How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings.
The whole issue of guns, violence, and schools is, if you pardon the word, explosive. In society and among faith leaders, how we should respond to such evil is a quick route to arguments and social positions. Another Lutheran pastor I know posted this article and I agree with what is said here – in the end, this is a mental health issue, a relational issue, one that touches the heart of the Christian faith – theodicy. Mental illness and evil have often been tied together and I think its easier to rail against the symptoms – gun availability, gender issues, bullying, etc… but never really deal with the killers in the way this article does. Challenging.