KingdomBuilder wrote:Saddened to hear of another mass shooting- 27 congregation members of the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church were killed this morning, as I'm sure many of you have heard.
Let's pray that all those taken were securely in Jesus's fold, and let's pray that Christians all over can speak peacefully and responsibly amidst tragedy.
there has been a turn, that i can’t wrap my head around, that there is some sort of “glory” to be had in “ambush+execute” murder, whether murder of individuals or groups.
in the past, there were spoken and unspoken “rules” about how low and cowardly such behaviors were. this would be of the utmost shame. any child can “shoot fish in a barrel.” this is the lowest of lows.
today, somehow, it’s glorified.
sometimes, it’s made out to be game (for example, the knockout game.) it’s not a game! in the least, it’s assault+battery, with the possibility, if not deliberate intent, to murder.
the one common denominator i see is, intentional “ambush+execute.” frequently of total strangers.
often, suicide is part of it, i.e.,
escaping consequences. including, suicide-by-cop, or, knowng one is likely to be killed by someone in the grisly process.
these murderers want to do as much damage possible, then, escape, by their own death.
in doing so, they are
playing at being a god, in control of others and themselves.
they sacrifice so much for a few minutes of ultimate self-delusion. it is truly wicked.
