On October 27th of last year, while Shabbat services were being conducted, a 46-year-old loner armed with three guns and sympathetic to white nationalism and right-wing social media websites opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, killing 11 and injuring 7.
In Christchurch, New Zealand, this past March 15 during Friday prayers, a 26-year-old avowed white supremacist and proponent of the alt-right was on a killing rampage. Five weapons were used at two locations, a Mosque, and an Islamic Centre. Fifty-five were killed and another 50 injured. They ranged in age from 3 to 77 years old.
Now, just this Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, an island off the south-eastern coast of India, a coordinated attack began while worshippers were celebrating their faith in the resurrection. So far, 24 people have been arrested in a plot using 7 suicide bombers at many different locations involving churches and luxury hotels. 290 children, youth and adults of all ages are now dead, including 39 foreign nationals identified so far, along with an additional 500 seriously injured. It's difficult to imagine the cascading ripples of anger, fear, and heartache resulting from this appalling tragedy.
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