The contagious mass psychosis that occurred exactly one century ago today

October 13, 2017

“…The silver sun, enveloped in the same gauzy grey light, was seen to whirl and turn in the circle of broken clouds… The light turned a beautiful blue, as if it had come through the stained-glass windows of a cathedral, and spread itself over the people who knelt with outstretched hands… people wept and prayed with uncovered heads, in the presence of a miracle they had awaited. The seconds seemed like hours, so vivid were they.”

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How could God allow evil?

October 3, 2017

The face of evil once again intrudes on our country.

Everyone seeks the killer’s motive. Was it political, religious, or purely psychological in nature? I hope we learn, simply because motives help us to better understand depravity, which helps us better cope with the fear wrought by such evil.

What is truly scary is mindless carnage for the sake of mindless carnage.

As I watched the video of the shooting spree across the street from the Mandalay Bay casino, I saw a McDonalds off in the distance, easily identifiable thanks to its bright, yellow logo.

My wife and I ate at that restaurant earlier this year. We walked right past the field where the shooting took place…

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