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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) joined other Democrats in mocking the
idea of prayer in the wake of the mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis this week, noting that the children were praying at the time.
In a post on X, responding to White House Press Secretary Karoline
Leavitt�s claim that �prayer works,�, Newsom said: �There children were literally praying as they got shot at,� implying that prayer does not
work.
Democrats have long attacked the idea of offering �thoughts and prayers�
for the victims and their families in the wake of mass shootings, arguing
that political action is needed, particularly gun control legislation.
They have treated �thoughts and prayers� � a common expression of
condolences � as a way of avoiding the legislative or constitutional
measures that, they argue, would prevent mass shootings.
(In the Minneapolis case, for example, one commentator called for �red
flag� laws that allow guns to be taken away from mentally ill people �
except that Minnesota already has such laws in place, among other gun
control measures.)
After the Minneapolis shooting, in which two children were killed and 17
people were wounded, Democrats went further, citing the fact that the
children were at morning mass as proof that prayers do not work.
Liberal-turned-Trump supporter Batya Ungar-Sargon warned that Democrats
were blaming the victims:
Newsom has a poor record on religious liberty. He banned most religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, and his ban on communal
prayers in private homes was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The California governor has also advertised the availability of abortions
in his state, subsidizing travel by people in pro-life states for the
purpose of terminating pregnancies in California.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/29/gavin-newsom-joins- democrats-in-mocking-child-victims-of-catholic-school-shooting/
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