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Three local children wait to hand out donated stuffed animals to other kids leaving services at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtwon, Conn., on Sunday.
NEWTOWN, Conn. — As people filled the pews of churches on Sunday, seeking answers to the violence that claimed 28 members of their community and sending prayers to their families, a group of athletes also gathered to meet on the field and support one another through their pain.
At Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd read the names of those who were killed at the school on Friday, including some children who belonged to the congregation. Another prayer was said for all of those touched by the tragedy.
“I believe that faith will save us, faith in God, in one another, in community, in humanity,” Adams-Shepherd told them. “None of us alone will find the answers we need to this unfathomable tragedy that has unfolded, that has taken away our innocence … our answers will come as we gather together and just be together.”
Some people cried during the packed service. Near the end of it, three girls walked up to the altar and placed shepherds in a small nativity scene.
Adams-Shepherd told them that each person there carried a light of hope that they needed to spread around and share. She asked everyone to pitch in however they could this week, whether it was baking or cooking or something else.
Residents of Newtown mourned lives lost over the weekend. Meanwhile, Newtown schools will reopen on Tuesday, although Sandy Hook Elementary, where the shooting took place, will be moved to another building. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
One of those who had already heeded the call was Rick Haylon, who invited his fellow parishioners to come and watch the interfaith vigil Sunday night at his house, saying they could squeeze in as many as needed, even hundreds.
“It's comforting,” he said of being at his church in the aftermath of the shooting. “These are my friends. This is my family. These are the people I need to be with.”
Haylon, a father of two teenagers and a son in his 20s, reminisced about an essay that his daughter, who was coming home from college as his older son had done to be with the family, wrote long ago about him being able to fix everything.
“I've been troubled the past few days that I can't fix this,” he said outside of the church, but thought that hosting the vigil view was one thing he could do to help.
More tears were shed outside the church, with Jean Kreizinger, a great-grandmother and retired geneticist, welling up when a reporter asked her how she was doing.
“Difficult, very. It just doesn't seem possible,” she said as her voice shook and then she let out a sigh. “This lovely town has really just been devastated by this.”
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Jean Kreizinger, 81, after services at Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday.
Kreizinger, who has lived in the community since 1970, and been a member of Trinity since 1972, said that during these sad, hard days, the church “certainly provides a huge amount of stability.”
Over at the Newtown Youth Academy, lacrosse players of many ages, including high schoolers and college students, plus some others from out of town (and rival teams), came together to play as well as to honor those who passed, including the mother of one of their fellow athletes, Anne Marie Murphy.
Woody Thompson, a long-time volunteer parent with the lacrosse program, said they held a moment of silence for Murphy and her son, Tom, who had played with them: “A lot of guys are out here for him,” Thompson said.
He said a main emphasis was speaking with the college students just coming home to the tragedy.
It was a way to have “a familiar group of guys and kind of start to process this a little bit,” he said, through a sport that they identify with. “These kids — they can't go to bars around here ... so this is a great way to get together."
"We're having fun and I want everybody to have a good time but I also don't want to miss this chance of having everybody together without thinking about it,” Thompson said.
Kathy Canavan, 54, watched her son Kevin, 21, play in the lacrosse scrimmage. When asked what she thought about the special day of play, Canavan, who was joined by daughter Katy, 19, said: “People want to do something.”
“They don't know what to do though, so everyone's doing their one little thing that is going to sort of represent how they feel about the town," she said.
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It is heartening that people all over the planet are feeling compassion and sadness for the people of Newtown, someplace most of us had never heard of. The world can be a scary place, but there are people of good will and understanding everywhere. If we hold together in peace, if we look for ways to solve our problems together, it will be less scary. Many of us live in dark places and try to foist our hatred and/or anger on anyone we can find. We don't have to listen to their words, but we can have compassion for the pain that is in their hearts. While we all feel sadness and sympathy for the families who have suffered because of this tragedy, I hope we will also feel for the family of the young man who wrought all this sorrow. We can never imagine what the families of these young men who take such a tragic step feel.
Going down with the Sun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUd4n2nAYXc
WOW!! In the wake of a horrendous event perpetuated upon innocent children by a deranged animal, all some can do is to argue over the existence of God?? That is all you have??
