Prayer vs. Science: How Mike Pence and Queen Victoria both started intellectual debates over these avenues of healing.

“These are just some examples of recent ‘prayer shaming,’ a term describing the ridicule toward people who offer their ‘thoughts and prayers’ for victims of tragedies. But they are also part of an old debate about the conflict between religion and science. A similar controversy raged on both sides of the Atlantic during the second half of the 19th century.” - CToday