1st Chronicles 16:23-26, “Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”
A tragic school shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026, resulting in the murder deaths of three young children and one teacher. The shooter, a 16-year-old former student, was killed by a father of two girls in the school who intervened during the attack. Thankfully, he was driving by the school during his lunch break and heard the shootings. No doubt he saved dozens of lives.
Sadly, we hear of several hundred active shooter tragedies each year in the United States. Such shooting were unheard of 50 years ago. What has happened? Although some people would blame the guns themselves, that is not the problem. Guns are mere tools. I found this interesting article today by Dr. Scott Bonn, Ph.D. who is a criminology professor, TV news commentator, public speaker and renowned author. He is an expert on the behavior and the motivations of criminals. Dr. Bonn writes:
The Real Reason Mass Shootings Are on the Rise
Personal Perspective: Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.
Psychology Today
Dr. Scott Bonn | June 20, 2022
Tragically, mass public shootings are on the rise in the U.S. If you watch the news, this fact is unlikely to surprise you, as these terrible events have increasingly dominated newscasts in recent months and years.
An FBI study of “active shooter incidents” confirms that mass public shootings have increased in recent years (1). The FBI based its study on 192 so-called active shooter cases which occurred between 2017 and 2021. The FBI defined an active shooter as one who is "actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a public place,” regardless of the number of casualties that occur.
...For the period between 2017 and 2021, the FBI’s active shooter incident data reveals a dramatic upward trend. Specifically, the number of active shooter incidents identified in 2021 (61 incidents) represents a 52.5 percent increase from 2020 (40 incidents) and a 96.8 percent increase from 2017 (31 incidents). Sadly, we are easily on pace to exceed the 2021 total in 2022.
The perpetrators of mass shootings are often incorrectly portrayed as mentally unhinged individuals who simply “snap” and engage in a killing rampage. The reality is that the majority of mass public shooters are individuals who would not be classified as either clinically or legally insane at the time of their crime.
The perpetrators are more likely to be angry, vengeful individuals who seek retribution for a perceived harm done by some person, group, or institution. Moreover, mass public shooting incidents are generally premeditated and often planned well in advance of their commission.
Unfortunately, in their search for a solution to the mass shooting epidemic, certain interested parties and groups in the U.S. have made scapegoats out of legislators, lobbyists, gun manufacturers, law enforcement authorities, the mental health field, schools, and even the media. With every accusation made, some interested party declares that one or more of the aforementioned groups are boogeymen and thus to blame for the mass shooting epidemic.
In reality, most of the scapegoating arguments are myopic and self-serving for the interested party. That is not to say there are no truths to be found in the popular arguments, such as the blaming of assault rifles for the mass shooting problem. It is certainly true that assault rifles exacerbate the problem, but their existence and availability are not the cause of it.
What is missing from the scapegoating arguments is a good look in the mirror by us as a society and a culture. Other developed countries that we consider to be our peers simply do not have the problem with mass shooting incidents that we do. It is my contention that the very roots of our mass shooting epidemic may be found in our core cultural value of fierce individualism, a belief in vengeance, and the ethic that might makes right. These cultural values have been central to what it means to be an American since our nation’s birth. We have always loved to settle disputes (at the individual and group levels) with violence and guns and we gleefully celebrate vigilantism in our popular culture.
I further contend there are powerful, divisive, and negative social forces at work today that fuel the increase in mass public shootings. These factors include but are not limited to: financial and healthcare fears, a declining belief in the American dream, distrust of the government, racism, xenophobia, religious and gender biases, hate crime, domestic terrorism, and near-constant war since 2001. Political and social divisions fueled by seemingly ubiquitous hate speech across media platforms over the last few years have created an environment where violence is seemingly inevitable.
The above factors have led to fear, alienation, powerlessness, rage, and nihilism for millions of people in our country. Tragically, but predictably, an increasing number of Americans are striking out in horrible, public acts of mass violence against innocent strangers that are driven by rage and unfounded retribution. This existential crisis demands that we reassess our core values and priorities as a society, and it deserves our collective commitment to change and grow if we are to stem the tide of this terrible phenomenon. SOURCE
I agree with Dr. Bonn's expert analysis; however, as a fundamentalist Bible preacher I want to delve deeper into what he truthfully said, “Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.” He nailed it! The problem is not just a small percentage of lunatics who gain access to guns; but rather, the whole base of American society has deteriorated over the past century, especially over the past 63 years since the Holy Bible was permanently removed and banned from all public schools since 1963.
I highly encourage you dear reader to take a close look at the 27 shocking graphs in the drop down menu at the bottom left of the webpage, showing the dire consequences of removing God's inspired Word from children's daily lives at school. Here is graph 23 showing U.S. violent crimes statistics after 1963...
Here is graph number 11 showing murder arrests after 1963...
I have just shown you two of the 27 alarming graphs. Dear reader, statistics don't lie! Everybody has a right to their own opinion, but no one has a right to their own facts.
Evangelist Lester Roloff (1914-1982) was absolutely right, “America was 'great' when she was good and she was good when she had great churches.” It is next to impossible to even find a good church these days, let alone a great one. Tragically, a counterfeit plan of salvation is being preached from nearly every pulpit today.
A False Gospel is Cursing Our Nation
I was looking at the statement of faith of the Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory, Tennessee today. I found this damnable heresy...
Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour. ...Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God. [emphasis added] SOURCE
That is a perversion of the Gospel of free grace. Nowhere can you show me in a King James Bible where God requires you to commit your entire personality to Jesus as “Lord” of your life to be saved. The implication is clear that discipleship is necessary for salvation. When asked how to be saved in Acts 16:30-31, Paul and Silas did not tell the Roman jailer to “repent.” They simply told the man to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” Jesus said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Jesus did not mention repentance. This is because repentance is an automatic thing.
To clarify, repentance from unbelief is necessary to get to Heaven, but nowhere does the Bible teach that you must repent “of your sins” to be saved. Wicked men added those unbiblical requirements to the Gospel. The man who believes has repented, and the man who repents has believed. That is, he has changed his mind from unbelief to belief. You do need to know that you're a guilty sinner to be saved, because you need to know what you're being saved from and why. There is a penalty for sin, which is death (Romans 6:23), and that includes a second death in Hell fire and brimstone forever (Revelation 21:8).
Books could be written concerning the many evils which have damaged and corrupted our nation—from the fraudulent Federal Reserve Act scam since 1913, to the Devil's ministers like Paula White, John MacArthur, Robert Jeffress, Steven Furtick and Joel Osteen. From the abortion industry which is still going strong, to the evils of feminism which continue to fuel divorce and the ruin of society—our nation is hurting. From the lying controlled newsmedia, to the fraud of evolution which continues to be rammed down children's throats in public schools—our nation has forsaken the holy God of the King James Bible. No, I will not sing the hypocritical song, “God Bless America.” I pray for God's swift judgment upon this wicked land.









