If we didn't do it before we had damn sure take a hard look at mental illness and figure out how we keep breeding these animals and what to do about it when we know they exist.
Some of you people need to grow up a little!!!!!!
I didn't think it would be immediate.ps that music is lame
Sorry, I didn't realize this site was for advertising. I hope your activity is monitored. Plus, I would like to add that while you are saving a buck your neighbors and friends are doing without business.
I am not going to express any more than what has been done by so many so far. However, I must atempt to convey my deep felt sorrow and helplessness for the tragic loss of lives in Newtown. Those beautiful children and those devoted adults at the school will be in our memories for time untold. The heartbreak will hurt for a long time. I could never imagine the sheer horror of the loss and the unfathomable pain the parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, and everyone affected by Friday's unimaginable event. My heart will heal, but the hearts of those who lost a child or mother or spouse will never heal. May God be with them and comfort them.
It is a shame that this god-creature couldn't have been there to stop this from happening in the first place, rather than show up later to invisibly "comfort" people...
DMorgan, how about you stop being a typical Atheist that tries to make religious people feel bad. Instead, say something positive, otherwise, get out of here. People are trying to comfort others, but you are definitely not helping.
" ... and comfort them " didn't comfort me at all. DMorgan is right. And, although I'm having a hard time, I know I'll be ok, even without religious nonsense.
Those who are able to show compassion to others during times of tragedy, reveal their true humanity. And also demonstrate, that they have not lost their ability to connect with their fellow man. All too often, in the awful actions which some individuals do to each other, so many others who have been hurt and become bitter, lose the ability to care about others. Letting their hearts become cold, hardened and uncaring. By reaching out and supporting each other in times of tragedy,by giving words of comfort and mourning with them, we keep our hearts open to empathy, compassion and love for one another.
Life is guaranteed to cause all of us to experience pain and suffering. How we choose to respond to that, is a result of our personalities and choices. It is not forced upon anyone. While anger is common, bitterness is a choice. For those who choose this path, justifying it because they were hurt, is simply an excuse for holding onto anger they have chosen not to let go. It will ultimately cause more harm to the individual, then the original pain. Affecting relationships and that person's ability to truly move on and find peace and happiness in life. Often attacking others who turn to their religious sources of peace when needed.There is a saying,"Pain can become addictive, something one nurses along.Refusing to give up, because being the victim,has its rewards."
As such miserable souls can't comprehend there is a source of peace to be found in life. All that can be done for such, is to pity these bitter souls. Who can't help themselves from attacking. Even refusing to offer their own words of support to victims. Justifying their positions by the strange logic they will use. Insulting, belittling, claiming to know in others lives, what is impossible.Throwing out their challenges.As if they had the capacity to think like God. So how on earth would they even remotely begin knowing, what can happen during or even understand, the power of prayer?
Perhaps the problem with you religious loons is you don't understand your own anatomy. My heart pumps blood to the other parts of my body; it's not "open to empathy", doesn't "become cold" (unless I'm dead), doesn't "harden" (unless I don't eat right), nor does it have the neuronal capacity to "care." My brain does that. Start using your brains for those things instead of trying to use your heart; maybe that will fix your problem.
What I am angry and bitter about is how you religious freaks turn these events into big pity parties and never do anything real (praying is not real) to fix the situation. You religious freaks are just as guilty as if you pulled the trigger in these shootings. You never take action and instead rely on a non-existant (at best) and irresponsible (at worst) monster named God to find justice.
Use this opportunity to do something instead of praying. When I hear someone say they are praying for something, I know what they really mean is, "I'm not going to do anything about this, but I want you to THINK I'm doing something about it." Praying is the biggest cop-out in the world.
mixed feelings. you are correct that praying is not accomplishing much for the dead and only a little "likely fake" relief for the living. however, Part of why this can happen is that people feel once they die there is no further retribution. If this individual felt he would be rewarded for containing his loneliness and for difficult life he might still want to be alive. Even if not, if the individual knew he would pay for his crimes post mortem, he may well have refrained simply shot himself. Don’t Blame God when it is god absence that is in part causing these horrific mass murders.
DMorgan- God gives us free will. He doesn't control us. If he did, we would all be good, all the time. That's not how it works. We makes choices. Those of us who choose to believe in Him are guaranteed that our suffering will be taken away when we get to heaven.
