Today dear friends
We have had news of active shooting in 2 Mosques of Christchurch. One in Hadley park and another in Linwood avenue.
We don’t know how many people have died.
It is not like New Zealand.
One of the shooters said they did it to teach people that no where in this world is safe.
Yes, sadly my friends, it even happens in New Zealand. It happened today. Friday the 15th of March the day chosen as it was a day where Muslims spend in prayer in Mosques.
My illustration of a witch on a broomstick. Not all witches are bad or deliberately kill people. In the same way, not all people that are Muslims are bad.
Not all of any religion whatever it is are bad.
So, how do you tell the difference? One group, probably the ones praying at the time are “Sunni” Muslims who are usually not extremest since fewer of them seem to lend themselves to violent action. Then there are the Shiites who comprise only between 10% and 13%. The remaining 87% to 90% are Sunni Muslims. … One of the most crucial differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims is the importance that the Shiites give to Ali, whom the Sunni do not recognize as being the prophet Mohammed’s rightful successor.
Will be honest here Andre, I take people as I see them and if they are good to me, I respond in kind with no judgements.
I don’t really care about the colour of their skin or race…Most New Zealanders are like that, however, as soon as they go around shooting people with guns, ,,,that is an entirely different thing.
We are not used to that type of behaviour here.
These Muslims came to New Zealand thinking they would be safe, and I was happy that they could live here in peace with nothing bad happening to them
A white supremist? Well, in my view we are all human and flesh and blood. What defines a person is how they treat other human beings, not the colour of their skin or religion
I am sorry to hear this has come to your neck of the woods
Thanks so much Alex, yes, it was bound to happen sooner or later, pity for Christchurch that it landed up there. Our security in NZ is not too great and I guess this is a wake up call.
you shouldn’t need great security, people should behave like civilized adults
So that is what we also thought and took for granted…However some of the Muslims have said some people in New Zealand have been very rude and insulting to them because the women wear the head scarf and the men attend a Mosque.
I wish people would behave like civilised adults.
If you saw some of the drunken behaviour I have seen you would see, unfortunately uncivilised behaviour. Sad …but true
However, I live in a relatively peaceful place and hope it stays that way
I followed the news, Pamela. Terror is always terrible. According to the news, there are 3 out of 6 of my country citizens who have not known yet their existence.
Thanks Albert, yes, it was a wake up call for NZ Security. Yes, it was certainly terrorism all right. Sad for Christchurch.
Sad. I’m thinking, what a man can do this. It must be a fanatic, but I do not understand, nobody deserves it.
Yes, an Australian white supremist . Our NZ security is lax and the Prime Minister is promising to tighten our gun laws.
Yes there were 4 people but some just one gun man. Killed 49 people.
I am so sorry for all the lives tragically taken, no reason for this to happen anywhere.
We are all thinking about your country and all the lives devastated.
Thanks so much Carol, some very courageous people in Christchurch saved some lives but their memories are horrific.
I will never understand this … how can one man do not matter what kind of faith he makes such a massacre … everywhere in the world this is happening … we still have a lot of luck … it seems that we are too small and uninteresting
Thanks Lado, still in shock, this has not happened in New Zealand . Sure a small town in Aramoana in the south island had a mad man with guns shoot and kill all he saw. Not often does this happen,
There were 4 gun men white supremists, and one was Australian. one of them was a woman.
Christchurch only had a horrific earthquake recently where hundreds of people died. they didn’t need this.
No one’s ever deserved that kind of massacre… I don’t know what people are… These must be mentally disturbed persons or religious fanatics… Unfortunately, there is more and more in this beautiful world
Thanks Lado, I feel the same way as you do.
It is true that not all Muslims or Christians or anyone of their respective faiths are cold blooded killers. It is a shame that even a place of prayer is not safe for anyone to worship the God of their choice.
So true, only recently Christchurch had a few very bad earthquakes and one day, 100s of people died.
Now about 49 people are confirmed dead.
Christchurch is a long way from Auckland but I feel for this city.
It is just terrible that Christchurch has to deal with this tragic event due to one bigot who does not believe in peaceful co existence with other races and faiths.
After watching the news tonight white supremacy or neo nazis are alive and well in NZ. We need to cut down on racism. Its sad, we just normally don’t do that type of thing. The gun man was Australian.
I know what you mean since my late mom always told myself and my older sisters “We are all part of the human race.”
My deepest sorrow to what happened in your place. Sometimes I wonder how are they able of that act? How can their conscience make them sleep at night?
Thanks so much Nercie, yes, it was planned for a while and some people are just fanatics, they are also sometimes raised that way.