I don’t care if politicians pray - they have that religious freedom. But let’s look at gun legislation… first the republicans say that existing laws should be enforced rather than enacting new laws. I’d agree with them, except that they are simultaneously gutting the agencies responsible for enforcing those laws. Instead, Paul Ryan says we should pray because “prayer works”. Well, he might believe that, but there is absolutely no evidence that prayer works. In fact, every single scientific study ever done has concluded that prayer does nothing. So when the politicians do things that demonstrably make the laws weaker, while asking us to do something religious and that doesn’t do anything, it shows me that they have absolutely no interest in solving the problem.
Of course, the reason has nothing to do with their faith, and everything to do with the votes they receive from evangelicals, and even more so the money they are receiving from gun lobbies.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, criticize them for what do/don’t do about guns. Don’t criticize the asking for prayer. Heck, criticize the reason for them asking for prayer if yoy honestly think it has to do with votes and not faith. As long as it is worded clearly criticize them if they act like asking for prayer is enough, or if they use prayer to mask their lack of doing anything about guns. Just do criticize the praying or asking for prayer itself.