(From the department of tastelessly picking on the distraught and clueless)<\/p>\n

The ever comical Sunday Times has picked up on Kate McCann showing that, despite all the evidence of human history and the immediate evidence of the last year of her life, she still has faith…<\/p>\n

In an article titled “‘Pray like mad,’ begs tearful Kate McCann<\/a>” she apparently broke down in tears at a church and urged the congregation to pray for her daughter’s return. Now, I haven’t lived on another planet this last year, so I am aware that barely has a week gone by without something from the McCann PR Machine alternately proclaiming their innocence while begging everyone pray for the return of Maddie. It is a regular occurrence.<\/p>\n

Despite all this, despite the prayers of almost every Christian (and lots of other faiths), despite the intercession of the Pope himself, Maddie McCann is not back.<\/p>\n

What does this tell us? For the rational it is obvious. Prayer does not work<\/strong>. I am sure most sane people did not need the McCann tragedy to realise that, the evidence of cripples is a good start. The same is not true of the “faithful.” These seems to be a batch of people who will deliberately fight against the evidence of their senses. For them, a years worth of praying hasn’t worked just means “pray more” and “pray harder.” Is God deaf? Has old age made him hard of hearing? Does he have a Prayer-ometer and he only acts when it gets to a certain level?<\/p>\n

On a more general note, maybe the McCanns just have it wrong. Millions of children die or go missing the world over. Why should God listen to their selfish whining for more prayers over the prayers of (insert random other child here)?<\/p>\n

Still, it isn’t just their belief in magic that seems weird to the sane. Look at this:<\/p>\n

In an interview before the anniversary the couple revealed they had been given
\nnew hope in the search by the \u201cmassive\u201d response to their appeal for fresh
\ninformation last week.<\/p>\n

Their team of private investigators are combing hundreds of recorded calls and
\ne-mails for further leads.<\/p>\n

Gerry said: \u201cThe lines have been overwhelmed; we\u2019ve had to call additional
\noperators in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What? Despite this massive response and huge amount of expenditure (they are approaching the financial turn over of a reasonable company now), they are no closer to catching the killer than they were a year ago. They spend more money on private eyes (and mediums but that is another story) than a normal police force. Yet they are still no closer.<\/p>\n

Kate recently viewed footage from last year and said she could not recognise
\nherself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, interesting. I wonder if coaching has anything to do with it.<\/p>\n

The ultimate irony of this latest round of the McCann media train returns once more to poor old Robert Murat. Before you read on, remember the McCanns have a huge legal defence fund and are willing to sue at the slightest hint that they may have been involved…<\/p>\n

Brian Kennedy, the home improvements tycoon backing the McCanns, admitted
\nyesterday that he flew to Portugal last November and spent an evening with
\nRobert Murat, apart from the McCanns the only other official suspect. A
\nsource close to Kennedy said he was \u201cgathering information\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s lawyer, Ed Smethurst, approached Murat through a mutual friend and
\nsaid that Kennedy wanted to offer him a job.<\/p>\n

But the job offer never transpired. Kennedy spent the evening with Murat and
\nhis lawyers at his aunt\u2019s house in Praia da Luz, discussing Madeleine\u2019s
\ndisappearance.<\/p>\n

He left with a \u201cflea in his ear\u201d after being confronted over reports that
\nMetodo 3, the McCanns\u2019 private investigators, had suspicions about Murat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By Thor’s ear! The Portuguese police suspicions of the McCanns aren’t enough to avoid a court case, but a PI having “suspicions” is enough to get a rich financier to stage a fake interview so he can put a “flea in the ear” of someone who has less evidence against him than the McCanns.<\/p>\n

Wrong. This is just plain wrong. Who said money can’t buy you justice.<\/p>\n

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