Someone you know, or someone who is connected to someone you know is intimately connected with the horror that occurred today at Virginia Tech. This is a day to mourn. This is a day to pray or meditate for the families and friends of those who were massacred today. This is a day to pray for the wounded. This is not the day to argue guns or issue polemics. That day will come. This is a day for quiet humility and tears. This is not the day to beat your chest and archly opine.
April is a damn cruel month.
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April 16, 2007 at 2:57 pm
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April 16, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Amen! I can’t believe how many blog comments I’ve read today that are arguing back and forth on gun control. Can’t we just take a day to pray before we start taking matters into our own feeble hands?
April 16, 2007 at 3:27 pm
I’m with you on this.
I can’t even post about it right now.
April 16, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Thank you, John. Yes, today is a day of tears and prayers.
April 16, 2007 at 4:06 pm
John, I understand what you’re saying, but I can’t help but think that we’re all within our right to express how we feel about this. Just as you’re right to wish that we didn’t. Certainly, some people will cross the line of taste and respect but I’m guessing those people don’t read your blog anyway.
I said my piece, but I don’t plan to argue with anyone.
April 16, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Lesley - I certainly don’t intend to abridge rights (even if I could!). I hate that people start exploiting this tragedy for their particular political position. This is not a tragedy of the left, right or middle. It’s our tragedy.
I’m also guessing that people on all sides of this issue regularly don’t read my blog!!
April 16, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Yes, absolutely, John, I totally agree.
April 17, 2007 at 4:03 pm
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