Another shooting related rant. I am so sick of “good Christians”... [View all]

[MonkeyMama]

I am so sick of “good Christians” who continue to spout this idea that this shooting would not have happened if “god had been welcomed in the school”. This statement basically excuses and supports the actions of a weapon-loaded lunatic in the murder of innocent people. They would rather continue to spew hate, support their right-wing propaganda machine, and defend their twisted interpretation of the second amendment than support the rights of innocent people who should expect to not get shot in public, and who should be able to come home from school or the movies alive. I am not a particularly religious person; agnostic is probably a fairly accurate description. In fact, it is statements like this that keep me as far away from organized religion as I can get. However, it seems to me that there was evidence of a better-ness that was present in that school, in the midst of that horrific event that they could use to sell people like me on their god. How about, “God was present in the form of those selfless educators who chose to stand between a gun-toting murderer and those innocent children; who sacrificed themselves so that others could live.” Now, that’s a God I would be willing to get to know. Why isn’t this the story they try to tell? I am so tired of these people choosing to use their “goodness” to fling hate everywhere.