What Do Think About Rand Paul's Statement? Church shooting was caused by "people not understanding where salvation comes from.”

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:44:28 -0400

Rand Paul made a statement about the shooting in Charleston and I think it sounds hideous. He's running for POTUS, and comes out with this crazy statement. He bounced from one theory to another, putting them both in context with each other. It sounds crazy to me. What do you think?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/18/rand-blames-charleston-shooting-on-people-not-understanding-where-salvation-comes-from.html

Rand Blames Charleston Shooting on ‘People Not Understanding Where Salvation Comes From’

In a speech to evangelicals on Thursday, Rand Paul said the murders in Charleston had to do with a lack of faith.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2015 3:57 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:57:54 -0400

What a politician says and what a politician does are rarely the same thing, however in Rand Paul's case what he means to say is the real question. I suspect that what he meant to say was that the young man needed Jesus in his life.

Response by SGT Mark Sorocko made Jun 20 at 2015 2:21 PM

SGT Mark Sorocko — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:21:32 -0400

I think he is adding religion to the issue but knows it was caused by racism. He is trying to say that if the POS had true salvation he would not be racist nor would he have committed this awful crime.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 20 at 2015 6:34 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:34:31 -0400

Is he republican?

Response by LCpl Mark Lefler made Jun 20 at 2015 6:45 PM

LCpl Mark Lefler — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:45:54 -0400

I think Rand Paul is an idiot. It was a racially motivated attack, beginning and end, trying to call it anything else or explain it in any other way is simply wrong. That's one of the problems we have as a country is admitting that something is just messed up, we want to find explanations and justifications that aren't there, especially politicians.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 20 at 2015 7:22 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 19:22:04 -0400

I have commented before that one of our problems in the USA is that we seem to always blame something or someone else for every bad event. It was a bad parent, It was alcohol or drugs. He/she had a bad childhood etc.

NO

It was a deliberate, pre planned attack on people. Why? They were a different race.

There is no way to explain this other than totally unjustified hate.

Call it what it is racial murder.