Here we go again. Another horrifying, gut-wrenching attack — this time inside a church, of all places — and what do we hear from the usual political peanut gallery? Crickets. Or worse, an awkward pivot to blame guns, toxic masculinity, or the ever-convenient “mental health crisis” narrative. What we don’t hear? Any real talk about what’s happening in a country where sacred institutions are now targets, where decency is slipping further away by the hour, and where violence is no longer the exception — it’s becoming the norm.
Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old Marine veteran who once wore the uniform with pride, drove a truck through the front of a Michigan church during Sunday service. Let that sink in. He didn’t sneak in through the back with a pistol. He bulldozed his way in — Chevy Silverado and all — and opened fire on innocent worshipers. A church. A Mormon church. Filled with families. With kids. He reportedly killed at least four people, wounded several more, and then torched the place with what police say was likely gasoline before officers shot him dead.
And where’s the national outrage? Where are the candlelight vigils from Hollywood? The hand-wringing editorials from the left lamenting violence in America? Nowhere — because this doesn’t fit their narrative. It’s not a MAGA hat-wearing extremist. It’s not someone they can tie to “white supremacy” or January 6. So it gets buried under the rug like it’s just another news item sandwiched between celebrity gossip and the weather.
Let’s be very clear: this man was a Marine. He served in Iraq, earned multiple medals, rose to the rank of sergeant. By every metric, he had the resume of a patriot. But something went tragically, horrifyingly wrong. And you can be absolutely certain that once the left gets its hands on this, they’ll spin it into a talking point about PTSD, the dangers of military training, or — just wait for it — gun control. Not a word about how broken the systems are that allow a veteran like Sanford to fall so far, so hard, without a safety net or intervention that actually works. Not a whisper about how the culture of faith, family, and community — the things that used to hold men like him together — is being actively eroded by the very institutions that now pretend to care.
And no one seems to be asking why. Why is violence targeting churches becoming more frequent? Why do we act surprised when the cultural rot we’ve been tolerating for decades starts producing monsters like this? Spoiler alert: when faith is mocked, masculinity is pathologized, and every institution that once taught right from wrong is undermined in the name of progress, this is what you get. A society fraying at the seams. And then we act shocked when someone snaps.
Let’s also talk about the timing. This attack happened the day after the death of Russell M. Nelson, the 101-year-old president of the LDS Church. Coincidence? Maybe. But the sheer symbolism of it is impossible to ignore. One day, the spiritual leader of a global church passes away. The next, a house of worship burns with bodies inside. If that doesn’t tell you something about where we are as a country, nothing will.
It’s been a tragic 24 hours for our beloved friends in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
First, with the loss of their president, Russell Nelson, over the weekend.
And with the heinous attack on the church in Michigan this morning.
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— Kari Lake (@KariLake) September 28, 2025
We should be mourning the lives lost. We should be demanding answers. And we should not allow this to be memory-holed because it doesn’t score political points for the people in charge. What happened in Grand Blanc Township wasn’t just a tragedy — it was a reflection of something much deeper, much darker, and much more urgent than anyone in power is willing to admit.
But hey, as long as we keep arguing about pronouns and electric cars, I’m sure everything will turn out just fine.
