Those who denigrate prayer after mass shootings reveal their own ignorance.
On Wednesday, a man fired more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He shot students attending a back-to-school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others . He then killed himself.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to the scene and promptly criticized Christians .
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” he said. “These kids were literally praying. ... They were in a church.”
“Enough with the thoughts and prayers,” Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary, wrote on X .
In response to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defending those “who believe in the power of prayer,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X , “These children were l