Kentucky Gov Says Louisville Can Pray Away Its Crime

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin(R) unveiled his plan to fight crime in the city of Louisville on Thursday: Volunteer patrols that will not report or stop criminal activity, but pray it away.

Bevin suggested at a community meeting that volunteer groups of between three and 10 people wouldadopt specific blocks and walk around them while praying, according to WHAS, the Louisville ABC station.

You know, you walk to a corner, pray for the people, talk to people along the way, Bevin said, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. No songs, no singing, no bullhorn, no T-shirts, no chanting. Be pleasant, talk to the people, thats it.

Bevin said participants would make year-long commitments, and even suggested specific zip codes for the roving bands of prayer police to patrol.

Prayer WILL change things, Bevin wrote on Twitter.

Prayer is powerful, and a people united in prayer will make a difference in their communities, he wrote in another tweet.

The meeting was held amid growing violence in Louisville, including a 7-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet last month. However, the plan drew mixed reviews from those living in the communities most affected by violence.

I believe in prayer. Im a pastor. I pray every day, I pray all the time, Rev. Joe Phelps of the Highland Baptist Church told WHAS.He added:

Thats not the answer here. For him to reduce the problems of violence to getting people to go pray for a block is an embarrassment to Christianity. I feel embarrassed for the Christian faith if the governor of Kentucky is saying these things as a solution to violence in our community.

Rev. Clay Calloway of the West Louisville Ministers Coalition was so disgusted by the governors comments that he walked out of the meeting.

The only thing I wish was present was a barf bag in front of my seat so I could throw up, Calloway told local Fox affiliate WDRB. Otherwise, I might have stayed a little bit longer.

Oliver Evans of Spradling Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church told local NBC station WAVE that although he had mixed feelings, overall he supported the prayer plan.

As a matter of fact, I will share this with my congregation when we meet on Sunday, he was quoted as saying.

MeShorn Daniels of Gods Lives Matter was also encouraged by the plan.

Its a seed, like with anything if you dont do anything you dont get nothing, Daniels told CBS station WLKY.But if you apply something, and the prayer is a seed, you look to see what happens from that so thats why I support the idea.

Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, head of the citys Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods, told radio station WEKU that Bevin had oversimplified the issue.

Its unfortunate that he doesnt know whats been going on in the city, its unfortunate that he hasnt cultivated the relationships locally in such a way that he doesnt know the people already doing this work, Abdur-Rahman said. Hes not really in touch.

(h/t Raw Story)

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