A New "Flight 93 Attitude"

Quote of the day:
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out."
--Anton Chekhov

Artist Quote of the Day:
"There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug."
--Edouard Manet

Reader Andy Breece passed along the following item, which he calls an example of a new “Flight 93” attitude.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Parishioners tackled a gunman suspected of snatching purses from church pews during mass, the pastor and police said.

One man suffered lacerations to his head and face during the struggle at Christ the King Catholic Church on Sunday morning, police said. Wendell Hollingsworth, 43, and Celeste Smith, 51, were arrested and each charged with aggravated robbery at the church, police said. They were being held in the Franklin County jail Monday, awaiting bond.

The pair walked into the service and grabbed purses as Hollingsworth displayed a handgun and said, "This is a robbery," police said.

Hollingsworth was tackled as parishioners called police on cellphones. Smith was arrested outside the church, police said.

"Our parishioners are not about to let anyone defile their church," said the Rev. Michael Lumpe.