After a disagreement over Heaven and Hell, a man in Florida reportedly shot his preacher relative.
According to the police complaint, 26-year-old atheist Ke’shawn NeSmith got into a fight with his second cousin Jimmy McGauley after the funeral.
The Jacksonville Police Department responded to Melson Avenue on Saturday, August 8, after receiving reports of gunfire in the area.
“Investigation revealed that the victim, Jimmy McGauley, and the suspect, Ke’shawn NeSmith, became involved in an argument, after a funeral for a family member, regarding Heaven and Hell. ” the report stated.
The suspect did not believe in God and the victim was a pastor who was trying to witness to him.”
Family members tried to calm NeSmith down, but the disagreement escalated and he stormed outside in a huff.
As McGauley, 46, ‘exited the residence,’ NeSmith allegedly opened fire on him, according to the complaint.
Family members reportedly held NeSmith until police came and arrested him.
Here’s what it says: “Witnesses at the scene stated that the victim did not threaten the suspect in any way, and he was not armed with any weapons when he was shot. Family members detained the suspect at the scene until police arrived.”
After a database check revealed that NeSmith did not have a licence, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that he would be charging NeSmith with attempted murder, using a handgun in the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed firearm. Everything is a felony charge.
McGauley had surgery to repair his wounds, but we have heard nothing more about his condition since.
The American Enterprise Institute found that 34% of Generation Z is “religious unaffiliated,” while 18% of the same age group identified as atheists or agnostics, suggesting a shift away from religious belief among young people.
The decline in religious observance may be attributable to the way this generation was brought up, according to Daniel A. Cox, senior fellow in polling and public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute.
And then he made this statement: “Lack of religious affiliation isn’t the only thing that sets Generation Z apart. They also tend to be more open about their atheism or agnosticism.
”Young adults today have had entirely different religious and social experiences than previous generations. The parents of millennials and Generation Z did less to encourage regular participation in formal worship services and model religious behaviours in their children than had previous generations.”