Good News: Mass shooting at Texas church prompts strong words from religious leaders

[MineralMan]

http://religionnews.com/2017/11/06/mass-shooting-at-texas-church-prompts-strong-words-from-religious-leaders/

(RNS) — A small Southern Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, has turned into a crime scene, with at least 26 people dead and about 20 injured. As the nation reels from another mass shooting, religious leaders were quick to react to the latest tragedy.

Here’s a sampling:

I thought I'd get the jump on this. In keeping with Group standards, I have no comment on the article at the link, which see:

[trotsky]

1. Yes, the bar seems to be quite low for "good news" these days.

Good news! A few religious leaders actually displayed some basic human decency! Hooray for religion!

[MineralMan]

2. Consider the source...

[Pope George Ringo II]

8. This is now the only "good news" showing for me.

It's amazing how much just a couple of "ignores" can improve the signal-to-noise ratio. But, wow, some threads get bare.

[NeoGreen]

3. Please don't...

...fall into the trap of schooling us as to what is generically "good news" or not before we even get to read the article or post.

Please let us evaluate and decide for ourselves without prejudgement or taint.

I would suggest that, as a group, we often find it more enlightening to discuss the merits of any particular idea/post within the discussion that often follows, without having to work our way from a position foisted upon us at the start.

IMHO, this is a tactic unworthy of anyone who wants an honest discussion.

Just sayin'/askin'

[MineralMan]

4. Well, OK, then.

I was just following the pattern in this Group. But, I'll observe your suggestion in the future.

[NeoGreen]

5. Thank you.

Much appreciated.

On edit: I would suggest that the standard you were attempting to observe is not a "group standard" but one of a small subset of the group. You may have been influenced by the prolific posting by said subset verses what is actually the general/overall group standard.

[MineralMan]

6. Yes. Perhaps you understand my post now more completely.

Again, it will not become a habit for me, I assure you.

I see by your ribbons that you, too, earned the USAF expert marksman ribbon. I got mine with a perfect score with the M-16, over 50 years ago.

[NeoGreen]

7. Good to hear...

...and my EMR was earned ~30+ years ago but not with a perfect score. I was subject to the cost cutting 22 caliber insert version of an M-16 during my qualification, which I am told is much less accurate and precise.