I'm proud of these people.

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I'm proud that I have even the most tenuous religious connection with the people who, instead of cowering under pews while a murderer leisurely stalked them, tackled him, disarmed him - and then held him for the police without doing any further damage to him. I'm proud that other church members got the kids out of the room. I'm proud that they take the views of others - wishy-washy intellectuals whose faith lacks any conviction - and politely refute them by their actions, proving that their convictions are as strong as any and stronger than many.

It could have been any UU church. That's the bad news. It's also the good news.

Comments

[catarzyna.livejournal.com]

I am in full agreement with you.

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

I like what I've read about the UU church. So many churches are about sticking fingers in your ears and going "la la la I'm always right no matter what you say", whereas the UUs seem to keep an open mind and actually listen to alternate viewpoints.

It's sad that some people have such a big problem with this that they have to go out and *kill* others because of it. It shows the state of mind of some people and leaves me wondering if they can ever be educated.

[mar2nee.livejournal.com]

OK, now I know even more. Great link.

Such a coincidence that Sunday's Hamilton UU sermon was about "what is worth dying for?" and talked about some of the people mentioned in that article. And about how our day to day choices and habits would influence how we'd react in a crisis or a time when we felt something was worth dying for.
Sounds like that guy who got in the way of that bullet knew what he valued enough to die for.

Though I still feel extremely odd about having a church in my routine, I'm happy to be connected with them, too.