Among them is Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. He wrote on Twitter: "I grieve with all New Zealanders. I pray for all Kiwis. I call for all of God's children to repudiate every vestige of hatred, bigotry and intolerance."

Reuters reported that a gunman broadcast livestream footage on Facebook of the attack on one mosque in the city of Christchurch, mirroring the carnage played out in video games, after publishing a "manifesto" in which he denounced immigrants, calling them "invaders."

New Zealand was placed on its highest security threat level, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, adding that "this can now only be described as a terrorist attack."

Rodriguez wasn't the only prominent Christian to cry out to God after news of the massacre broke. Several faith-filled people used social media to share their prayers for the victims and country.

The Most Rev. Joseph D'Souza, moderating bishop of the Good Shepherd Church of India and president of the All India Christian Council:

"Our hearts are with the Muslim community in New Zealand after this heinous attack on the Masjid Al Noor and Linwood mosques. We applaud the prime minister's right decision to quickly condemn the attack. This is the latest reminder that our world has descended into a social media-fueled decadence that consumes the political and religious class. That this kind of violence could happen in a peaceful country like New Zealand exposes the great danger all nations face when religious extremists or extreme nationalists take advantage of platforms like social media to propagate their twisted, hate-filled philosophies and call for violence to be unleashed on innocent people like those in Christchurch Friday. Our words and tweets and Facebook posts have an impact on vulnerable minds. We must remember that we reap what we sow. This attack is a reminder that the world is in dire need of peacemakers, who will sow peace and fiercely push back against the evil that aims to suppress the fundamental right of every human being to practice his or her religion as they would choose." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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