Mike Pence mocked for praying with coronavirus task force at White House
American vice President Mike Pence received a new round of criticism this week from some on the political left after the White House released a picture of the him praying with the coronavirus task force in his office.
The White House Flickr account posted a photograph taken on February 26, 2020 showing Mike Pence praying with members of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce in his White House office. The picture shows Pence in a circle with others bowing their heads in prayer.
Hemant Mehta, who writes for Patheos.com’s “Friendly Atheist” blog, wrote that “it’s not a joke when people say these Republicans are trying to stop a virus with prayer. (…) What else did anyone expect? Science? Reason? Something sensible? Of course not. If this virus truly becomes a pandemic, we’re at the mercy of people delusional enough to think their pleas to God will fix the problem(…)”
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 has claimed the lives of at least nine Americans and there are at least 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States. Experts have even warned that the coronavirus outbreak could potentially be described as a “pandemic.”
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