The situation at Virginia Tech is tragic – a horrible thing that shouldn’t have occurred. What disgusts me is how quickly something like this becomes politicized – especially from the church. Take for example, the National Council of Churches (an organization supported by most mainline denominations)… what do you think their main story would be today? Prayers of healing and hope for the victims’ friends and family? Reassuring us that even in the midst of tragedy God is still in control and grieves with us? Nope… it’s “Virgina Tech tragedy demands gun control”.
Of course, they ignore the fact that a) there are already over 30,000 laws on gun restrictions in the US alone, b) Virginia Tech already has a no guns on campus policy, and c) crazy people intent on committing murderous rampages are not particularly concerned with breaking the law in the first place.
The real problem is the twisted heart and total disrespect for human life from the shooter. The fact that firearms were involved is only a symptom of a much bigger, internal problem. It’s not a problem with the laws, it’s a problem of the soul. THAT is what the church needs to be focusing on – not exploiting this evil act in a ham-fisted attempt at playing politics.
