Hi Bill, it sounds like you are saying there is a direct cause-and-effect relationship between "we have turned our backs on God" and "this type of event [murder] is occurring".  Do I get your meaning correctly?  I would like to understand your thinking here more clearly.

Some might question this cause=>effect link and say that it is mistaken, because there is no evidence of there ever having been a time when violence was not a part of the human condition.  In fact there is evidence to the contrary - there appears to have been war even among early hunter gatherers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataruk  |  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v529/n7586/full/nature16477.html).  I am curious if I misunderstood your meaning, and if not, then I'm curious about what evidence you are using as the basis for your comment.

To the families and friends of the victims (direct and indirect) of the shooting: my sincere condolences in this tough time.