Not what I wanted to wake up to on the Sabbath

@TheHorse (206019)
Walnut Creek, California
October 27, 2018 12:11pm CST
I come from a long-line of "Freethinkers." Freethinkers, like Robert Ingersoll, James Fergus and and Mark Twain, are principled people who accept the possibility that God does not exist, separate from our thoughts about what is right and what is wrong. But I am also half-Jewish and half-Protestant by birth, and deeply respect both Jewish and Christian traditions. When I read this morning that a shooter had opened fire at Tree of Life Jewish Synagogue in Pittsburgh PA, I felt sick. Saturday is the Sabbath for Jews, and this means that someone opened fire on a bunch of people worshipping their God. Was it a terrorist? A disillusioned former Congregant? A "crazy" person? I'll be following the story. But to engage in violence toward anyone while they are worshipping their God is disgusting.
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@NJChicaa (116036)
• United States
27 Oct 18
The shooter yelled “all Jews must die” or something to that effect. Then the moron president said that the synagogue should have had armed guards.
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@wolfgirl569 (95381)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Oct 18
I went to read it after reading your comment. I keep thinking can our president get any dumber and he seems to read my mind and take it as a challenge.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 18
I read that too. "All Jews must die." Did the "President" really say that about armed guards? Places of worship are places of peace, love, and inclusion. Armed guards should not be a part of the picture. I hope he expressed sadness for the victims.
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@NJChicaa (116036)
• United States
27 Oct 18
@TheHorse yes he really said that. Are you surprised?
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@LadyDuck (458567)
• Switzerland
28 Oct 18
I agree with @MALUSE, no matter where and when something like this happens is disgusting.
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@crossbones27 (48446)
• Mojave, California
27 Oct 18
From the sound of things was just a person that just hated Jewish people. Rough week, and hoping this is not really what we are becoming. These types of terrorism seem to be increasing. They are all homegrown or our own people doing it too. Why are we so worried about the middle east and caravans when we can't even keep our own house clean?
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@wolfgirl569 (95381)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Oct 18
Anytime and anywhere to me is disgusting. Hope they catch the person.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Oct 18
Seconded.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 18
I believe they have. But they haven't released any information yet.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 18
@MALUSE We will learn more later today.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Oct 18
I don't find this more shocking than a shooting in a shopping mall. All random shootings are horrible.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 18
We'll find out more about the shooter later today, I'm sure.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Oct 18
I agree 100%
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 18
A shooting anywhere is terrible. But to me, it's especially galling at a house of worship.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Oct 18
@TheHorse Even if they dont believe they should respect others to do what they want to do.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 18
@andriaperry I agree.
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@ptrikha_2 (45527)
• India
28 Oct 18
It could be a terror attack, or an insane person's act. Whatever it is, it is a blot on the whole humanity!
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 18
It is. Humans are strange critters.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
@vandana7 Many Americans don't even know their own neighbors.
@vandana7 (98865)
• India
28 Oct 18
Any violence is disgusting and unpardonable. But violence in place of worship while people are in there, is provocation, and destruction of peace.
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@vandana7 (98865)
• India
26 Nov 18
@TheHorse People have particular knack of being not peaceful or shunning peaceful solutions, if you'd noticed. Ever wondered why? Like in Kashmir, I say give governance of Kashmir for 5 years to kashmiris seeking independence from both India and Pakistan, 5 years to India and 5 years to Pakistan, it gives Kashmiris an idea about which country they want to be with. Once the fifth year is completed, let them vote which side. Why have silly wars and terrorism, and deaths of soldiers who don't know what they are dying for? Why waste all that money at the border, while people go hungry and cold in this country? Beats me.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
@vandana7 Would it come down to religion? Does Kashmir have more Muslims? More Hindus? More Christians?
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 18
I find it especially disgusting.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
27 Oct 18
This is terrible news and would be terrible if a gathering did or did not worship God. Whenever and wherever this happens it is truly awful. I often think that the person doing the shooting has to have a mental health problem, but indoctrination can also produce skewed and faulty thinking. Were many people hurt?
@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
27 Oct 18
@TheHorse It has to be, surely. I had no idea this had happened, but have not yet looked at the International news.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
1 Nov 18
@TheHorse So terrible.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Nov 18
@Jackalyn It is. All I can do is bow my head.
@sallypup (57993)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Oct 18
This makes me heart sick. Just nasty and not fun time travelling back to Nazi Germany.
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@Deepizzaguy (94657)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Oct 18
That is true since some people have this bad habit to ruining the privacy of people who go to a church, mosque and a synagogue to pray and worship the Lord. It is a shame that one fool had to go kill some innocent people who were worshipping the Lord in spirit in truth.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
I agree with those who say ANY killing of innocent people is disgusting. But there's something about killing people in a house of worship that is especially disgusting to me.
@Hannihar (129493)
• Israel
26 Nov 18
@TheHorse Hi, I will make a comment here about what happened in the Synagogue in Pittsburgh also happened here in Jerusalem. It was a terrorist attack against Jews. There are many out there that do not know anything about us so they make up lies and find people to follow them and lots of times there are Jews that are not certain in their beliefs so they follow the wrong one. Here in Jerusalem or all over Israel when we have terrorist attacks it turns out that it is someone that could have been fired for some reason and so they come back and want revenge and want to murder Jews. Here it was a religious Synagogue here while men were praying morning prayers and someone came in and starting murdering them. It was very very sad. We have had Arabs that dressed up as religious Jews that murdered Jews. We have had those ramming cars into crowds and we have had stabbing attacks in the Old City in Jerusalem also in Judea and Samaria and on the roads. There are those that rejoice when they murder one of my People or they throw candy and pay the families. So, yes these are terrorist attacks and yes Saturday is our Sabbath and very holy day for us Jews. Something has to be done about it so it does not continue.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
I am amazed when I see humans celebrating the deaths of other humans.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
28 Oct 18
I used to celebrate Saturday as Shabbat. Now I use the lunar calendar, which means i using the old Jew's calendar from the Old Testament.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 18
On what days do you "rest"?
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
28 Oct 18
@TheHorse On Thursday because it was visible new moon that day.
@debjani1 (7207)
2 Nov 18
All God's are same. Actually GOD is one. We called him by different names. No one has the right to do such types of unfair things whether they believe in GOD or not. Really it's ridiculous.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
Agreed.
@debjani1 (7207)
27 Nov 18
@TheHorse okay.
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
27 Oct 18
I used to drive past that temple every day when I worked in Oakland. Right now the city is stunned - no one ever thinks that it is going to happen in their neighborhood until it does. This happened on a smaller scale in 2009 but only police officers were killed.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 18
Exactly. It won't happen in "our town."
@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
29 Jan 19
At that time I was at shabbat service in other state and town, my reform Temple now has the. Doorz lock at all times even when service are going on.
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 18
Just another right wing whacko, apparently.
@dya80dya (33635)
29 Oct 18
I think this is disgusting. And that person had mental problems. How can he shoot people in such a place?
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