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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made another in a string of tone deaf media appearances in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, this time telling conservative radio host Pastor Trey Graham that while its difficult for him to offer comfort to the parents of the 19 students killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24, he believes God always has a plan.
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"If I lost one of my children I'd be pretty devastated, especially in a way that is so senseless and seemingly has no purpose," Paxton said. "I think ... I would just have to say, if I had the opportunity to talk to the people I'd have to say, look, there's always a plan. I believe God always has a plan. Life is short no matter what it is. And certainly, we're not going to make sense of, you know, a young child being shot and killed way before their life expectancy."
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Life-is-short-Ken-Paxton-faces-backlash-for-17246448.php
catrose
(5,071 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 17, 2022, 09:15 PM - Edit history (1)
It's kind of like, sorry your child is dead, but they are in a better place now. Peace
Initech
(100,099 posts)IngridsLittleAngel
(1,962 posts)It doesn't help, it only multiplies the hurt and adds a great deal of anger to it.
I know... from hearing it first-hand too many times in my life.
QED
(2,749 posts)What a way to avoid taking responsibility!
Kid Berwyn
(14,950 posts)He was instrumental in prematurely ending mask guidelines and the return-to-work pleadings in May, 2020, helping ensure the spread COVID-19.
Initech
(100,099 posts)What the actual fuck????
moondust
(20,002 posts)Were Hitler and the Nazis part of God's plan?
If cancer and heart disease are part of God's plan then why do we have doctors?
Do you always use God as a "magic shield" for anything bad that happens--especially if you could have done something to prevent it? Kenny? Kenny Boy?