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Democrats Said Thoughts And Prayers Won’t Stop Leftist Violence, So Here Are Some Ideas
The Federaldist ^ | 9/15/25 | Elle Purnell

Posted on 09/20/2025 2:47:49 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Pray — not just for comfort, but for courage and prudence to frustrate evil where it has taken individuals and institutions captive.

On Wednesday, after an assassin fatally shot conservative organizer Charlie Kirk in the throat while he spoke at a campus event in Utah, the reaction on the left was twofold. Online and in the real world, some celebrated Kirk’s death and said, in so many words, that he had it coming. Others issued statements, mostly vanilla, decrying “political violence” and expressing sympathies for Kirk’s family. A few said they were “praying.” Many conspicuously didn’t, instead blandly saying their “thoughts” were with Kirk and his family.

The compulsory statements ring pretty hollow for a few reasons. For starters, “thoughts” is a meaningless replacement for the act of petitioning God Almighty for comfort and healing. They’re coming from people who regularly vilified Kirk and his allies, using the same kind of inflammatory language Kirk’s killer engraved on the casings of his bullets. But it has also become obvious how much disgust many on the left have for prayer — so it’s weird to watch them play-act at an impotent secularized version of it, let alone the real thing.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Religion
KEYWORDS: democrats; domesticenemies; evil; prayer; prayers; violence
Wasn't Pete Buttiegeg(democrat) who said that "thoughts and prayers" mean nothing.

I am not a perfect person, but prayer to Jesus gets me through my day.

Discuss and flame away.

1 posted on 09/20/2025 2:47:49 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff
Cuomo made similar degeogary remarks about prayers during Covid.
Thanks for posting a great read from one of my favorites sites.
2 posted on 09/20/2025 3:09:07 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: DallasBiff

Prayer should be the first thing, and the last thing.


3 posted on 09/20/2025 3:35:00 AM PDT by exnavy (See article IV section 4 of our constitution.)
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To: DallasBiff; All

“... murder of President Donald Trump would be “at least partially justified...”

Really? AS IF a person can be ‘partially’ dead 😡


4 posted on 09/20/2025 4:36:29 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: DallasBiff

Prayer is good to bolster the courage and willingness to fight each battle. This mess will need to be sorted out with a shooting war, I fear.


5 posted on 09/20/2025 4:37:58 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: DallasBiff

I thought prayer was not the get rich quick scheme (or whatever) but to talk to your Father about whatever is on your mind, your cares, knowing you have His ear and He already knows what is what anyway. He wants to hear it from you. But I can sorta understand folks who never talk to their earthly dad because he isn’t the givernment thinking there is no reason to talk to your heavenly “Abba” (which means “daddy”).


6 posted on 09/20/2025 5:07:10 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher )
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To: DallasBiff

These Leftists need to understand even Satan knows GOD is in control. They are playing with fire, pun intended.


7 posted on 09/20/2025 5:09:39 AM PDT by IAGeezer912 (One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
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To: FRiends

“So pray. Not just for comfort, but for courage and prudence to frustrate evil where it has taken individuals and institutions around you captive. Say prayers of thanksgiving for the truth that the evils of this world cannot deter the salvation of God or the kingdom of Heaven. And be ready, as Charlie was, to say ‘Here I am, Lord, send me.’”


8 posted on 09/20/2025 5:36:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: DallasBiff

The Democrats took God out of their platform and policies years ago during their DNC convention. They actually voted to not include anything to do with God. I believe it was during Obamas first campaign/nomination.


9 posted on 09/20/2025 5:39:03 AM PDT by Trumpette1954 (Live laugh love!cper)
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To: DallasBiff

Yes, lefties may be big on “thoughts,” but definitely not “prayers.”

In the unlikely event they were to pray, it would not be to the Almighty but to Karl Marx or someone else in their pantheon of secular gods.


10 posted on 09/20/2025 6:01:32 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: DallasBiff

There is way too much evil around. Hear them, see them, watch them. Praise the lord and pass the ammo.


11 posted on 09/20/2025 6:03:15 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: DallasBiff

Prayers are meaningless to the Godless, big shocker.🙄

Their loss.

CC


12 posted on 09/20/2025 6:08:28 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (*This is a test of the emergency tagline system. This is only a test*)
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To: DallasBiff

Democrats don’t use thoughts and prayers it’s why they are stuck in the pit of loss with hate.


13 posted on 09/20/2025 7:50:51 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: SMARTY

Go to a BlueSky-like site and pose the question: if the non-left were to behave like the left, who would be targets? Throw in a few beloved names to get things rolling, like Destiny, Sam Harris, etc.


14 posted on 09/20/2025 8:46:22 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: DallasBiff

When something like this happens I pray that God will comfort and strengthen the family(ies) left behind.
Why do Democrats not understand this?


15 posted on 09/20/2025 9:54:02 AM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.you have to consider this:)
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To: DallasBiff

“Dear Lord, keep my aim true, my resolve like steel, and my boot easily removable from the butt I just kicked”


16 posted on 09/20/2025 2:17:09 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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