Updated: 2:29 PM PDT

Expatriated Texan has mixed feelings about MSNBC: "They’ve also had morons spouting off on how the campus would be safer if concealed carry laws were in place. In what phase of reality is that true? I work at universities. I go unarmed."

Faithful Progressive notes: "Sen. Reid aside, this country needs to deal with the culture of easy access to assault weapons and guns in general or these types of mass tragedies will become more common again. It has seemed that the assualt (sic) weapons ban had reduced these types of mass deaths to some extent. For some perspective on the US media coverage, Juan Cole notes that this type of event happens daily in Iraq."

Jim Wallis says that "no one deserves a tragedy." Islamicate only has darkness. Pastor Dan, of Street Prophets, says,

"But as wounded as Cho may have been, if he understood what he was doing was wrong, then it was still evil. Richard Roberts might understand that as Satanic - the oppression of the Prince of Darkness - but I prefer to think of it as satanic: just being a real sonofabitch for the fun of it."

At the NCC blog, Rabbi Arthur Waskow calls out: "If the President is serious about being horrified by the Virginia killings, let him NOW, TODAY, ask Congress to outlaw assault weapons and announce NOW, TODAY, the beginning with commitment to a swift completion for bringing safely home US soldiers from the US occupation of Iraq – an occupation as criminal, and as rooted in the worship of violence, as the murders in Virginia."

The Rev. Chuck Currie echoes the NCC call for stricter gun control.

WoodMoor Village writes on Interconnection & Our Suffering.

Pam's House Blend pours hot truth on religious conservatives who hate federal hate crimes legislation.

Radical Torah writes on Health and our connection to God.

In response to the Supreme Court ruling on late-term abortions, the Rev. Deb Haffner shares a personal story. For more on reproductive rights, here's Frederick Clarkson.

Mainstream Baptist applauds Sen. Tom Coburn's call out of Alberto Gonzales.

And finally, JSpot has some interesting thoughts on presidential politics, Ohio, and Mitt Romney. Guess who raised the most money from a certain swing state?