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Hopalong:
I just got back from a beautiful event downtown. About 500 people, maybe more, gathered with kindness to share grief, support and resolve.

There was a wonderful women's chorus ("We are a gentle/angry, peaceful/loving people...and we are singing, singing for our lives..."--here if you've never heard it--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bcA8kvIAw) and speakers. GLBT folks, our A-A Vice Mayor and my neighbor the councilwoman, kids, churches (my minister was there holding our big Standing on the Side of Love sign), Islamic Society representatives. People were eloquent, loving, inspirational, broken and whole.

After the speakers and singing we took candles and walked the length of downtown to the federal building calling out "Equal Rights for All!", and waiters/waitresses came out and cheered and clapped, as did outdoor diners. Biggest vigil I've been to since Viet Nam.

It made the unspeakable more bearable and reminded me how much difference 3-D makes.

love
Hops

Twoapenny:
Glad you were able to go along to that, Hopsie, we've had similar things organised here in the UK, another terrible tragedy to unfold and for people to get their heads around, so much love in the world and yet one act of destruction can affect so many lives.  Can only hope to change our own little bit of the world, I think, and be kind where possible and yes, actual contact with real people makes such a huge difference, comforting to those who have lost loved ones, what a terrible shame.

lighter:
It was a terrible tragedy, Hops.  Everyone I spoke to in Paris wanted to know about "all the violence in the US", based on that story in the news. 

It was the same the last time I was in France,  when LA was set on fire, and everyone wanted to know about "all the violence in the US."  I was in Nice during that one. 

It was interesting to listen to the Europeans comment on President Obama's handling of the situation, and his refusal to label terrorism as "Muslim Terrorism."  Our tour guide paraphrased someone in the news when he said that Obama using the word "Muslim terrorism" would be like saying "Italian crime" when referring to "Mafia crime."  I don't think anyone would agree that "Italian crime" would be a good label. 

It's wonderful when people come together and do what they can to comfort and heal after a tragedy like this. 

Lighter

mudpuppy:
The only difference is Italian law doesn't say homosexuals should be killed.
Sharia does.

lighter:
Ah, and there you are Mud. 

Leviticus 20:13
13   "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.  They must be put to death.  Their blood will be on their own heads."

(NIV)

You don't want to know what happens to the daughters of priests who become prostitutes..... there's an actual method that must be employed to snuff out their lives. 

Spoiler.... it involves fire.  Exodus 22:18

Lighter

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