Comments on: A Day for Hatred

By: Luke C

Luke C — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:23:55 +0000

I am sorry to say this, but this is a terrible article. Saying that the children were slaughtered due to their [and our] sins is erroneous--and uncalled for. I cannot imagine one of these kids has done anything to warrant an ineffable death, of this nature. Our current directive should be to morn the loss of our fellow citzens, and self reflect on why our society has allowed something like this to occur (ie., gun control, management of the mentally unstable, security, prevention). It should not be to say that this immutable day in history would have not occurred if these children were not sinners, or God did not intervene for they [the children] had it coming. I am unable to produce any amount of tears to alleviate the suffering this community and affected individuals are going through, however. I will not tarnish the unrest of these individuals by calling them sinners.

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Hatred For Sin « Theology Chatter — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:59:37 +0000

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By: steve hays

steve hays — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:34:11 +0000

i) I didn't use Switzerland as an example. Try to keep track of who said what. ii) You're conflating gun murder and gun suicide to inflate the figures. iii) You're equivocating. "Higher than average rates" compared to what? iv) Of course, Israel has a serious terrorism problem, so that's going to elevate the figures. But your objection is a diversionary tactic. If you correlate homicide with access to guns, then you have to explain why Israel has much lower rates of homicide than the US even though Israel has compulsory military service for all Jewish men and women. Likewise, Canada has about the same per capita gun ownership as the US, but with lower rates of homicide. So, once again, that debunks the facile correlation. And I've read reports that anti-gun policies in Australia and the UK have failed. As to "adoring" guns, you're assuming I even own a gun. Don't make ignorant assumptions.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:59:00 +0000

Actually, your Israel and Switzerland examples are utterly false. Both countries have higher than average rates if gun murder and gun suicide. Australia, the UK, and Japan, by contrast - all of whom have introduced strict gun control in the last couple of decades - have seen very real drops in gun crime. Those are real facts.
Also, I'd turn your snarky Mogadishu comment back on you. If you so clearly adore your guns, head over there yourself and shoot to your heart's content.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:52:34 +0000

First, ugh, your comment is almost callous towards those killed. Second, the gunman was homeschooled, so apparently homeschooling isn't the perfect little haven you think it is.

By: Christmas Lincoln - December 2012 | Trust AND Obey

Christmas Lincoln - December 2012 | Trust AND Obey — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:15:20 +0000

[...] A Day for Hatred by Jen Wilkin Today is a day for hatred… Days like today give us no choice but to hate. They leave us only with a choice of where that hatred will land: Will we hate God, or will we hate sin? [...]

By: zilch

zilch — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:38:48 +0000

We don't have much room in our apartment, but let me know when you're coming, and I'll see what I can do. Merry Christmas to you too!

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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:19:12 +0000

[...] Today, so many people will ask, “How?” or “Why?”. We will try to find the good in what has happened or where the blame should be put. Our hearts will cry out for vengeance. But I believe fellow blogger, Jen Wilkin, gives us a proper perspective here. [...]

By: zilch

zilch — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:29:09 +0000

The correlation is not neat in the sense of being the only factor, as I already mentioned, steve. Your exceptions of high gun ownership with low homicide, Israel and Switzerland, are both countries which require military training for anyone who gets a weapon- this is obviously also a mitigating factor. Obviously racial, ethnic, religious, and financial factors also play a role.

But so does gun control. The combination of the racial, ethnic, religious, and financial tensions unique to the US of all First World countries, makes lax gun control a bad idea, as anyone who reads the news can see.