gun laws
Here’s the latest on the investigation into the shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch
By Juan A. Lozano and Jim Vertuno — February 15, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — The shooting is one of many that have involved shooters who legally obtained guns despite criminal history and mental health problems.
Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and the normalization of violence
By Thomas Reese — August 4, 2019
(RNS) — Others may soon respond to mass shootings by ignoring it. No matter how horrible something is, if it is repeated time and time again, we get accustomed to it.
Virginia Senate passes bill to allow guns in churches
By Alan Suderman — January 24, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The measure comes in response to a deadly church shooting in Texas.
Jerry Falwell Jr. is wrong to encourage concealed weapons to ‘end those Muslims’
By Jonathan Merritt — December 5, 2015
The president of America's largest Christian colleges urges students to acquire open carry permits. Christian author Shane Claiborne asks, “Are we worshipping the same Jesus?”
Mass murder and the problem with prayer
By Jonathan Merritt — December 3, 2015
Leaders will debate what should be done after the California shooting, but something must be done. Action without prayer is merely activism, and prayer without action is useless piety.
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