£10,000 grant to pray for police.

[Deep Sea Isopod]

I'm paying taxes for this bollocks.

A Christian policing group which believes that the power of prayer can catch criminals and keep officers safe from harm has been awarded a £10,000 grant from the Home Office to widen its involvement with local church groups.

The Christian Police Association (CPA) wants members of the public to "adopt a cop" by praying for the safety of local officers as they ply their beats. Subjects that the association says congregations should be encouraged to pray for include "helping officers make on-the-spot decisions" and encouraging them to "resist corruption".

The nationwide organisation, which boasts 2,000 members, claims that there is "circumstantial evidence" to suggest that regular prayer sessions can help reduce crime rates and encourage criminals to make a new start to their lives.

This week they are launching a new initiative called "CoAct", which is partly funded by a £10,000 Home Office grant, to improve links between local church groups and police officers and encourage congregations to act as "peacemakers" in areas where gang violence and antisocial behaviour is high.

[charlou]

Oh ffs

[M]

[Hermit]

...there is "circumstantial evidence" to suggest that regular prayer sessions can help reduce crime rates...

Duh! Talk about stating the obvious; nobody has ever been known to pillage, rape or burn while attending a prayer meeting.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

...there is "circumstantial evidence" to suggest that regular prayer sessions can help reduce crime rates...

Duh! Talk about stating the obvious; nobody has ever been known to pillage, rape or burn while attending a prayer meeting.

Not yet...

[klr]

...there is "circumstantial evidence" to suggest that regular prayer sessions can help reduce crime rates...

Duh! Talk about stating the obvious; nobody has ever been known to pillage, rape or burn while attending a prayer meeting.

In this context though, it's a rather expensive way of keeping people off the streets ...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Oh, so then every time a cop gets injured, one of their members should be likewise injured, and if a cop gets killed . . .

[AshtonBlack]

It's fucking vomit inducingly cringe worthy shite.

[Animavore]

I give up :deflate:

[Clinton Huxley]

Vile, damnable, pious buffoons. And the people who decided to give them the money are no better. The world HAS gone mad......

[Xamonas Chegwé]

How the fuck can it cost £10,000 to fucking pray!!!?

I have always thought that the sole advantage that prayer held (over other methods of administering a placebo) was its cost-effectiveness, requiring no more than a spot to kneel and a willing sap to spout bollocks, but no - apparently, it now costs money too!!

Wankers.

[charlou]

This week they are launching a new initiative called "CoAct", which is partly funded by a £10,000 Home Office grant, to improve links between local church groups and police officers and encourage congregations to act as "peacemakers" in areas where gang violence and antisocial behaviour is high.

Ignoring the 'funding for prayers' bit ... the issue of 'gang violence and antisocial behaviour is high' is obviously something of concern that needs addressing. I wonder what other (rational secular) methods or projects they have or are trying? Is there funding available for that?

[Xamonas Chegwé]

This week they are launching a new initiative called "CoAct", which is partly funded by a £10,000 Home Office grant, to improve links between local church groups and police officers and encourage congregations to act as "peacemakers" in areas where gang violence and antisocial behaviour is high.

Ignoring the 'funding for prayers' bit ... the issue of 'gang violence and antisocial behaviour is high' is obviously something of concern that needs addressing. I wonder what other (rational secular) methods or projects they have or are trying? Is there funding available for that?

Gang violence and antisocial behaviour are ALWAYS high. Except back in the 'golden age' when you could leave your front door unlocked and allow the neighbours to drop in and help themselves to a cup of sugar which they would of course return the next day. Then a good old-fashioned street party with lots of jolly smiley red faces and lashings of ginger beer.

[Pappa]

Next they'll be using psychic detectives.

[klr]

Shouldn't an auditor/comptroller be investigating this?