Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), blasted the individual who leaked the Covenant School shooter’s alleged manifesto to the public.
According to Church Leaders, Leatherwood’s three children survived the shooting that took place at their school, The Covenant School, on March 27. At the time, the shooter, a 28-year-old female who identified as transgender, was armed with two assault rifles and a handgun, killing three students and three adults.
The shooter was eventually killed by officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department after firing 152 rounds.
In June, Leatherwood, family members of the victims, and survivors of the shooting filed declarations to prevent the shooter’s manifesto from publicly being released for the sake of protecting their children from further trauma from the writings.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Leatherwood denounced the leaker who posted three pages of the shooter’s manifesto to social media.
“I would challenge him and anyone who amplifies them online: Just be a human for once,” Leatherwood said. Leatherwood also urged others posting the images to…
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