NASHVILLE (BP) -- As news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary
School spread Friday (Dec. 14), Southern Baptists active on social media
began to offer their thoughts on the tragedy as well as their prayers
for the people of Newtown, Ct., and messages of hope for all those
impacted.
Immediately after news broke, many were left with
questions about why such a place was targeted. Alvin Reid (@AlvinReid), a
professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary, tweeted, "Early report that 27 have been killed at
an elementary school in CT. Reports unconfirmed, but an elementary
school?"
Later, Reid and the North American Mission Board
(@NAMB_SBC) sent out a prayer request for Bryan Sims (@SBC_pastor), who
leads Southbury Baptist Church just north of Newtown.
Bryant
Wright (@BryantWright), former SBC president and pastor of the
Atlanta-area Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, tweeted that he was "sickened
by another mass murder of children. So angry at the evil one for using
empty misguided souls for such evil. Sad, praying 4 parents."
Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary's president, R. Albert Mohler Jr.
(@AlbertMohler) expressed his immediate thoughts on Twitter. "It has
happened again. Connecticut. Agony. Death. Children. Grief. Guns.
Unfathomable. Horror. Evil. Murder. Heartbreak. Grace? Pray."
For
Richard Ross (@richardaross), professor of student ministry at
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the murder of children
demonstrated the need for cultural change. "They took canaries to old
mines," Ross tweeted. "Toxic gas would kill little lungs and give adults
time to escape. Children suffer most from toxic culture."
Terry
Dorsett (@TerryDorsett), a NAMB church planting catalyst in Connecticut,
reported what was happening in the area. "Prayer meetings are being
held at several places around Newtown, CT, tonight. Proof that deep down
inside, our nation still believes."
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