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julie elder's avatar

YUP. Good ol’ “Thoughts and prayers” backed by zero positive action and a deep need to not be held accountable for anything he causes. SMH

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Trump praying for Texas is like a firefighter tossing gasoline on a blaze, then whispering a hymn.

When a man dismantles the very systems designed to warn and evacuate before floods, and then offers folded hands instead of functional help—it’s not prayer. It’s performance. Not faith. Just spin.

There’s a difference between a prayer of grief and a prayer of guilt-dodging.

One comes from the wound.

The other from the weapon.

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Jonathan Harvey's avatar

I am not exactly a full on believing Roman Catholic, but it occurs to me that according to medieval theology, there are two departures from the virtue of hope, despair and presumption. The destitute are praying from desperation. Trump is praying from a position of presumption.

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Pussies Fight Back's avatar

So many people have died under his watch, and it’s sickening. We’re not even 1/4 of the way into his “presidency,” and look at how many people have died already due to him and the other dipshit Republicans in power cutting essential services. And now with the Big Ugly Bill, it’s only going to get worse. They should all be locked up for murder.

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E. A.'s avatar

Most people only “pray” to ask for things they want.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Some are such Gawd botherers here in the south, they pray for their HS football team to win.

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Carol Sutherland's avatar

I’m afraid I’m having a problem envisaging the trump and his ‘first lady’ praying . On their knees praying . Lighting candles at an altar praying . Any praying ?!!!

Seriously ….

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

She grew up literally communist in Slovakia, her father was a party bigwig. So it is all performative on her part.

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The Icarian's avatar

You mean PREYING.

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Steve O’Cally's avatar

I attended a fringe religious group that followed this guy who said, if you see someone suffering, DO SHIT NOW, like a grownup. Extra credit if you prevent the next time.

NAAH. That’s hard. If you don’t care, it’s obvious. Better to pray out LOUD so everyone knows you’re a Holy Joe.

It’s a real fringe religion.

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Mary Hinson's avatar

He prays to the DEVIL doesn’t he? Oh I forgot! He is an Atheist! Eek! Even worse !

Like a giant garbage truck with NO BRAKES!!

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

I'm not sure about that, he thinks HE is god.

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Lilith Starr's avatar

Spot-on. Thank you for once more pointing out that the Emperor has no clothes (aka morals, empathy, compassion, competence, responsibility, and even religious virtue).

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