A Form of Idolatry’: Democrat Justin Jones Calls Offering Thoughts and Prayers ‘Theological Malpractice’ on MSNBC

Mediaite via MSN ^ | 8/30/25 | Caleb Howe

[DallasBiff]

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones, a Democrat, told a vigorously agreeing MSNBC host Ali Velshi on Saturday that offering thoughts and prayers following a tragedy like the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting is “theological malpractice” and accused those doing so of “idolatry.”

Jones is a frequent cable news guest and far-left activist lawmaker who came to prominence when he and other members helped lead protesters in occupying the Tennessee House to protest against guns.

[DallasBiff]

Huh, dem Rep. Jones you have the true "idolatry" of promoting dems sacrament of mutilating people against their basic human biology.

[PeterPrinciple]

Remember when we went from prayer to a moment of silence to satisfy them.........................

so not to offend them.

[rlmorel]

He is a Democrat, so he is no Christian and his words mean nothing.

[PeterPrinciple]

He claimed that Republicans are “cruel” and “shameful” for not embracing his views on guns, and with Velshi nodding enthusiastically along, added that he would tell other lawmakers to “keep your thoughts and prayers. Keep your tweets.”

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and there it is.

[No name given]

Correct.

[No name given]

But they can offend us. Such hypocrisy.

[rlmorel]

In their view "Silence is Violence".

You cannot even silently acquiesce to their point of view anymore just to maintain your sanity or get them to leave you alone.

To them, simply being silent and not parroting (with a loud, exuberant shout) their stupidity and treason from your own mouth makes you complicit with their enemies.

Which happens to be you anyway.

[DeplorablePaul]

If my prayer to Jesus was answered left wingers would burst into flames when they invoke religion. Left wingers should thank God for unanswered prayers.

[ClearCase_guy]

They’ve been on the road to this moment for a long time, but the Democrats now seem to openly mock and explicitly oppose Christianity.

Just another sort of 80/20 choice that they are making in their quest for self-destruction.

[rlmorel]

Right.

We have to listen to their obnoxious blather, but putting our head down and closing our eyes in prayer to God for the souls taken by their evil ideology is...not at all permissible.

[BenLurkin]

The “prayer stinks” talking points were almost certainly prepared in advance, focus-grouped, refined, and held in the can waiting for a chance to use them.

[goodnesswins]

Sicko

[FlingWingFlyer]

President Trump is in good company. The DemonRATS like this aho not only hate President Trump, the evil piggies hate God too. I’ve got one thing to say to this Justin Jones aho, “You’re at the wrong rally, boy.”

[PeterPrinciple]

Which happens to be you anyway.

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that is quite an accusation made out of nothing

[bray]

Don’t you love how atheists are always explaining God to Christians. Prayer works.

[V_TWIN]

Interesting how democrats are all of a sudden Bible scholarships.

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The last people on earth I’d take advice from on how to walk out my faith is that lot.

[Ge0ffrey]

Democrats are good at deflecting us away from the terrible truth.

[RoosterRedux]

The Democratic Party has become a cult, a mass formation. Everything they say is projection, and everything they support is perverted and irrational.

[V_TWIN]

Scholars not scholarships

[JoeRender]

Non-Christians and apostate’s words and advice dont count.