Batman Tragedy in Colorado

My heart is heavy for the victims, the victims' families, and anyone who was in Theater 9 of the movie theater in Aurora, CO. As people who were excited about seeing the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, a gunman entered an emergency door and senselessly killed 12 people and left over 50 injured.

The last couple of days, we've been watching the Chick-fil-A sage unfold, and we've claimed the organization of promoting hate (a stance we stand by), but this tragedy is evil and hate in it's highest form. This is a true act of hate in which innocent people were shot in cold blood.

We're left with questions and we're left with fear. Why these people? What kind of experience has led the alleged suspect to commit such a violent act?

As I was watching the events unfold this morning on the news, I was reminded of an event close to home. On July 27, 2008, a politically motivated fatal shooting took place at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Motivated by a desire to kill liberals, mainly homosexuals, and Democrats, gunman Jim David Adkisson fired a shotgun at members of the congregation during a youth performance of a musical, killing two people and wounding seven others.

Tragedy in any form is devastating. My thoughts are with those who are dealing with this act. Whether it's in Aurora, CO, or anywhere else in the world. Now is the time to show love.