Blue hearts
On Sunday I attended a worship service at which the air was heavy with a sense of loss. But I saw the church being the church at its best.
On Sunday I attended a worship service at which the air was heavy with a sense of loss. But I saw the church being the church at its best.
In the wake of the Newtown shooting, political will is growing to do something about guns. People are moved to act—and we must act.
The shooting deaths of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school has revived religious support for gun control, galvanizing a movement that has struggled to gain traction against the powerful gun lobby.
“We are going to win this and save lives, and faith leaders will not need to be pulled into that,” said Ladd Everitt, spokesman for the Washington-based Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. “They will be at the forefront of that.”