Captain Jack- You're entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't make it ok to bash people who have different beliefs than you do. The name calling is just unnecessary. You want people to respect YOUR choices, don't you? Then how about you try respecting OUR choice to believe in God? Praying is VERY powerful. We are praying to someone who is more powerful than you, me, and every other creature on this Earth combined. Why wouldn't we pray for His strength and guidance? If you let God in, you would be surprised by what He can do. I can't imagine taking on the world without Him.
ken,
Are you assuming this guy was not a christian?
What about the people who assume god is all-forgiving and will go to heaven as long as they say sorry and accept Jesus, or whatever? Aren't those people a little scarier?
this has little to do with gods or guns and more to do with all us doche bags who sit here and talk about this tragedy. Some people suffering emotional termoil will see footage of Carlos Sanatana expressing his pain with a guitar and being loved for it and these people will think "wow I want to do that so the world will understand what I'm going through" others, and thankfully a lot less of them, will see footage of Eric Harris expressing his frustration and being feared for it and think "I want to do that!" We give these loonies the attention they crave and it causes other loonies to lock and load seeking the same attention, they want to be legends. We think we r supporting a community in despair but really we r feeding into raitings that make these idiot reporters point cameras at traumatized children that wish to and should be left alone. The more attention we give to these shootings the more likely another shooting will take place in the next couple weeks and that is fact. So u can blame guns and gods or a lack of god but the truth is this is all our fault for making these killers household names. If u truly want to support the victims make a private donation to their community's therapists and go on about your lives grieving in private. This community needs peace and quite not cameras and tourists.
winddancersong, beautifully put. When we express compassion for others, we are celebrating our humanity. Whether by the touch of God's hand or evolution, we are more than bags of bones. Empathy can be as strong an emotion as anger or fear, and when we share it, we transform ourselves.
Captain Jack, while I get your point, it was not well said. One geneticist has postulated that there is a gene that might determine the likelihood of belief in God. I may not have this gene, since all my family are true believers and I am agnostic. Furthermore, there are many, many times that those who have professed religious beliefs have done unspeakable harm - just ask the Indians, for one. Nevertheless, people have come here to share their grief and sadness, and they should be allowed to do that free from meaningless insult. You have not changed anyone's mind, you have simply given them reason to dislike non-believers and to make us look as insensitive as you. You know that you do not need to believe in god to be empathetic, moral, and kind. You do not want religious people for force their beliefs on you, offer them the same generosity of spirit. If you want to badger people for their beliefs, don't do it when they are looking to their God for solace and peace. Just because you have the physical ability to speak, doesn't mean you always should.
Captain Jack Wigal..(You religious freaks are just as guilty as if you pulled the trigger in these shootings. You never take action)
I've actually worked with youth in crisis, and the mentally ill,professionally, volunteered to help families, taking them into my home as a S.A.F.E. shelter and worked to encourage laws to help such. Including fund raisers and charities. What have you done? Demanding others to do things, but you haven't is being a hypocrite. And exactly how does every person of faith end up being guilty of killing children by shooting them just like this killer? There is nothing known so far, about him even being religious.
So how is this even religiously based? Unless you are blaming it on some God you don't even believe in. You clearly came looking to harass religious people leaving comments on this article. To do some bashing on those you obviously hate. Some folks thrive on negative attention, you appear to be one of those. You also assume, folks are only praying and clearly jump to the conclusion that is all they are doing.How convenient..
You mockingly also know, it is not the physical heart I was referring to, but the emotional heart, the soul. But are honest enough to admit to your anger and bitterness.But it is arrogant of you to assume you know the lives of millions of people.That they don't do anything.With 26% of Americans volunteering every day.Ages 55-65 highest group, followed by 34-44 next, more females then men in each group.(source Bureau of Labor Statistics 2007-11) You reveal your lack of humanity by referring to people mourning with others, as "pity parties."Clearly, you are not interested in the least, turning your thoughts and mourning with those who are grieving. So that leaves the question, are you out partying and celebrating?
