worship.

[wildwood]

The prayers by the American Indians were more effective then with the modern religions.

Praying for rain eventually produced rain, can't argue with that, even if it took some time! Praying to the sun god so that the sun would return in the morning was very effective.

Are we thumbing our nose to a religion that produced undeniable results?

[Buenchico]

Cut and pasted from one of my earlier posts on AB, but possibly relevant here:

The traditional English rain-making ceremony (only to be carried out after weeks of sunshine):

Step 1: Two men, wearing white coats, leave the mystic building, each carrying three long magical sticks and two short ones. A tiny white cloud appears in the sky.

Step 2: Each of the rain makers places their three long magic sticks vertically into the ground. Lots more white clouds appear in the sky.

Step 3: The two rain makers place the short magic sticks on top of the long magic sticks. The clouds instantaneously darken.

Step 4: One of the rain makers shouts the short, but effective, magic incantation: "Play". The heavens open, summer ends and the rain makers hastily retire to the mystic building.

;-)