Prayer itself is fine. However, prayer has been intentionally used by one political party as a deliberate replacement for action when it comes to gun violence.

Prayer itself is fine. However, prayer has been intentionally used by one political party as a deliberate replacement for action when it comes to gun violence. Prayer without action is… well, it’s hard to be diplomatic about it. Anyway, in these conversations that’s where the dismissive was about “thoughts and prayers” comes from. The acts of thoughtfulness and prayer themselves are fine, but they get deliberately used to replace any action. Which is contemptible.