The Rude Pundit: Brief Comment on the Shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee

[meegbear]

When the bastards finally invade the spaces you know, the places you've been, then you feel it deep, man. The Rude Pundit's been to the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church on many occasions, for a wedding or two, for rummage sales, and for political meetings, and, hell, he even gave a reading there of non-rude material. It's a good place, a welcoming place, a sane place, a non-denominational place, where social activism is alive and well, where non-violence is preached and practiced. If you're gonna open fire on a church to attack Christianity, it's truly a piss-poor choice of locations. And during a children's production of Annie? Whatever voices in Jim Adkisson's head were telling him to twelve-gauge up the joint really forced him to do it on the worst possible day.

Surely, some opportunistic assholes will use this to make a case for more concealed weapons, but the Rude Pundit won't deign to argue with such ghouls right now. Nothing more is needed than a wish for wellness, a hope for healing, and a sigh, once again, for how very, very far and fast we continue to fall.

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[groovedaddy]

1. What a horrible thing to happen...I go to the UU church where I live

Gun control wouldn't have had much impact on this, as the guy used a 12 gauge shotgun. Thank God he didn't have an assault weapon!

[uberblonde]

2. Yeah, but...

Some people really hate the song "Tomorrow"...

[spinbaby]

3. You know, there's a place for snark

This isn't the place.

[meegbear]

4. (Updated for Liberal Hating) ...

Update: Oh, wait. Nope, Adkisson didn't hate Christians. He hated gays and liberals. Hence his choice of churches. So well-played, cocksucker.

[Duppers]

5. my friends attend this Knoxville UU 'church'

I attended a wedding there way back in the 70's.

A friend's funeral was held there back in April this year.

I know this place. Rude Pundit is right. It hits you deeper.

-duppers