I posted this tweet quote with my first response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting earlier this week: “In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.” -- Dan Hodges (@DPJHodges on Twitter)
Here’s a quote I was pondering while sketching rough ideas for today’s cartoon: “There is something deeply hypocritical about praying for a problem you are unwilling to resolve.” - Miroslav Volf
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For what it’s worth ... a trusty colleague brought the Volf quote to my attention yesterday. When searching for more quotes by the author, I found this connection to an essay written by a pastor after the Parkland massacre: The Continued Problem with Thoughts and Prayers
Lord help us.
True stories and stuff:
Robert Plant head-butted me. Thanks, David Coverdale - al.com
I was ZZ top’s drummer for a night and got kidnapped by groupies
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix.
