Blisspath
07-29-2008, 08:49 AM
Two members of a unitarian church in my hometown were killed this past Sunday. The man who killed them was tackled by church members before he could reload his shotgun.
I used to work with a woman who went to this church. She was excited to find a church that would take her and her life partner. She always seemed to be reading books like "What The Bible Really Says About Gays and Lesbians". To me it seemed she was looking for acceptance by her Christian parents(who lived in Ohio) and I felt bad for her.
The blame game has already started because of right wing books by Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly found in the shooter's home. It gives the anti-gun people a voice to talk about the ignorant people in the South. I don't really like O'Reilly myself but blaming him for the actions of a madman is just wrong. That is like saying Jodie Foster was to blame for Hinckley shooting Reagan.
From what I have read of the letter it showed that this man was upset with liberals because his food stamps were cut. If anyone would cut food stamps it would be conservatives..so it shows how ignorant the man was. He also was upset with his ex-wife who at one time was a member and still frequented the church sometimes.
He will be charged with a hate crime and hopefully will be put to death(yeah we do that here) within a year to save the taxpayers some money.
The people here are upset and are praying for the families of the victims. Any anger or blame positioned by some because this is the south just shows their ignorance and hate for the people that live here.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/29/suspects-note-cites-liberal-movement-church-attack/
http://www.amazon.com/What-Bible-Really-About-Homosexuality/dp/188636009X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217335961&sr=8-2
I used to work with a woman who went to this church. She was excited to find a church that would take her and her life partner. She always seemed to be reading books like "What The Bible Really Says About Gays and Lesbians". To me it seemed she was looking for acceptance by her Christian parents(who lived in Ohio) and I felt bad for her.
The blame game has already started because of right wing books by Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly found in the shooter's home. It gives the anti-gun people a voice to talk about the ignorant people in the South. I don't really like O'Reilly myself but blaming him for the actions of a madman is just wrong. That is like saying Jodie Foster was to blame for Hinckley shooting Reagan.
From what I have read of the letter it showed that this man was upset with liberals because his food stamps were cut. If anyone would cut food stamps it would be conservatives..so it shows how ignorant the man was. He also was upset with his ex-wife who at one time was a member and still frequented the church sometimes.
He will be charged with a hate crime and hopefully will be put to death(yeah we do that here) within a year to save the taxpayers some money.
The people here are upset and are praying for the families of the victims. Any anger or blame positioned by some because this is the south just shows their ignorance and hate for the people that live here.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/29/suspects-note-cites-liberal-movement-church-attack/
http://www.amazon.com/What-Bible-Really-About-Homosexuality/dp/188636009X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217335961&sr=8-2