As religious leaders from diverse faith traditions across Indiana, we join you in extending our deepest sympathies to the families forever transformed by the horrific week of mass murder. We and our communities are also transformed. Condolences are not enough.
These acts were committed by men firing weapons intended for war into peaceful crowds — children enjoying a food festival in Gilroy; families doing back-to-school shopping in El Paso; and people enjoying a night out with friends in Dayton.