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Show Weather Folklore Was Christ a weather prophet? Did He originate any weather folklore? ERIC Sloane. who has written writ-ten a number of books on weather and who studied the subject, reports that Christ was the source of the old saying say-ing about a red sunset and clear weather next day. Christ said: "When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather for the sky is red. And in the morning, it will be foul weather today for the sky is red and lowering." (Matthew 16:2-3.) CHRIST was probably repeating the weather savings of the Pharisees in -and at least the lane--his guide mav ha-,,' wrong. A red sunn J - ' usually mean ra " reference of lowenr. however, is sound lowering clouds are a approaching rain a-.- ' sunset does ind;ci-V weatlier. NATURALLY The man who :r knows everything a . irritates those ol us .-. -Record. Coiur-. I |