The congregation of the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale has been affected by Sunday’s shooting spree that killed two and injured six others in a Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville.
Our hearts are heavy for the murdered and injured of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.
Our hearts are heavy for the congregation that must now try to understand and then respond to the single gunmen's hate for liberals and gays directed at them.
Our hearts are heavy for violence that marbles American society.
Our hearts are heavy for what drives a man, such as this gunman, to resort to such an act as the consummation of his 58 years.
The shooting spree on Sunday could have been even more devastating, for the gunman had 73 rounds of unspent ammunition. It's likely that the courage of an usher and others, who subdued the gunman, saved many children, youth, and adults. For this we are thankful.
The Unitarian Universalist liberal religious community throughout America now knows a larger measure of the violence spawned by hate. Yes, this is being categorized as a hate crime by the Tennessee authorities.
Speaking on behalf the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, I know this senseless act of violence will only increase our resolve to promote progressive values in peaceful and democratic ways, that justice and love will one day prevail over such senseless acts of violence and hate.
The Chicago Sun Times website has a thorough July 29 AP article on the shooting.A letter to the editor, the text similar to the above, appeared in the July 30, edition of the Chicago Sun Times.
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