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‘We’ve Got to Stop This Senseless Killing’ James A. Forbes Jr. Editor’s note: On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. We are sharing these words from James A. Forbes Jr. that appear in his June 2022 Sojourners article about the 2014 mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, S.C. What is that sound coming out from the ground It’s the blood of God’s fallen children The blood in our veins should be crying With their blood that’s still crying today Rise above fear, speak out loud and clear For our children, put weapons away What is the sound coming out of the ground It’s the blood of God’s fallen children      ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​        What is their crying trying to say We’ve got to stop this senseless killing We’ve got to stop this senseless killing We’ve got to stop this senseless killing We’ve got to stop this senseless killing READ MORE Forward Share

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