Accusing others of being just as guilty as the murderer, because they are religious, appears to be looking to stir up trouble, inciting negativity and capitalizing on this tragedy for your own personal agenda of anti-religious prejudice and 15 minutes of attention.At the cost of those children and adults who died. How pathetic.
Having a police officer at the shcool would be kind of spooky after what has happened, BUT an undercover polce officer'' thats much better for this situation, and that officer should called a sub teacher.
Keeping a routine gives us the comfort of familiar activities with friends. In the face of a huge tragic shock, a simple moment of normal routine can help to steady us, and help us keep on, in spite of grief. If that routine includes team sports, that's fine with me. What harms none, and can help some by giving the solace of companionship, I am in favor of, especially now.
I pray for the families who have lost a child in this evil act. I hold and hug each one of you in my heart.
Thanks for nothing (praying).
Captain Jack, take your negativity somewhere else.
Oh Lord, we thank thee for thy bountiful gifts of mental illness and automatic weapons. Verily we thank thee for creating thy deranged servant Adam Lanza in thine own image and likeness. Amen
Oh Lord, we thank thee for the gift of pompous and supercilious posters whom we can rely upon to take any tragedy and turn it into a diatribe for their own twisted view of the important things in life.
God is not an important thing in life, denver bill 2. He does not exist. If He did, why didn't He act in this situation?
Part of why this can happen is that people feel once they die there is no further retribution. If this individual felt he would be rewarded to containing his loneliness and for difficult life he might still want to be alive. Even if not if the individual knew he would pay for his crimes post mortem, he may well have refrained simply shot himself. Don’t Blame God when it is god absence that is in part causing these horrific mass murders.
Part of why this can happen is that people feel once they die there is no further retribution. If this individual felt he would be rewarded for containing his loneliness and for difficult life he might still want to be alive. Even if not, if the individual knew he would pay for his crimes post mortem, he may well have refrained simply shot himself. Don’t Blame God when it is god absence that is in part causing these horrific mass murders.
The existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved. Religious people have faith that God exists. You, apparently, have faith that He does not.
If God exists, his motivations are beyond my comprehension.
And the scum CT. Washington politicians for taking the time from their busy schedule of trying to destroy America so they could turn another towns misery and tragedy into more sound bites and photo ops. for themselves. And for the media for shoving microphones into these little kids faces for questioning and broadcasting information they had no idea was fact or fiction.
please vote for politicians that support responsible gun control laws... all the rest of the lip service for victims is relatively meaningless, and often hypocritic
most of the gun debate relates to guns as a hobby... and no one needs a gun as a toy for their hobby
Sadness and loss, fear and anger are all feelings I share with 99% of civilized society when thinking about the shooting in Newton Connecticut. It seems everyone is searching for a reason of the recent major increase in these barbaric acts of mass murder and searching for a way to prevent these senseless attacks and the related deaths in the future.
Primarily all the solutions I have noted in the media, including social media revolves around gun control as a method to stop future attacks, and I have not seen anyone post any logical reasons for the increase in these insane actions in recent years.
I will take a shot at stating how I perceive as the root weakness in our society that is leading to and promoting these horrendous unthinkable deeds. In addition, I will try and put into perspective why I feel increased gun control fails as prevention and is in general a very bad idea.
As I head into the mind of a deranged mass killer of children, and other murderers I feel the need to clearly express that I do not condone or excuse any of these barbaric actions in any manner state or form. Furthermore I do believe in the post mortem retribution, and I expect that these killers will pay dearly for all eternity!
It is still a long step from massacring innocent children, but there is little doubt in my mind that we are reaping what we have been sowing. I am totally against government intervention, as can be seen in my writing on gun control directly below, however, once a direct link can be shown with reality TV and social media as a cause of these atrocities, I would be in total favor of allowing all those who have suffered because of it to sue to bankruptcy any producer, TV network, social network site, as well as any participant who made it big on reality TV for unlimited damages.
