Representative keith Keith Self is a Republican. He represents the area that suffered this
terrible, terrible shooting. Alan, Texas. And he was actually asked on CNN, what about all these
people who just say thoughts and prayers? That doesn't work. And he said, oh, yeah, it does. You
just have to believe in the power of God. What? Explain that to me, Keith. Listen to this. Now,
you know, Congressman, that is a common refrain after these incidents, after mass shootings. But
many people argue that prayers aren't cutting it. Prayers are not preventing the next mass
shooting. I wish she said she said, rather than many people argue. Just prayer is don't prevent
mass shootings. And you say many people argue. It's like, well, but many people argue that they
do. No, it's just prayers don't prevent mass shootings, and yet it's all you're willing to
offer. Listen to this. What is your response to that criticism? Well, those are people that don't
believe in an almighty God who who has who is absolutely in control of our
lives. I'm a Christian. I believe that he is. Oh, we have people, though, with mental health
that we're not taking care of. Oh, this nation made the decision that we were going to close
the mental health institutions. Many of these situations are based on that. And the people
that say and I really I would like to stay away from the politics today because I want to focus
on the victims. Right. Except the problem is right wingers who want to do nothing. Always
want to stay away from the politics. They are the political problem. Right. It's it's it's almost a
sick joke to say, listen, this is not about guns. This is about we need mental institutions, which
were horrifying, by the way. Many of the ones that closed were horrifying. I've been reading
a book about it. In fact, worst conditions. Nobody's getting cured at those places.
And but but prayer works. But let's not, like, get all political. I want to take the politics
out of it. We could take the politics out of it if we just did what the American people agreed should
be done. Five of the ten or 12 things that I've outlined before he makes the political issue are a
necessity because he and many of his party say we don't need anything other than prayer. And I guess
mental institutions today we should be focused on the families. Oh, prayer is powerful in the lives
of those people that are devastated. I know people says who want to make this political,
but prayers are important and they are powerful in the families who are devastated right
now. That may or may not be. It is completely compatible to say prayer may be a soothing tool
for victims or it may not. It's up to them. But it has nothing to do with what civil government must
do about this scourge or scourge of gun violence, depending on whose pronunciation you prefer.
These can be two different things, but prayer from elected officials certainly can't be considered
policy. Remember when a few weeks ago people were furious with me because I said, Hey guys,
if you need any more evidence that prayer doesn't work, it's that people were shot up at a Christian
school where they presumably pray all the time. And people were remind me, Oh, David,
that's so insensitive, you Christian hating Jew bastard. We've got a lot of those. How dare you
blame the kids, folks. The prayer doesn't work. That's the problem. Whoever thought it did, they
were wrong. It's not the kids. This is really the offensive thing to say. You've just got to believe
in an almighty God who controls everything. And think of that if you truly and literally believe.
That a God is in charge of the minutia of everything, including mass shootings. Why would
you legislate anything? And that's the danger that you have to really understand. If we believe Keith
Selfe is literally representing his views now, the prayer is what we need because God is in control
of everything. Then, of course, they're not going to do anything legislatively. They don't think
they have to because God has already decided how many shootings there are or aren't going
to be and who's going to survive or die. It's a copout to do nothing, which is exactly what
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