Of all the controversies that have followed in the bloody wake of Friday’s (July 20) shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo., few have provided such a clarifying insight into the moral tensions and contradictions in American culture than the argument over whether gun control is a religious issue.
Worshippers in this city rocked by Friday’s (July 20) mass shooting flocked to church Sunday, seeking solace within their faith communities.
President Obama and his likely GOP challenger Mitt Romney called for prayers and reflection Friday (July 20) after a deadly shooting at a Colorado movie theater, while liberal religious leaders called for stricter gun control laws.
We are deeply saddened and grieved by news today of the massacre at a movie theater premiere in Aurora, Colorado, a tragedy that has violently and senselessly taken the lives of many and injured countless other moviegoers. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of those whose lives were ended in this horrifying act.