Archdiocese of Detroit holding prayer service for victims of Orlando shooting today

[Dwyer]

DETROIT (WXYZ) - The Archdiocese of Detroit is holding a prayer service for the victims of the Orlando shooting today . . .

“The service will offer prayers for the victims, their families, for all those affected, and for an end to the hatred that provokes such horrific events in our country and around the world,” The Archdiocese of Detroit said in a release.
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Archbishop Allen Vigneron joined Pope Francis and others in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in condemning the violence in Orlando.

wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/archdiocese-of-detroit-holding-prayer-service-for-victims-of-orlando-shooting-on-monday

I’m already seeing Opinion Columnists from the CBC in Canada openly attacking Christianity, including Catholicism, stating Christianity and Islam engage in “anti-gay
activities”:

Analysis: After Orlando, time to recognize that anti-gay bigotry is not religious freedom: Neil Macdonald (CBC)

 

[MacBP]

Overall I’ve been pleased with the response of the orthodox Christian community is response to the this tragedy. Witness, for example, Russle Moore encouraging people to donate blood for survivors of the attack.

With that said, and as the OP has already demonstrated this, I suspect most of the backlash from the left will be directed towards orthodox Christians rather than Muslims. Most of the comments will target the ever ephemeral “religion” rather than Islam. And in practice the only religion that can be safely targeted is Christian religion.

Survivors of the attack have a right to their grief and their anger. But in times like this we should be coming together and not apart. In a time for solidarity, I suspect this will only further the fragementation and polarization of US society.