‘Prayer shaming’ debate flares after California massacre

Immediately after the mass shooting Wednesday that claimed the lives of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, Twitter and Facebook initially exploded with expressions of outrage or empathy. Gradually, however, the tone shifted to more pointedly partisan attacks. The number of mass shootings – defined as four or more people shot or killed, including the shooter – so far this year has exceeded the number of days that have passed, according to Reddit.com's Guns Are Cool web page.

Immediately after the mass shooting Wednesday that claimed the lives of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, Twitter and Facebook initially exploded with expressions of outrage or empathy. Gradually, however, the tone shifted to more pointedly partisan attacks. The number of mass shootings – defined as four or more people shot or killed, including the shooter – so far this year has exceeded the number of days that have passed, according to Reddit.com's Guns Are Cool web page.…