32 Dead After Virginia Tech University Shooting

[cag7800]

This brought back the tragic killings of Luke Woodham at the Pearl High School shootings back in 1997. he killed his mother then sat at the table and ate then took a rifle hid it under his long coat and shot up the school.the principle went to his car and got a gun and held him down after he(luke) had went back to his car to reload.big stink about the principle having a gun

I pray for thoses families that are waiting to see if their kids are dead or alive.

[Gerioke]

There needs to be people on campus at every school with guns to prevent such things from occuring. Either we need to have armed security officers, or give guns to the teachers as well as the Dean or Principle. Then the casualties would be reduced as the shooter could be taken out sooner.

I take it you like western movies.

while our boys are in the middle east fighting allah, satan has a heyday in America promoting domestic terrorism.

Look I know you hate this country as you continually run it, us and it's leaders down. But I think you have crossed the line in this remark. To bad you can't find in that Christian your heart of yours to pray for these family and friends of these murdered souls.

While my response above might have been some what harsh you have to understand that since 9-11 Americans have been very touchy about people from other counties making comments like you did. We are not responsible for every kook with a gun. I believe this is all a sign of the end times. It just seems that America has had it's share of heartache in the last several years when it comes to things like this.

My comment that you took exception to was not a shot at Americans, but an observation that while all the shenanigans is going on in the middle east, satan seems to be having a party here. Canada is involved with all of this too you know. I support the troops in Afghanistan and I believe America should pull out of Iraq and let them fight amongst themselves, then America can concentrate on wiping out the Taliban in Afghanistan. Iraq is obviously a lost cause and fighting your enemy on a different front is better than cutting out all together. Bare in mind that the world at large does support our efforts in Afghanistan while support in Iraq is all but dissolved. But getting back to today's situation, I have to ask why you can buy a handgun when they are so easily concealed? Why are people allowed to buy automatic weapons? I can understand people owning shotguns and rifles as they are difficult to conceal and they are appropriate for hunting game. I fear things will only get worse before Jesus returns and we just have to deal with it.

The situation in Iraq has nothing to do with what happened in Virginia. To make such a comparison is absurd.

So you don't believe satan plays a role in the violence occurring within our own borders? You don't think that the deaths of 30 plus people is an act of terrorism. you believe that the citizens of our respective countries are being adequately protected by the security forces of the countries in question?

How can you justify America trying to fix Iraq when Americans are killing each other in huge numbers. I am not attacking America because it is also happening here. Crime is running rampant and excelling daily. who will protect my children when our forces are all falling in the middle east.

[Guest LadyC]

Crime is running rampant and excelling daily. who will protect my children when our forces are all falling in the middle east.

HOPEFULLY someone who is well trained and legally authorized to carry a gun.

our troops, american whether from the USA or canada, aren't going to be stationed wherever your children are. so you'd better pray that God will utilize whatever means necessary to protect your kids, even if that means with a gun.

[Gerioke]

Crime is running rampant and excelling daily. who will protect my children when our forces are all falling in the middle east.

HOPEFULLY someone who is well trained and legally authorized to carry a gun.

our troops, american whether from the USA or canada, aren't going to be stationed wherever your children are. so you'd better pray that God will utilize whatever means necessary to protect your kids, even if that means with a gun.

It's not as easy to get a gun here unless you're a criminal.

[nebula]

Why isn't anyone praying with me?

Why does everyone prefer to fight an bicker?

I posted a prayer in the pinned Prayer thread. Am I alone? Am I the only one who believes it would please the Lord for us to stand in the gap?

Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care? Are the people really there?

Is there anybody seeking?

[nebula]

Dear Jesus -

I invite You in here!

Even if I be the only one.

I invite You in!

[Gerioke]

Why isn't anyone praying with me?

Why does everyone prefer to fight an bicker?

I posted a prayer in the pinned Prayer thread. Am I alone? Am I the only one who believes it would please the Lord for us to stand in the gap?

Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care? Are the people really there?

Is there anybody seeking?

You're right Neb. As Christians we should be praying for our leaders to start taking care of the people. I doubt if Jesus would see the need to arm everyone on the planet. It would make it difficult to love our neighbors if we were always drawing a bead on them.

[Gerioke]

To me these comments attacking those over debating the use of firearms and making it out as if they are not spiritual for lack of public prayers are being extremely judgemental. Jesus taught us to go into our prayer closet and pray in secret, and not to do as the Pharisees who pray in public to be seen of men. I am not the least bit sorry for taking a stand in favor of arming the teachers or the dean of every college, and don't feel the need to prove my spirituality to anyone.

You da cowboy.

[Gerioke]

To me these comments attacking those over debating the use of firearms and making it out as if they are not spiritual for lack of public prayers are being extremely judgemental. Jesus taught us to go into our prayer closet and pray in secret, and not to do as the Pharisees who pray in public to be seen of men. I am not the least bit sorry for taking a stand in favor of arming the teachers or the dean of every college, and don't feel the need to prove my spirituality to anyone.

You da cowboy.

And you da saint.

Amen

[Guest LadyC]

Why isn't anyone praying with me?

Why does everyone prefer to fight an bicker?

I posted a prayer in the pinned Prayer thread. Am I alone? Am I the only one who believes it would please the Lord for us to stand in the gap?

Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care? Are the people really there?

Is there anybody seeking?

You're right Neb. As Christians we should be praying for our leaders to start taking care of the people. I doubt if Jesus would see the need to arm everyone on the planet. It would make it difficult to love our neighbors if we were always drawing a bead on them.

what makes you assume that we aren't praying? neb and ger, i DO pray. as do most of the rest of the people in this board. you're not alone!

ger, i gotta ask though.... yes, we should pray for our leaders, and for the victimes and their families, but... "pray our leaders start taking care of the people". who do you consider to be a leader? if you're referring to the government, do you think they are able to do any more than anyone else who wasn't at that campus?

to me, that statement, that our leaders take care of the people, INCLUDES the leaders of that school. which is exactly why they should have been armed. if that den-mother, or residential assistant, or whatever title that person had, had been armed, it's quite possible that only ONE person would have died and instead of having 33 people killed and another 28 or so wounded.