Words cannot express.....

...how I feel about yesterday's shooting at a Knoxville, TN UU church. I'm saddened, shocked, and angered, to say the least.

Part of me wants vengeance, to put the man accused of the shooting before a firing squad. Or worse, do it in such a way to maximize his pain and agony.

Another part of me says he deserves justice, no matter how heinous his crime.

And another part of me wonders if the same could happen at my congregation. I believe we already have safeguards in place, but I should double-check.