Plan B Forum

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin called on the "power of prayer" to help combat Louisville's rising murder rate as he urged people to form prayer groups to walk high-crime neighborhoods.

His plan, outlined at a community meeting, was met with a mix of support and derision. Bevin urged volunteers to form teams of 3-10 people that pick the same block to walk at the same time of day, at least two or three times a week. He urged participants to make a yearlong commitment.

"Go around the block, pause on each corner, pray for the people there, move to the next corner," Bevin said later in describing his plan to reporters at a city park. "And over the course of the year, here's what's going to happen - they're going to get to know the people on the block."

Bevin, a socially conservative Republican, said it's a chance for "people of faith to put their faith to work." He hopes residents from the neighborhoods walk with people living elsewhere.

"Pretty unsophisticated. Pretty uncomplicated. Pretty basic," Bevin said. "But I truly believe we're going to see a difference in our city. I personally believe in the power of prayer."

Louisville Metro Police investigated a record 118 criminal homicides last year, but this year's murder rate - at 52 through May - was on pace to surpass last year's total.

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he urged people to form prayer groups to walk high-crime neighborhoods

rubato wrote:Every night I pray for President Trump to keep embarrassing himself, humiliating his cabinet, and bleeding his party of any tattered fragment of credibility it still retains.
And the Lord has rewarded my prayers many times over.
yrs,
rubato

rubato wrote:While we're on the subject of homicide and suicide combined... a far better one if he reversed the order...yrs, rubato