{"id":970,"date":"2011-08-10T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T16:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/?p=970"},"modified":"2011-08-10T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T16:16:35","slug":"london-riots-prompt-prayers-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/08\/london-riots-prompt-prayers-reflection.html","title":{"rendered":"London Riots Prompt Prayers, Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The riots in London, Birmingham and other British cities have caught us off-guard &#8212; it&#8217;s a far cry from the pomp and circumstance <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2011\/04\/anglicans-catholics-pray-for-wedded-bliss-for-william-kate.html\">associated with the recent royal wedding<\/a>, not to mention next year&#8217;s Olympic Games and Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee.<\/p>\n<p>Faith leaders and religious groups are stepping forward, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/rioters.are.britains.lost.generation\/28403.htm\" target=\"_blank\">reflecting on the root causes of this violence <\/a>and praying for calm to be restored:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/faith_and_terror\/london_riots.html\">London riots: actions and reactions <\/a>(Episcopal Cafe)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/churches.supporting.riot.victims.with.prayer.and.practical.assistance\/28404.htm\">Churches support riot victims with prayers and practical assistance <\/a>(Christian Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/christians.pray.for.the.safety.of.police.and.emergency.services.amid.riots\/28402.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Christians pray for the safety of police and emergency services amid riots<\/a> (Christian Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/archbishop-of-westminster-describes-english-riots-as-shocking\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+catholicnewsagency%2Fdailynews+%28CNA+Daily+News%29\" target=\"_blank\">Archbishop of Westminster describes English riots as &#8216;shocking&#8217; <\/a>(Catholic News Agency)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/vigil.of.hope.as.rioting.spreads.across.london\/28400.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Vigil of hope as rioting spreads across London<\/a> (Christian Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2011\/08\/09\/3088921\/as-jews-lament-london-burns#When:17:34:00Z\">As London burns, riots spread to Jewish communities<\/a> (JTA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad my family and friends are safe, particularly those who just returned<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyprus-mail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> from holidays in Cyprus<\/a>. Talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to\u00a0<strong>subscribe to Belief Beat\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to\u00a0<strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The riots in London, Birmingham and other British cities have caught us off-guard &#8212; it&#8217;s a far cry from the pomp and circumstance associated with the recent royal wedding, not to mention next year&#8217;s Olympic Games and Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee. 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