[kj] OT: power or prayer

[Phillipps Marc]

>Does God find the phrase 
>'World Peace' ambiguous or something

There are a lot of children in developing countries very thankful for those
peas though . . 


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	nicholas fitzpatrick [SMTP:gasw30 at hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:13 PM
> To:	gathering at misera.net
> Subject:	RE: [kj] OT: power or prayer
> 
> 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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