Pulse nightclub shooting
Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence
By Aaron Morrison, Deepti Hajela, and Brendan Farrington — May 16, 2022
(AP) — For many Black Americans, the Buffalo shooting has stirred up the same fear and vulnerability they faced after Charleston and other attacks.
We honor the victims of mass killings equally. Why can’t politicians and the press?
By Omar Suleiman — December 4, 2019
(RNS) — Researchers recently found that terror attacks by Muslims receive an average of 357% more coverage than those by other groups.
What I learned after the Pulse nightclub shooting
By Joel C. Hunter — June 9, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) Nearly a year after Pulse, I am still learning the cost of ignorance, the benefits of a second chance and the depths of grace.
Florida man sentenced to 30 years in prison for mosque fire
By Reuters — February 7, 2017
MIAMI (Reuters) A Florida man pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday (Feb. 6) to 30 years in prison for setting fire last year to the mosque where Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen once worshipped, court officials said.
Members vow to rebuild fire-damaged mosque where Pulse shooter worshipped
By RNS staff — September 13, 2016
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Whoever set fire to a portion of the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce has “terrorized our community,” a spokesman said, but the mosque will be reused as soon as possible. The blaze at the facility — where Orlando Pulse nightclub mass shooter Omar Mateen used to worship — started at 12:40 […]
What Christians can learn from queer courage
By guest — June 21, 2016
(RNS) Knowing that our gathering places might become targets for violence, we crank up the sound, clap our hands, look each other in the eye and put our bodies and souls on fabulous display.
Trump suggests ‘profiling’ Muslims
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
Donald Trump, who has proposed a moratorium on Muslim immigration into the United States and possible surveillance of mosques, is now talking about "profiling" Muslims as a response to terrorism.
Advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after shooting
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
ORLANDO, Florida -- In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showing of support many said they had never experienced.
FBI questions member of Orlando gunman’s mosque
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 18, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla./FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- FBI agents on Friday questioned a member of the Florida mosque attended by Omar Mateen, the man who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub, as new information surfaced revealing the killer had exhibited chronic behavioral problems during his youth.
Obama meets victims, renews call for gun control
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
Obama renewed his call for gun control legislation after a series of emotional private meetings in Orlando with the families of victims.
Mourning around the world for Orlando victims
By Sally Morrow — June 16, 2016
People around the world gathered for vigils, prayer and reflection in the days after the tragedy in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, 2016.
Trump backs surveillance of mosques
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling for surveillance of mosques as part of U.S. law enforcement efforts to prevent terrorism, and standing by his remarks on banning Muslim immigrants, which others in his party have criticized.
Obama meets Dalai Lama despite Chinese objections
By RNS staff — June 16, 2016
The meeting was the fourth between Obama and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader since Obama took office.
Joel Hunter on nightclub shooting: ‘I’ve got to go back and examine my own heart’
By Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons — June 14, 2016
(RNS) The senior pastor of the 20,000-member, nondenominational Northland Church shared his thoughts on the intersection of LGBT discrimination and religion in light of the shooting.
When forbidden sexuality meets unchanging religious tradition
By David P. Gushee — June 14, 2016
(RNS) I want you. God says I can't want you. So I must kill you. Was this what happened in Orlando?
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