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June 24, 2010

Texas, La. govs. delcare day of prayer for oil spill

The governors of Louisiana and Texas say Sunday will be a day to pray about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Associated Press reports.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued a proclamation declaring a day of prayer for perseverance in coping with the environmental crisis caused by the spill.

In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to pray for the healing of individuals, the rebuilding of communities and the restoration of entire Gulf coast environment.

Experts say the current worst-case estimate of what's spewing into the Gulf is about 2.5 million gallons a day from the blown well, polluting shorelines from Louisiana to Florida.

Posted by Matthew Hay Brown at 4:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

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I guess it can't hurt, provided it doesn't distract workers and volunteers from doing real work.

Posted by: BankStreet | June 24, 2010 7:24 PM

I don't know, BankStreet, sounds like a slippery slope...

Posted by: Camille Quelquejeu | June 24, 2010 10:02 PM

I wonder what Arizona Governor Jan Brewer wants the people in her state to pray for?

Pancho

Posted by: José Doroteo Arango Arámbula | June 25, 2010 10:14 AM

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About Matthew Hay Brown

Matthew Hay Brown writes and blogs about faith and values in public and private life for The Baltimore Sun. A former Washington correspondent for the newspaper, he has long written about the intersection of religion and politics. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, traveling most recently to Syria and Jordan to write about the Iraqi refugee crisis.

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