Widlfires are raging in west and north Texas, 100 percent of the state is under drought conditions with little hope of relief in sight, but Governor Rick Perry has a plan: Pray. 
 
 Perry formally announced today that he is setting aside three days for Texans to officially pray for rain. 
 
 Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, have been designated "Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas." 
 
 "Throughout our history, both as a state and as individuals, Texans have been strengthened, assured and lifted up through prayer," Perry said. "It is fitting that Texans should join together in prayer to humbly seek an end to this ongoing drought and these devastating wildfires, and for the safety of the brave firefighters and emergency management officials who have worked tirelessly to protect lives and property around the state." 
 
 Perry asked "Texans of all faiths and religious traditions" to pray for relief. 
 
 Those prayers, one assumes, would be directed at the same deity that is allowing the drought to persist. 
 
 But maybe He just likes to make people beg for it. 

 HARDY HABERMAN | Dungeon Diary 
 
 It’s been awfully dry in Texas and the wildfires are spreading big-time. What we need is help to fight the fires and more importantly, RAIN. Now I am a religious guy, even though some of my readers might not believe it, however I am not a big believer in intercessory prayer. 
 
 Not so our governor. He has issued an official state proclamation stating in part, “it seems right and fitting that the people of Texas should join together in prayer to humbly seek an end to this devastating drought and these dangerous wildfires.” 
 
 Though I applaud his sentiment, the idea of a state proclamation urging prayer really treads heavily on the line between separation of church and state. More importantly, instead of asking people to just pray, why not ask them to volunteer to fight the fires? Actions speak louder than words, Gov. Perry. 
 
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– With Texas in the midst of an historic drought and battling thousands of wildfires, Gov. Rick Perry has decided to ask for some divine intervention. The governor issued a proclamation yesterday officially declaring April 22-24 “Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas.” (You can see the proclamation here.) “I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on that day for the healing of our land,” Perry wrote. Reaction to the move has been mixed. “Rick Perry Says to Pray for Rain (to the God Who’s Causing the Drought)” reads one snarky headline from a Houston Press blog. “I applaud his sentiment,” says one Dallas Voice blogger, but “a state proclamation urging prayer really treads heavily on the line between separation of church and state.” But maybe the move is already paying off? There was a light drizzle west of Forth Worth yesterday, the AP reports.