"Thoughts & Prayers" Check Sent

[kadee79]

Amid endless calls for “thoughts and prayers” instead of legislative action in response to mass shootings, a woman in Michigan decided to take matters into her own hands.

After Wednesday's mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Fern Malila mailed a letter and a check in the amount of "thoughts and prayers" to Representative Jack Bergman, a Republican in Michigan.

“Dear Rep. Bergman,” she wrote. “Since you and your colleagues in Congress seem to feel that this is the solution to mass murder, please accept this contribution.” 
With the short letter, which she posted on her Facebook page, she sent a check to the congressman with the popular refrain instead of a dollar amount.

"I did it because I'm hearing the same arguments after each and every time this happens," Malila explained to Newsweek on Friday. "Each and every news media person says contact your congressman, and Congress doesn't do anything."

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-mails-thoughts-and-prayers-check-to-congressman/ar-BBJe6B2?li=BBnbfcL

[busymom]

I believe in prayer.  BUT, praying without taking any action is empty.  It's as stupid as jumping off a cliff, & praying that you won't be hurt when you land.  Whatever your opinion on current gun laws, something has got to change, because what we're doing now (and NOT doing) isn't working.  

[Tennesseer]

“Pray to God, but row away from the rocks.”

Hunter S. Thompson