Hmmm...
I wonder how many of those little kids and teachers in Newtown would have been saved by prayers and the 10 commandments?
There is one commandment which, for sure, would have cut down the number killed, and that is: “Thou shalt be armed with a gun to protect yourself and others!”
I agree with you. We don’t even know if the Lanzas were practicing any religion at all. Haven’t heard about. School children praying won’t stop a killer.
That said, we do need to get God back into society.
> I wonder how many of those little kids and teachers in Newtown would have been saved by prayers and the 10 commandments?
I think what the author is really trying to say is if we raise our children with a respect for law and order (10 Commandments) and a reverence for God who values life we might see less bloodshed down the road. As a former LEO and investigator I can definitely say that how the children are raised determines who they will become later in life. I’ve walked into non-christian homes where it was evident that the parents did not take care of their homes, were drug users, screamed at their children and didn’t encourage them and later saw those very same children become hardened criminals. Conversely I’ve watched children raised in good Christian homes that grew up o be polite, we-mannered, hardworking and contributing members to society. So does God make a difference in how children turn out? You betcha and big time...