Just want to say I appreciate your point on how important community is.
It seems like the increase in number of mass shootings are a symptom of a larger problem, which is the large percentage of Americans who do not have a community, who are not raised and watched over by a "village". I imagine suicide rates, homelessness, unemployment, etc. are also affected by this "absence of community".
I also think you hit the nail on the head by tying this to the decreasing number of people who congregate at churches. There may be other ways to gain that needed sense of community, but I can't think of any good substitutes for a church community.
Just want to say I appreciate your point on how important community is.
It seems like the increase in number of mass shootings are a symptom of a larger problem, which is the large percentage of Americans who do not have a community, who are not raised and watched over by a "village". I imagine suicide rates, homelessness, unemployment, etc. are also affected by this "absence of community".
I also think you hit the nail on the head by tying this to the decreasing number of people who congregate at churches. There may be other ways to gain that needed sense of community, but I can't think of any good substitutes for a church community.