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One dead as man opens fire in Tennessee church
Reuters ^ | July 27, 2008 | Bailey

Posted on 07/27/2008 12:56:28 PM PDT by The Raven

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A man opened fire with a shotgun in a church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Sunday morning, killing one person and wounding several others, police and media reports said.

The gunman was tackled by church-goers and taken into custody by police.

...

A Knoxville city council member told WBIR that one person had died and five were in critical condition. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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This one hit close to home as it is my wife's church. She was going to go this morning with her daughter - but the daughter overslept.
1 posted on 07/27/2008 12:56:29 PM PDT by The Raven
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To: The Raven

Kids were practicing a scene from ‘Annie’? Are you sure this was a church?


2 posted on 07/27/2008 12:58:48 PM PDT by GOPPachyderm
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To: The Raven

Yall don’t ever get on that kid again about sleeping in:’)


3 posted on 07/27/2008 12:59:39 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: GOPPachyderm
The fatality was a guy who took the shotgun blast to protect the others
4 posted on 07/27/2008 1:02:21 PM PDT by The Raven
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To: GOPPachyderm

Three words:

Unitarian Universalist Church

(Having said that, I still offer a prayer for all involved. Very sad, when you gotta be armed just to go to church.)


5 posted on 07/27/2008 1:02:46 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
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To: The Raven

ROP ?


6 posted on 07/27/2008 1:10:37 PM PDT by Axlrose
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To: Responsibility2nd

I suppose for a UUC, Annie would be quite appropriate.


7 posted on 07/27/2008 1:12:57 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Very sad, when you gotta be armed just to go to church.

One of my ancestors was a preacher on the frontier in the 1790s, and everyone brought their guns to church. Not a bad idea even today.

8 posted on 07/27/2008 1:14:22 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
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To: GOPPachyderm

Many professors from the nearby University of Tennessee attended this church. In fact, the man who tackled the gunman was a UT history professor.


9 posted on 07/27/2008 1:17:36 PM PDT by TennTuxedo
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To: The Raven
May the Lord comfort you, your family and friends.

Any details about the shooter you care to post?




Dear friends,

Our congregation is recovering from the violent incident
that occurred during this morning's worship service.
Please keep us in your prayers.
We will post more information here shortly.
Thanks for your continued support.

From your church's website.

10 posted on 07/27/2008 1:19:18 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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God bless your family and please send our condolences to your congregation. Thank God that they chose to fight back against this awful act...


11 posted on 07/27/2008 1:19:22 PM PDT by dandelion
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To: The Raven

Whoa...

Your relief must be profound.

Prayers for all involved.

Any word yet on motive?


12 posted on 07/27/2008 1:21:00 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: DocRock

There is a description at the link. Not good.


13 posted on 07/27/2008 1:27:33 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: SE Mom; DocRock

The local radio station is broadcasting from the police station but there is no word as to motive or who the guy is.

I heard one eyewitness said he never saw hime before.


14 posted on 07/27/2008 1:28:08 PM PDT by The Raven
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To: Responsibility2nd

Prayers up for the victims.

That being said, the term “Church” is relative in the case of Unitarian Universalists...and certainly nothing “Christian” about it.


15 posted on 07/27/2008 1:35:02 PM PDT by TheBattman (Vote your conscience, or don't complain about RINOs!)
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To: TheBattman

Yes, make sure you issue your opinion. Bad things happen to good people—prayers for all.


16 posted on 07/27/2008 1:39:34 PM PDT by airforceF4
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To: The Raven

Nothing about a hate crime? If his had been a mosque or temple it most definitely would have been called a hate crime. Instantly.


17 posted on 07/27/2008 1:39:52 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Quick justice for the senseless killing of Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield.)
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To: The Raven

a man walked into the church while children were performing a scene from “Annie” and began firing a shotgun,

This guy must have really hated Annie to open fire like that.


19 posted on 07/27/2008 1:59:43 PM PDT by antiunion person (President McCain--what a disgusting phrase.)
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To: The Raven
And if a couple of the parishioners had been armed...
20 posted on 07/27/2008 2:06:22 PM PDT by arthurus
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