It seems that one’s position on masks, vaccines, gun laws, global warming, etc is largely tied to whether they see themselves first as an individual or as a member of a collective.
15 reasons I believe evangelical churches are losing so many people to disillusionment and deconstruction (a thread). I shared these Sunday and we talked about them in our young adult small group last night...
MEDIA: Stop calling these accidents. They’re unintentional shootings caused by negligence, and they’re up at least 40% since the pandemic started. Even before the COVID spike in gun sales, 5 million US kids lived in homes with unsecured guns. #okleg https://t.co/l5yfGqWMQz
An armed man, not in any uniform, "confronted" two people he assumed were breaking into a car, and then shot and killed the two men as they "fled after not obeying his commands." It's just murder.
Active shooting situation in Bryan, Texas.
- Shooter is at large, manhunt underway. Unknown if there are multiple suspects.
- Several are injured from gun shot wounds, some in critical condition.
- Nearby Jane Long Intermediate School is under lockdown during manhunt.
DEVELOPING: Total of 6 shot in Orange California. Of those, at least 4 dead (1 child) at scene and 2 transported to local hospital(s). OIS w/ no officers hurt. 3rd mass shooting in the last 2 weeks following Boulder, Colorado & Atlanta Metro area per officials.
But despite COVID lockdowns, 2020 was one of the deadliest years on record with an estimated 19,300 people killed in gun homicides or non-suicide-related shootings—a 25% increase over 2019.
Over 100 people in America are shot and killed every day and over 230 are wounded.
It’s one thing if teachers and staff disagree with the proposed OSHA mask practices and want to submit comments but for an administrator to email ALL PARENTS to form a “call to action” to contact OSHA?? no way this reflects how every teacher feels