1.0David Ruperthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupertDavid Ruperthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert/author/drupert/Will the flags ever be at full-staff again?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BPllCA8MVc"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert/boulder-atlanta-shooting/">Will the flags ever be at full-staff again?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert/boulder-atlanta-shooting/embed/#?secret=BPllCA8MVc" width="600" height="338" title="“Will the flags ever be at full-staff again?” — David Rupert" data-secret="BPllCA8MVc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/580/2021/03/It’s-moments-like-this-when-people-of-faith-need-to-rise-to-the-occasion-by-falling-on-our-knees..jpg768454It’s moments like this when people of faith need to rise to the occasion by falling on our knees. There is no legislation that will stop this. With 300 million guns in American's homes, cars, basements and attics, there is simply no way to seize them without a revolution. We cannot arm enough mental health specialists to eliminate all the would-be killers. We cannot monitor all the conversations or social media and hope to spot a sign and incarcerate them "just in case." Call me "weak," but I'm praying because nothing else seems to be working.