Last year a Christian group in Olk County Florida anointed a road with olive oil
The road-anointing was performed as part of the “Polk Under Prayer” campaign, where Christians poured olive oil on the asphalt and prayed over it, calling for a revival in the area.
“Mainly we want this to be a safe haven for folks who want to raise their families,” explained Polk Under Prayer organizer, Dr. Richard Geringswald. “Asking God’s protection from ne’er do wells and evil doers.”
But a group of Atheists have used mops, spring water, and soap to mop the road of any oil that might be still left after a year. “What concerns us is the message that it sends,” said Atheist of Florida member Rob Curry. “A very chilling message that, if you’re not a Christian, if you don’t believe as we do, then you’re not welcome.”
And now the “Polk Under Prayer” members are burying bricks, engraved with Psalm 37:9-11, beside the twelve major roadways leading into Polk County,
PUP leaders prayed over the bricks, asking for God to change the hearts of criminals who enter or exit their county, and if not, to incarcerate them.