Shooting At Virginia Tech-33 Dead!

Originally Posted by Barb

Chan, common sense dictates that the media cannot report every shooting or death that takes place in a day.

But they can report that x number of people were shot today.

The sheer magnitude and senselessness of this event makes it noteworthy.

Does any murder make sense?

We need to stop thinking like the world and start thinking biblically.

Originally Posted by Theresa

no one said to the contrary....

Nor did I say that they did

sheesh - sometimes....

oh, nevermind

sheesh - sometimes....

oh, nevermind

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Chan

Ah, yes, the appearance argument proving once again that sooooo many people don't actually read what's written but, instead, read things into what is written.

My question was: "So, how many other people have been shot so far today?"

I later clarified this by suggesting to one poster to think in terms of Luke 13:1-3. Did Jesus minimalize the death of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with the sacrifices? Did He minimalize the death of those on whom the tower at Siloam fell? I don't think He did but He did correct the disciples' thinking that the deaths in question were somehow more tragic than other deaths.

Death is tragic, Chan, if it's one person or 5,000...matters not. However, when the 5,000 leave here at one time, it does give us pause and grabs our attention.

Make sense?!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Chan

But they can report that x number of people were shot today.

Does any murder make sense?

We need to stop thinking like the world and start thinking biblically.

how is being saddned by a reported event "Thinking like the world"?

If we saw reports of every murder, we'd be equally saddened.

But we dont, it's not possible for everything to be reported.

No one has said this event is any more tragic than the nameless person shot and killed this morning in some unknown location...

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by Chan

Ah, yes, the appearance argument proving once again that sooooo many people don't actually read what's written but, instead, read things into what is written.

My question was: "So, how many other people have been shot so far today?"

I later clarified this by suggesting to one poster to think in terms of Luke 13:1-3. Did Jesus minimalize the death of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with the sacrifices? Did He minimalize the death of those on whom the tower at Siloam fell? I don't think He did but He did correct the disciples' thinking that the deaths in question were somehow more tragic than other deaths.

I don't think people think the deaths at Virginia Tech are "more tragic" than other deaths that may have occurred today; it's probably the fact that there were so many tragedies all at once... in one place... by one person... Tragedy multiplied.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Chan

But they can report that x number of people were shot today.

Does any murder make sense?

We need to stop thinking like the world and start thinking biblically.

And you are and we are not...interesting concept...

Originally Posted by Margies3

I think these are the posts that Theresa was referring to. You're right, there was no direct criticism. But it sounded a bit implied (in my opinion). Perhaps Theresa was 'reading you wrong', but if so, then so did I. And I wonder how many others?

As I've said before in other threads, I don't imply.

I'm sorry that you and others don't think it's valid to ask how many other people were shot today.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Chan

Ah, yes, the appearance argument proving once again that sooooo many people don't actually read what's written but, instead, read things into what is written.

My question was: "So, how many other people have been shot so far today?"

I later clarified this by suggesting to one poster to think in terms of Luke 13:1-3. Did Jesus minimalize the death of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with the sacrifices? Did He minimalize the death of those on whom the tower at Siloam fell? I don't think He did but He did correct the disciples' thinking that the deaths in question were somehow more tragic than other deaths.

I agree Chancellor, they are no more tragic than others, but the media reported
on this one.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Chan

As I've said before in other threads, I don't imply.

I'm sorry that you and others don't think it's valid to ask how many other people were shot today.

It is a valid question-I just don't have the answer.
Do you perhaps?

Originally Posted by Theresa

how is being saddned by a reported event "Thinking like the world"?

Because, like the world, there's a tendency to think that some deaths are tragic and not even think about other deaths.

If we saw reports of every murder, we'd be equally saddened.

Would we?

But we dont, it's not possible for everything to be reported.

But the media has a tendency to ignore deaths that occur in certain communities or among certain groups of people.

No one has said this event is any more tragic than the nameless person shot and killed this morning in some unknown location...

Did I say that anyone said it?