caused by the horrible weather while he remains a climate denier. If you don’t accept the science of climate change, then you’ll never consider reasonable responses to address it, and you’ll resort to magical thinking as the only option.

Leave it to religious people to ask God for relief after a natural disaster they also believe God caused…