Christian Radio DJ Sees Rainbow, Pulls Over, Prays for 9 Minutes, Declares It ‘Warning Sign of the Times’
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — When longtime Christian radio host Buckley “Buck” Durham saw a full-spectrum rainbow arching over I-65, he didn’t see a meteorological phenomenon. He saw a spiritual flare shot directly from heaven.
“I was playing MercyMe’s ‘Even If,’ sipping lukewarm sweet tea, when BAM—there it was,” said Durham. “A rainbow so bright I almost swerved into the Cracker Barrel parking lot. That wasn’t weather. That was prophecy.”
Durham, host of Hearts on High FM 97.3, immediately pulled onto the shoulder, clutched his leather King James Bible, and began “intercessory prayer against apocalyptic rainbows and their modern misuse by Babylon.”
Dash cam footage later showed Durham weeping into a monogrammed handkerchief as he recited Psalm 12 backwards “just to be safe.” His nine-minute prayer vigil has since gone viral among Christian Facebook groups under the title “Buck Stops for the Lord.”
“In Genesis, the rainbow was a covenant,” said Durham on-air the next morning. “Now it’s on flags, coffee mugs, kindergarten murals, and drag queen tote bags. Somewhere between Noah and now, we’ve turned God’s signature into a Pride logo. And I’m not driving past it.”
According to listeners, Durham then played five uninterrupted hymns and took calls from fellow believers, including Sister Marianne from Montgomery who described seeing a double rainbow over her tomato garden and immediately rebaptizing her neighbor.
“That’s what vigilance looks like,” Durham said. “If Lot had a Honda Civic and a solid AM signal, maybe Sodom wouldn’t have made it past brunch.”
Leaders from the local LGBTQ+ Christian Fellowship accused Durham of “overreacting to photons,” but Durham’s supporters say he was simply obeying the Lord.
“I’ve known Buck since he DJed my wedding,” said Pastor Cletus May from Lamb of Glory Chapel. “He once pulled a song mid-play because the banjo solo sounded ‘queer-adjacent.’ He’s got spiritual sonar. When he sees a rainbow, it ain’t just colors—it’s a warning.”
To honor his act of devotion, Hearts on High has launched the “Pull Over for Prayer” initiative, encouraging Christian motorists to exit highways when they see rainbows and offer “at least seven minutes of biblically-accurate intercession.”
A company in Georgia has begun manufacturing “RAINBOW = REPENT” bumper stickers, now selling out across rural gas stations. A church in Tennessee announced it will install “rainbow detectors” in its sanctuary windows to alert congregants of “the enemy’s sky graffiti.”
When asked whether he will continue pulling over every time he sees a rainbow, Durham nodded solemnly.
“I don’t care if I’m on my way to my mama’s funeral or a Chick-fil-A drive-thru—if I see one of them multicolored warnings, I’m pulling over and dropping to my knees.”
He paused.
“Because the rainbow doesn’t belong to man. It belongs to God. And it’s not a celebration. It’s a warning shot.”