Offering Thoughts, Prayers Can Make You Less Likely to Act (at Good Faith Media)

The cycle has become sadly predictable. Mass shooting, followed by offers of thoughts and prayers and little else.

Many have criticized this “thoughts and prayers” response as being an empty gesture – an attempt to look good without actually doing the hard work of helping.

Of course, offering our thoughts and prayers isn’t enough to solve the problem of gun violence, but it can’t hurt, right?

Actually, it can …

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If you like this article, check out “Why We Can’t Agree on Gun Control” (in The Washington Post)