Gun Control:
The reason our brilliant constitution allows for gun ownership is that our country was founded out of persecution. The founding fathers wanted in every possible way to limit government power over its own people. Allowing all (sane non criminals) to own firearms is one way to allow for a double check on our government. It should be noted very often and very clearly, that governments, in the name of religion, have murdered, and continue to execute today, people by the millions. (More governments commit crimes against humanity than governments that do not do so) Do we really trust our government which is comprised of power hungry, egotistical, selfish politicians who have shown over and over again that all they care about is themselves? I shudder to think that we as a country, instead of being shocked at our current socialist government, which already has way to much power, spends far too much of other peoples money, and has way too many people relying upon it for sustenance, are voluntarily pushing to not be allowed to carry arms!!! Gun control and any form government control are far more dangerous (Not to mention very unlikely to succeed even a little bit) than the societal issues we currently have.
Let’s not make things worse!
To Captain Jack,
I feel sorry for you. God exists in prayer and belief. You obviously are a stubborn individual who can not understand things that are not proven if you dont see proof. People who dont believe in God have a way of being selfish and arrogant. They believe they can do what ever right or wrong and have nobody that they have to answer to. There is a big difference between gods law and mans law. Since the removal of god in schools this country has taken a nose dive. Sooner or later people will figure it out.
tony,
Don't make such a sweeping judgement of non-believers. Jesus, speaking of arrogance!
And you can still have your god in school but you must welcome all the others and the state cannot sponsor any of them.
Civics: look it up!
I am an agnostic, but I am neither selfish nor arrogant. Most of the non-believers I know are also generous and kind. There are certain behaviors that enhance collective living and some that don't. While the Ten Commandments are a good guide, they demonstrate what most societies have figured out. If you steal, commit adultery, lie, or kill people your community is going to fracture. A belief in God is not necessary to figure this out. The residents only have to see what happens when trust is broken to realize that maybe that bad behavior wasn't a good choice. Some religions seem to suggest that you can do what you want as long as at the last minute you say you are sorry. Most non-believers don't think that way. They think you have to make the most of the moment - that each negative behavior has immediate negative consequences. If you want to live in a good world, you have to be a good person.
A lot of comments have been made "How could a loving GOD allow this" it is terrible, heart breaking, I believe with all my heart those children and all children who have died so young are in Heaven my GOD is a loving GOD the heart break of the parents is unimaginable for me. BUT a man said "For those who believe in GOD this earth is as close to Hell as they will ever be and those that do not this is a close to Heaven as they will come". Christ said even to his believers that there would be great suffering in this world, we all know how Christ suffered and all the early Christians. DO not put your hope in this world but in GOD, and Heaven will be your reward.
Lets not make this country worse? Do you actually believe this country is ok. Guns kill people incase you forgot. And dont give me the B.S about people kill people. I have to admit it is a good way to skirt around the issue. Guns are made to kill, not to protect. Look around at your family and thank God it didnt happen to you. Although it can still happen to any of us. I know that the only way you will understand how bad this country has become is to admit that what you believe in is wrong. It is what killed those kids.
Shame on the president for using this as a political opportunity.
FandB, really you are??????? Shame on you for using this as a political opportunity.
It is wonderful hearing all the heart felt comments here and I hate to do this and bring up gun control, but I have to. I want to know what more gun control means? Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas of what that means? I am a gun owner and realize the hoops and obstacles needed to obtain a gun such as background checks, criminal records, waiting period...etc. what else is there to do?
Not all states have waiting periods, and if you buy a gun at a gun show you do not have to have a background check. Plus you can buy guns online - no questions asked. Some people want to ban the easy availability of assault weapons, and clips that hold 30 rounds. Others want to label bullets. There are also suggestions that public places be gun-free zones. In some places, it has been determined that people should be able to carry guns into stadiums, on school campuses, in dorms, and even Congress. Very few people want to ban guns, but we don't think gun obsessors should be the ones making the rules.
My thoughts and prayers are held in my heart for the families in Newtown and my wish for everyone in 2013 is that we lay down our electronic devices for an hour each day and get to know our neighbors, their children and strangers. It's not all about the government and, in today's world, what we call gun laws. We too are responsible for what happened in Connecticut, Colorado, California, etc as we no longer take the time to get to know one another.
I think the only gun control being considered at this point has to do with assault rifles. I think if a person needs an assault rifle to hunt deer, maybe they shouldn't hunt. Most people buy hand guns for protection, so they don't need assault rifles either. Some, like myself, sort of inherited guns but none are AK47s. I think I could protect myself with the weapons I have. I could also hunt with those if the need arose. I'm not a hunter but have no problem with those who do hunt. My step-father went hunting and fishing all the time to help feed a large family. So I don't see the problem with some control on assault rifles. But I don't think anyone is going to make everyone surrender their guns so I don't know why so many extreme people try to stir up trouble saying "they're going to take all our guns away".
