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The Left Prays After San Bernardino Shooting, To Its God Of Government
The Federalist ^ | 12-3-15 | Mollie Hemingway

Posted on 12/03/2015 6:12:37 AM PST by markomalley

At least 14 people were killed and 17 others injured in San Bernardino, California, by Syed Farook and Tafsheen Malik, a couple who later died in a shootout with police. As with the tragic rampage in Colorado just a few days prior, there's a frustrating lack of details. Many in the media at first focused, as they tend to do during mass shootings, on their anger with the National Rifle Association, a large gun rights and gun safety organization. Some focused on the fact that the shooting took place about a 25-minute walk from a Planned Parenthood facility. Really.

Progressive and liberal politicians called for gun control. And other politicians prayed for the victims and their families while waiting for more information.

That's when things got super weird. For some reason, much of the media began mocking the efficacy of prayer. This was happening while victims of the shooting were actually asking people to pray. I mean, the critiques were everywhere. An editor at ThinkProgress said, and I quote, "Stop thinking. Stop praying." There's a bumper sticker for you!

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; US: California; War on Terror
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1 posted on 12/03/2015 6:12:37 AM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley


THE PROBLEM IS ISLAM

CONGRESS SHOULD OUTLAW IT

ISLAM IS THE ENEMY

TERRORIST EVENTS ARE ON THE INCREASE BECAUSE THE OCCUPANT OF THE WHITE HOUSE IS AN ISLAMIST

COWARDLY AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN WILL NOT REMOVE HIM


DO YOU REALLY THINK JOE BIDEN WOULD BE WORSE ??


THE PROBLEM IS ISLAM

THE PROBLEM IS ISLAM

THE PROBLEM IS ISLAM

2 posted on 12/03/2015 6:18:48 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: markomalley

“Progressives tend to believe that government — if made to have sufficient size, scope, and proper management over the affairs of man — will fix or at least seriously mitigate the problem of evil in the world. Conservatives tend to believe that human nature is flawed and inclined toward bad things. Conservatives believe that government, being made up of humans, will also be inclined toward bad things, and therefore it must be restrained and not given a dangerous amount of power.”

And that is the argument in a nutshell.


3 posted on 12/03/2015 6:20:07 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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To: markomalley
Yep, I started to notice this theme early on yesterday. I first heard it on MSNBC and it started showing up in twitter feeds and other left wing outlets. The memo went out by the progressive powers that be that it was a good time to mock Christians and tie presidential candidates to the “prayer absurdity”.
4 posted on 12/03/2015 6:20:58 AM PST by corlorde
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To: markomalley
The shooters were Muslim. Expect the details of the shooting, shooters, motivation to vanish from MSM. They'll still try to use the body count to further their agenda, but the inconvenient facts will be ignored by the media propaganda machine.
5 posted on 12/03/2015 6:26:54 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: knarf

Obama takes any & all opportunities to slam what he calls
the Christian religion & Christians in general. - He’s a
Muslim. Muslims obviously hate Christians & have declared
“Jihad” on them. “Jihad” involves shooting people & blowing
them up. So, what does Obama do? He blames the NRA & runs
his mouth endlessly in speeches. If one could actually
stand to listen to him flap his lip for an hour nonstop;
they would be so confused from all the lies they would
scream. No. I don’t respect him. That ship has sailed.


6 posted on 12/03/2015 6:33:12 AM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: ThunderSleeps

Muslim, Schmuzlim, the corrupt government of the United States won’t even say “Islamic Terrorism” much less do anything about it.

The government WILL come after our guns however. Count on it. It’s all part of turning America “brown” and eliminating our Judeo-Christian values.

You can take that to the bank.


7 posted on 12/03/2015 6:34:02 AM PST by TTFlyer
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To: markomalley

Make Hillary and Bernie say “Muslim Terrorists”. If they can’t say it, they can’t lead us.


8 posted on 12/03/2015 6:34:10 AM PST by jimmygrace
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To: jimmygrace

The facts clearly point to Islamic Terrorists - Amazing how timid the Left is when it comes to being honest about this scourge.


9 posted on 12/03/2015 6:37:49 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: knarf

10 posted on 12/03/2015 6:37:49 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: markomalley

Well, the mask is finally coming off. No more pussy-footing around for the Left about their belief in God. Either those on the Left believe in God or they don’t. If they do, then they should understand the power of prayer. Of course, the answer is that they don’t believe in God. Hence their mockery of those on the Right and the common peasants who offer prayers in times of tragedy. But will they really be comfortable with the implications of this anti-prayer bile? Sure, it makes them feel good to self-righteously and viciously mock the Right and the religious, but I’m sure they will be sensitive and offended when people call them out on their non-belief.


11 posted on 12/03/2015 6:38:41 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: markomalley

One of California’s Senators has the answer. I remember seeing her picture with a caption to the effect that as soon as the shooter saw that no one else was armed,they would just surrender their weapons & turn themselves in...that’s just human nature. SOMEBODY must have voted for her.


12 posted on 12/03/2015 8:00:07 AM PST by oldtech
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To: markomalley

If it wasn’t a gun free zone 14 people would be alive now.


13 posted on 12/03/2015 8:05:47 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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RE “...If it wasn’t a gun free zone ...”

And here’s the irony of that phrase; it clearly WASN’T a “gun-free” zone.

There were at least two people with guns... and for them it was a Gun Free-Fire Zone.

Carry, always.


14 posted on 12/03/2015 8:51:55 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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