Not So Random Thoughts on Blacksburg

A few thoughts on the murders at Virginia Tech:

1. If a guy is determined to commit a murder-suicide, why doesn't he do the suicide part first?

2. Secular people know they need to say something meaningful in the wake of such a disaster, but either because of their own lack of religious faith or a misguided desire not to offend those who do not share theirs, they cannot bring themselves to state publicly that they are praying for the people affected. But don't you think saying, "Our thoughts are with you," is a little weak during such a tragedy? Prayer is always appropriate in such cases.

3. The predictable cries for gun control have begun anew. But let me ask you, if the gun was responsible for the carnage in Blacksburg, why isn't the gun being charged with a crime? The problem isn't guns; it's guns in the wrong hands.

4. These violent incidents are recurring alarmingly in our increasingly fragmented and lost society. At the very least, they indicate a lack of respect for human life, a lack of the fear of God, a lack of community, plus malice, rage, violence, and alienation. Aren't you glad human beings and society are getting better and better all the time?