Today's Scripture Reading (October 8, 2026): Daniel 3
Every once in a while, a blog post garners
unwanted attention. I remember one post that mentioned the December 2012
tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In that case, a couple of readers
questioned the validity of the Sandy Hook tragedy. They weren't convinced the
tragedy ever really happened. Several videos and websites openly question the
tragedy. They have noticed discrepancies in the media reports surrounding the
shooting and have decided that the 2012 Sandy Hook events simply did not take
place. Other websites refute conspiracy theorists' attempts to downplay the
tragedy. The problem is that if conspiracy theorists' logic is solid, the
arguments supporting the tragedy are just as solid. If there are holes in the
reporting of the tragedy at Sandy Hook, there are also holes in the theories of
those who do not believe that it happened. But neither side sees the other as a
responsible witness to the events of that awful December day.
I need to make this clear; I am not trying to
solve the mystery of the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Neither side
is willing to listen to me anyway. But another tragedy is at play. For one
thing, no matter what the real story is concerning Sandy Hook Elementary, the
situation itself reveals a sick society. If it really happened, which is what I
believe, what kind of society willingly kills its children? If it was faked,
that takes a warped society willing to fake the heinous events that were supposed
to happen on that day. And if it really happened, yet conspiracy theorists want
to convince us that it was faked, what kind of society is willing to believe
that a tragedy like this didn't happen when it really did? Given all of this,
in the end, there is absolutely no upside to the Sandy Hook Elementary School
tragedy: none. And it is time that we took steps to stop these kinds of events.
Even one of the conspiracy-theorist websites
admits that children lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
According to these people, it just didn't happen the way we think it did. And
that is the real tragedy. Potential assistance was cut off too soon. The
tragedy happened for no reason. Whatever the reality might be, kids who could
have changed our world were cut down before they even had a chance to reach
their potential, and that just isn't fair to any of us.
Daniel notes that some wise men came forward
and denounced the Jews. The idea is filled with tragedy. The comment shares the
same root evil as was present in all of the Sandy Hook tragedy theories. A
willingness to hate before we even know. And that is simply a tragedy our world
cannot afford.
Tomorrow's
Scripture Reading: Daniel 4
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