The Associated Press is reporting that 27 people have been killed, including 18 children, at an elementary school shooting in Connecticut this morning.
What's your reaction to this? What prayers, thoughts do you send to the families? To the country?
Here's what's happening on Twitter.
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People turned to prayer and God in Newtown on Friday in an effort to make sense of the unthinkable after a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, inside an elementary school.
Churches' doors swung open to a town shaken by one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
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Under the glow of a nearby towering menorah, and to the overwhelming hum of carousel music hundreds of residents gathered at Riverside Park Friday night to pay homage to the 28 people killed in the Connecticut school shooting.
“I’m amazed everyone showed up,” said Jenny Yoakum.
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At 6:30 a.m., two members of Westminster UCC climbed to the base of the church's bell tower and rang the historic bell 26 times to remember those killed in the Newtown shooting.
Westminster joined churches across the nation in this memorial.
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When a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Newtown elementary school earlier this month, our writers were quick to respond by offering reflections on the Spokane Faith & Values site.
Please join us for this informal spiritual discussion. We've read your comments, and now look forward to meeting you in person.
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I have been interested in the conversations in our nation since the massacre of the children in Newton, Conn.
It is clear that the event has pushed some beyond the standard language of the past.
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Tracy Simmons | Dec 14, 2012 | 11:40am
I have fond memories of Newtown. My heart breaks for that sweet, peaceful community. Not such a Merry Christmas anymore, for far too many families.
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