The answers to gun violence on the part of teens is simply too complex to answer in a few sentences, or even in a single, well-thought out essay. A beginning point, and it is only a beginning point, would be for the Christian faith communities to address the question of what we mean when we proclaim the imminent reign of the Prince of Peace, and what we will do now to bring forth that reality.  Such a proclamation begins with the confession of our idolatries, especially the idolatry of our gun-worshipping culture