What's God Got To Do With It?

Tim from Colorado e-mails on the coverage of the shootings in Colorado Springs:

Here's a link to the press conference that introduced the security guard, Jeanne Assam, who single-handedly stopped the gshooter, Matthew Murray, during the attack on the New Life Church in Colorado Springs. While this is not a transcript, you can see she credits God several times during the press conference.

Contrast this local television station KMGH's report with that of last night's NBC News broadcast. NBC edited out every reference Jeanne Assam made to God during her press conference (I cannot access the NBC website here from work to provide you a full transcript of their report). In NBC's report there were several spots where the audio portion was dropped when she mentioned God; it was almost as if she was swearing and NBC was bleeping her out.

If I was the winner in a duel going against a guy armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two pistols and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, I would give God all of the credit, too. What's up with NBC? What are they afraid of by allowing her to credit God for guidance and strength?

I'm not particularly religious, but I don't have any problems with this women crediting God, nor do I have a problem in believing that God was watching out for her and those students at that moment. Jeanne Assam is truly a hero. If you think about it, it reminds me of David vs. Goliath.

On another subject, I will bet you a deep-fried Twinkie right now that the press and the Democrats jump on this opportunity to shove some form of a Brady Bill down our throats, all the while ignoring the fact that a single person armed with a pistol, revolver or semi-auto I don't know and don't care, stopped a bad person from wreaking havoc on innocent people. Contrast that with the mall shootings in Omaha where it was posted that guns were not allowed inside the mall.

People don't stop insane gunmen. People with guns do.