Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Shooting at Trump Rally

We join with Presiding Bishop Curry in prayers for the families of those killed, for former President Trump and his family, and all harmed or affected by the violence at yesterday's rally. None of us is immune to the American epidemic of gun violence, and we condemn it in all its forms, and this day especially in the form of political violence. The beloved community is a realm of peace that is the fruit of love, not of hatred nor violence. Lord, make us, your church, instruments of your peace, that we might be truly blessed to be called children of God.

Said Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in a statement, "The way of love—not the way of violence—is the way we bind up our nation’s wounds. We decry political violence in any form, and our call as followers of Jesus of Nazareth is always to love. We pray for the families of those who were killed. We pray for former President Trump and his family and for all who were harmed or impacted by this incident. I pray that we as a nation and a world may see each other as the beloved children of God."