ANOTHER TRAGEDY 2 WEEKS AFTER AURORA - AS DOMESTIC TERRORISM KILLS SIX AT A SIKH TEMPLE IN WISCONSIN ............

The tranquilty of Sunday Worship, between Services this morning at a Sikh religious Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin USA, just outside Milwaukee.  A man bearing a single handgun entered the Temple, shooting and killing six persons, and was shot and killed by a police officer on the scene.  Local law enforcement authorities in Wisconsin are treating it as a domestic terrorist case, and there is develkoping speculation the gunman has ties to the white supremacist movement; although the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (F.B.I.) have not found any ties to terrorist organization on the perpetrator's part, as of now.  He has been found to be a former, six year member of the U.S. Army, who worked in the area of psychological testing, and was given a General Discharge in 1998, for a drinking problem.  Motive for the attack is as yet undetermined.  It is indeed sad that six persons gathered on a Sunday morning in religious observance and worship, senselessly lost their lives due to human malfeasance and gun violence.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the victim, their families, loved ones, and the Sikh community.   The Sacramento area has had two incidents of criminal violence against Sikhs, one an attack upon a taxi driver; and the other the killing of two Sikh men walking in Elk Grove.  Hopefully, our society can and will continue to address such hate crimes, and the 10,000 crimes committed with guns in the USA annuallty - of which today's violent attack is another stark and sad consequence............Fr.  Troy