The Arizona Shooting

Over the weekend, our nation was shocked and horrified by yet another senseless shooting. This time it was in Tucson, Arizona where an attack on a fine congresswoman left her hovering between life and death. Six others were killed and many more were injured. Among the dead are a Federal Judge and a beautiful nine-year-old girl. Anyone who was not moved to tears by these horrific acts has surely lost their senses.

It came as no surprise to me that, immediately after the shooting, the liberal media jumped on the bandwagon with accusations. Because the congresswoman was a Democrat, members of the press surmised that the shooting had to be an act of “right wing extremist groups.”

Why didn’t they wait to comment until they had examined the psychological history of the young gunman?  What about evidence of occult worship found in his home?  Why was it ok to immediately and emotionally target a group of people without all of the facts?

There is something else they have overlooked. Those who are fighting so strongly to have God removed from our culture do not realize that when God is kicked out of public life, He will not be replaced with “nothing.” Instead, Satan and his demons are hard at work and are waiting with baited breath for the vacuum created by God’s name being evacuated from a society.  The void that remains will not be empty; it will be occupied by Satan and his minions. 

Along with that is an even greater problem. We are bereft of godly leaders who can articulate ancient wisdom that goes back all the way to Old Testament times. Even if I were not a believer in Jesus Christ, I would want God’s presence and God’s blessings on this nation. If I were an agnostic, I would want to throw my lot with those who love peace and hate evil.

Sadly, the ACLU and all of their supporters are unwittingly inviting evil to replace the goodness of God and the fringe benefits that His blessings bring on all people—believers  and non-believers alike. Will our nation’s leaders have an awakening before society is completely plunged into bloodshed and grief? May it be so!