Prayer

Georgia is experiencing the worst drought in 100 years, and our governor has requested prayers for rain.
Among the news stories about the drought, is this atheist stating that our governor is making the state of Georgia look "foolish" for his request for prayer.
Foolish?
from wsbtv:
"And Perdue's move certainly hasn't provoked much opposition. The loudest critic has been the Atlanta Freethought Society. The is expecting about a dozen of its 125 members to protest at the vigil. "

Protest a prayer vigil for rain? Are you serious? According to the Atlanta Freethought SOciety website, they are protesting Perdue's use of state time to condone prayer, which they cite the seperation of church and state as the primary issue. They have 2 versions of Matthew quotes on the website about not standing at the street corners to pray but instead pray in the privacy of your home. The last issue is there only being ministers invovled in the prayer as the other problem.
I guess their society has all the answers in and of themselves.