A frequent response to mass shootings has been to urge prayers. After the shooting at a Texas mall on Saturday, politicians who repeated that call—including a couple of.
A frequent response to mass shootings has been to urge prayers. After the shooting at a Texas mall on Saturday, politicians who repeated that call—including a couple of them who represent the people of Allen—faced a backlash. The area’s congressman, Republican Rep. Keith Self called prayer powerful in defending his absence of support for a policy solution, saying God “is absolutely in control of our lives” on CNN, per the Guardian. He told the , “We have long ago traded faith in God, which means civic action based on that faith, for faith in government.” Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action argued Self’s points on Sunday.
“Faith without works is dead,” Watts said.
