Beyond the obvious journalistic ethics at play in this tragedy, an event like this naturally causes us to wonder what we’d have done, had we been there.
But the larger question, of how groups such as the American Humanist Association can provide aid and comfort (beyond fundraisers, that is) to communities affected by tragedies, remains.
It might be tempting for Christians to look at this derisively, but can something that encourages people to slow down in this harried age of ours, and seek community and quiet reflection, really be all bad?