A Powerful Weapon in the War on Crime

Is there an inverse relationship between prayer and crime rates? The Orlando Police Department apparently thinks so.

On October 10, just days after the seemingly gratuitous killing of Officer Alfred Gordon, the police department launched “Operation Armor All,” a 40-day city-wide effort—planned long before Gordon’s death—to combat Orlando’s crime problem with prayer. Volunteers from at least 20 churches showed up at Parramore Heritage Park—one of the city’s most troublesome areas—to kick off the 40 days. The police department hopes that 40 Orlando churches will “adopt” a day to pray for a specific part of the city. So far, 22 have signed up.

Will it work?

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