“Despite rumors that the LGBT Pride parade and other related festivities would be called off in light of the mass shooting in Orlando....”

You’d be singing a different tune if the barrel of the religious gun was pointed right at you.

The constant calling out to G*d rankles me when the problem is created by and could be solved by humans. But as an agnostic, I’m in the minority here the USA. As others have said, many people are comforted by their beliefs and especially in the face of horror turn to G*d. If Obama *didn’t* mention Deity, can you…

Probably because that’s what he believes, but also because if he didn’t say it, that would be proof of various idiotic conspiracy theories.

We shouldn’t bring God into this because pretending he/she/it cares about gun violence and that prayers do shit just makes people (especially politicians) pretend they aren’t culpable for what’s happening. Prayers aren't working so leave God the hell out of the discussion.

I think its a standard response by now. God helped me to win an award.

Isn't it sickening that there has to be a top ten of post massacre speeches?

I hate to be that person, as the focus should be on the poor people who were injured or list their lives.

Why God Bless??

If the reports are true, that it was her ex, (but really, does it matter), it just one more reason why I’m utterly ashamed of my gender, utterly ashamed to be a man, to be a part of a social identity that thinks it has the privilege to exercise the right of self determination, indeed of life, over women. Just…

People who think that guns are necessary for self-defense in modern society need to be admitted to mental hospital themselves. This is not the wild west anymore America.

When I was her age, Rebecca Schaefer, was killed by a stalker. I’d watched every episode of My Sister Sam and sometimes she’d show up in YM or seventeen in a really cool hat or something, so I followed her closer than I realized. It was a heartbreaking intro to the violence of the real world.

mitch mcconnell, in telling why there was a holdup on obama’s supreme court nominee, admitted that the nra had to approve the selection. he, as well as other pro-nra members of congress, are nothing more than prostitutes to the nra.

My heart is completely broken! I used to work with her and she was so sweet, so bubbly. When I heard last night she was in critical condition, I hoped she would pull through but to wake up to this news is just too much. 2016 is a trash year.

Guns don’t kill people. People who don’t support basic gun restrictions and who think that guns are necessary for self-defense in this day and age kill people.

She was also a pretty big star on Youtube.

Honestly, I never listened to this woman’s music, but this is crushing news. I babysat a sensitive 12 year old girl every day for two years, and this was her *idol*. She’d listen to Christina Grimmie every day with her best friend; they’d usually rush to finish any homework so they could look at her…

Gun laws needs to change. Congress needs to get out from under the hold of the NRA and allow the U.S. government to treat gun violence as the public health issue that it is. I always feel so helpless after another person is murdered like this, but if you’re looking for something to do, here’s a good guide on…

again. Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them travel across country to murder them in front of their family and fans.

This is absolutely horrific. I cannot imagine how difficult her brother’s road to recovery is going to be. Weapons regulation needs to be fixed.