Like so many in our secular culture, Milbank seems to think that we must choose between “prayer” and “action,” that if we pray for victims, we are not acting on their behalf.
Source: Are 'Thoughts and Prayers' a 'Cruel Joke'?

Like so many in our secular culture, Milbank seems to think that we must choose between “prayer” and “action,” that if we pray for victims, we are not acting on their behalf.
Source: Are 'Thoughts and Prayers' a 'Cruel Joke'?