God gives people free will, unfortunately, some folks heart is filled with evil and not of God. My heart felt condolences go out to the families, so in time they will heel.
How about instead of everyone insulting each other over their opinions and beliefs, we all shut our mouths and DO something nice for someone today?!! Hey, theres an idea....just think, if everyone decided to go out of their way TODAY and make an EFFORT to actually show goodwill towards another human being, just think of what that would do for this country and for all of us. LEAD by example! THAT takes guts and truly shows what kind of human being you really are. Lets see who can actually DO THIS..(.and without insulting me for even suggesting it)! I challenge each and every one of you today and right now. Lets blab about what we DO for others!! At the end of the day, come back and share your day and what YOU ACTUALLY DID to make this country a better place!! I look forward to sharing my post with all of you later. BE the Good! With Love and Peace,
Marianne
Marianne, well said... I actually make it a point to try and help (human or animal) on a daily basis, and will promise you this, I will grant you this wish again today!
Awesome!! Lets hope this spreads and more will post. Thank You!!!!
My dog ate my homework...can I get an extension?
Corky, you can't have an extension but here's a thought, rescue another dog today, so your dog has a companion and do so in honor of a fallen child. Just like planting a flower, name the dog Emily, so her spirit will live on and you and others can remember her forever.
Dmorgan. Meljm. Captain Jack Wigal. A
All of your remarks serve no purpose and inflict wanton deliberate pain on those who may have lost love ones and may be reading these posts. How are any of you any different than Adam Lanza ?
I would guess that Dmorgan, Mel and Captain Jack have not murdered anyone.
You must admit, that makes them at least slightly different from Adam Lanza.
What does more gun control mean? Beyond the background check, criminal records, waiting period, selling of automatic weapons....etc, etc. etc.
To help everyone understand what generates all these different thoughts from one incident again. I will help you but listen with your heart , dont try to reason with your mind.
The same little god that goes to these crime scenes and like to be in front of the cameras is the same little god that is preached from these churches that God calls harlot houses cause they sell their services for money. They give false hope to its followers cause they preach the false christ with the long hair that is supposed to return someday and gives the go ahead to satan to do his thing.
You reap what you sow at the price of the little children . You lazy parents,turn off that TV , get on your knees and repeant, research for your self, get in His word , you dont need man to teach you , the Holy Ghost will reveal Jesus to You. Dont argue, OBEY dont sacrifice
I thank God for a president like Obama. He is going to get these assault guns off the street and if the little boys dont want to give them up oh well,go sit in your corner and cry about it. There is no logical reason for them and he is the first president smart enough to realize it. If Lincoln can get done what he did,Obama can get this done and it will make him one of the greastest presidents in history. You go Obama Im behind you 100 percent and over half the country will be. Its just the hillbillys with a Ted Nugent mentality that wont want to give them up.If you noticed the nra knows to keep their mouth shut right now,not a word from those idiots so far. So thank you God for giving us Obama and that he is man enough to stand up to these idiots and get er done!!!!
You're under 30 I'll guess.I think the story is about praying.
What assault guns? By the way. The NRA has class, and is letting people grieve. Unlike Democrats who have already started taking advantage of this tragedy for political gain.
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Today 12/17/12 - 10 afghan girls collecting firewood killed in a blast, car bomb in Pakistan market kills 17. none were killed by guns.
Much blame must be placed on the mother. What on earth is was she thinking? A lunatic son, and all those weapons that she encouraged him to learn to shoot. She must have been a bit off herself. Most women get a .38 snubby revolver or something for self protection. Not a para military arsenal. Mom was a loon as well, I suspect.
Both God's Law and man's Law says,the power of life and death belongs only to God,only is supposed to mean no one else,nothing else,and man is not God,so why do we allow man to take the power of life and death in wars which are legal,and with the Death Penalty which is legal? Are we really respecting man's Law and God's Law? No,we're not. It's really hypocrisy.Jesus called the leaders of his day,hypocrites.