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Originally Posted by Chan
Is it the number of people involved that grabs our attention? Why did the media feel it important to report THIS event and not the other shootings that have occurred today? Are the lives of Virginia Tech students somehow more worthy of our attention than those of kids in East Los Angeles or in Detroit or in some other large American city where shootings are commonplace?
The mentality so many of us seem to have is the same as the one expressed by Jesus' disciples when they told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the sacrifices.
It doesn't matter who it is that died, I think you and I would agree that the death is "tragic" - and more so if the person who died had never obeyed the gospel call.
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no one said to the contrary....
sheesh - sometimes....
oh, nevermind
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