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A group of local atheists have thrown their hats in the dirt and eaten humble pie today after the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast heavy storms for most of the eastern seaboard this week – including drought-stricken parts of New South Wales and Queensland.
Last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison asked people around the nation to pray for rain as only He has the ability to make it rain when times are tough.
While almost every God-less man, woman and angst-riddled teen collectively rolled their eyes at ScoMo, it seems the Member for Cook as had the laugh last.
Speaking to the media today in Canberra, Morrison said now wasn’t the time to gloat, it was time to thank God and his popular son Jesus for bringing rain to farmers.
“Even though they bred them without having any means to feed them. Even when the season looked like it was getting dryer. Even when their gamble didn’t pay off and they cried on television saying they’ll lose their multi-million-dollar asset because the gamble didn’t pay off – He was there,” said Morrison.
“Then we asked Him to bring rain and my friends at BoM have told me that rain is coming. So shove up up your arse, atheists.”
The Prime Minister then made a dad joke and called the press conference closed.
More to come.
