You never know, it could work....

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:50 am

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.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-go ... rate-pray/

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:32 am

And I pray for their success. I also wish them good luck.

(Does good luck and prayer cancel each other out or does it double the effort?)

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:55 pm

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

They should contact Curtis Sliwa and get the Guardian Angels involved too.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:18 pm

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

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:43 pm

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

Amazing. The power of prayer. I could quite possibly be sucked into the "Born Again" movement. I feel my resistance eroding.

Hallelujah!

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:12 am

MGMcAnick · Post by **MGMcAnick** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:15 pm

It can't hurt.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:24 pm

I also pray that suicide bombers achieve the first part of their mission and he nearly always comes through.

yrs,
rubato

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:52 pm

While we're on the subject of homicide and suicide combined why can't we turn murder-suicides into just plain old suicides? Is it an education thing? You know what I'm talking about, it is usually a middle-aged guy (sometimes younger) his marriage is falling apart, he is losing custody of his children and BAM! he goes off and shoots the ex and maybe the kids for good measure <and then kills himself>. It would still be an imperfect world, but a far better one if he reversed the order. Am I right? It would cut the bloodshed in half or more which just has to be a good thing. Do we need public service ads on TV? Should we hand out flyers with gun purchases?

yrs,
rubato

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:35 am

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

"All you assholes... after me, you're next..."

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 1:32 pm

That is just wrong on so many levels.

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