Democratic presidential candidate and self-help author Marianne Williamson said two minutes of prayer was a good way of fighting against Hurricane Dorian before backtracking.
“The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas…may all be in our prayers now,” Williamson said Wednesday in the since-deleted tweet. “Millions of us seeing Dorian turn away from land is not a wacky idea; it is a creative use of the power of the mind. Two minutes of prayer, visualization, meditation for those in the way of the storm.”
Williamson, 67, replaced the original tweet with another saying she was praying for those in the path of the storm.
“Prayers for the people of the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. May the peace of God be upon them and their hearts be comforted as they endure the storm,” Williamson said.
Prayers for the people of the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. May the peace of God be upon them and their hearts be comforted as they endure the storm.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) September 4, 2019
In Florida and across the East Coast, Christians prayed for protection against Hurricane Dorian. Last week, a church congregation met on the Jacksonville Beach Pier in Florida to pray for the storm to “calm down.” Photos from the meeting circulated Twitter following the event as some mocked their displays of faith.
These Florida Christians Think Their Prayers Will Stop Hurricane Dorian https://t.co/aOHgSKqCL2 pic.twitter.com/t4wMGwHwsm
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) August 31, 2019
This is the picture of the “Christians” trying to pray away #HurricaneDorian. As the climate crisis continues to bear down on our communities, it is dangerous to think “thoughts and prayers” will stop it. We need SCIENCE to guide our efforts to combat climate change—not religion. pic.twitter.com/ig0BB78Q5P
— Ryan Knight ? (@ProudResister) September 2, 2019
Williamson, 67, has run her campaign partly on the appeal of making spirituality central to America again. During the first Democratic debate, she accused Trump of emboldening a “dark psychic force” in the country.
She has emphasized the power of love and recently condemned the “over-secularization” of the Democratic Party.
