[kj] OT: power or prayer

[nicholas fitzpatrick]

The Rev. Lesley de Pomerai says in this article about fighting crime with 
prayer: 'God wants us to be specific so his power can be targeted.'

But when I was a kid I always used to pray for a new bike. A Raleigh Racer 
with 12 gears. Blue. How more specific can you get? I never got it. And what 
about my prayers for World Peace. Not answered. Does God find the phrase 
'World Peace' ambiguous or something.



>From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: [kj] OT: power or prayer
>Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:31:19 +0000
>
>This made me smile:
>In fact, I'm thinking it could be the premise for one of those quirky
>English films with Jim Broadbent & Pete Postlethwait, that no one goes to
>see.
>
>God Joins Police in Fight Against Evil
>
>Police have added another weapon to their crime-fighting arsenal - the 
>power
>of prayer.
>
>In what is seen by some as a bizarre attempt to stop crime levels rising to
>biblical proportions, police n Nottingham have asked the city's
>congregations to direct their prayers at crime hot-spots. The results have
>been remarkable, according to Inspector Alan Stuart. The inspector, a lay
>preacher, said after parishioners were asked to direct their prayers at
>youth crime in the suburb of Arnold, the number of people aged 17 and under
>arrest fell from 130 in 1997 to 80 in 1999. 'The only thing we are doing
>differently in Arnold is praying,' he said. While admitting prayers may be
>an unusual approach to preventing crime, Inspector Stuart said the results
>spoke for themselves. 'We already have anecdotal evidence that problems in
>the shopping area have calmed and a shed burglar was apprehended right 
>after
>a prayer session about shed break-ins,' he said. 'The Lord is certainly on
>the move and this is only the start.' Local vicar the Rev. Lesley de 
>Pomerai
>described the project as unique, adding: 'God wants us to be specific so 
>his
>power can be targeted.'
>
>But Darwinist Richard Dawkins was sceptical about the approach. 'If the
>police of Nottingham are as gullible as this, it's a wonder they ever solve
>any crimes' he said.
>
>London Metro - March 2000
>
>
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