Well said Regan!
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Regan Duffy <[email protected]> wrote: > This conclusion is simply the work of childish lazy thinking. A deluded > person murdering people because he thinks he is doing God's work might > loosely fit a strained interpretation of terrorism but is not useful to the > dialogue. In fact it actually encourages more of this behavior by putting > a justifiable spin on it. Millions of people (most Democrats) accept and > romanticize terrorists because it is supposedly a political statement in > response to or caused by, in their minds, unjustified acts aggression > against them. Labeling the actions of this obviously mentally ill lunatic > "terrorism" may give his actions unwarranted gravitas. > > *Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid* > On Jun 6, 2016 11:27 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes, The Planned Parenthood Shooter Is A ‘Christian Terrorist’ > > BY JACK JENKINS <http://thinkprogress.org/?person=jjenkins> > <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=jackmjenkins> DEC 1, 2015 > 4:39 PM > > > As investigators scramble to make sense of last week’s tragic mass > shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, new > details have emerged about the possible motivations of the alleged gunman: > namely, that his actions may have been inspired not only by politics, but > also by his Christian faith. > > After the accused gunman Robert Lewis Dear was apprehended last Friday for > allegedly killing three people and wounding nine others, Dear reportedly > <http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/11/28/3726240/the-political-motivations-of-the-planned-parenthood-shooting-suspect-revealed/> > used > the phrase “no more baby parts” while explaining himself to law enforcement > officials. The use of the phrase — a direct reference to the widely > discredited claim > <http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/07/15/3680714/planned-parenthood-controversy/> > that > Planned Parenthood profits from the sale of fetal tissue — triggered a > national conversation about Dear’s political influences. Some argue his > actions could be a byproduct of conservatives who use misleading videos > <http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/07/14/attack-on-planned-parenthood-3-deceptive-edits/204419> > and > hyperbolic rhetoric to defame the national women’s health provider. > > But while some famous conservatives such Mike Huckabee were eventually > willing to call the massacre a case of “domestic terrorism > <http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/29/politics/mike-huckabee-planned-parenthood-domestic-terrorism/>,” > many on social media demanded that right-wing politicians refer to Dear as > a “Christian terrorist.” They noted that it is hypocritical for GOP > presidential candidates such as Marco Rubio to mock President Barack Obama > and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton > <http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/11/15/invoking-nazis-marco-rubio-hits-hillary-clinton-for-not-saying-u-s-at-war-with-radical-islam/> > for > not using the phrase “Islamic terrorism” when discussing militant groups > such as ISIS, but avoid ascribing the same standard to terrorists who cite > Christianity as their inspiration. > > There initially wasn’t enough information to gauge Dear’s connection to > the Christian faith. But on Tuesday, new information came to light that > appears to link Dear to well known right-wing extremist movements that > claim to be Christian. > > The first came from the New York Times > <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/us/robert-dear-planned-parenthood-shooting.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=1> > : > > One person who spoke with [Dear] extensively about his religious views > said Mr. Dear, who is 57, had praised people who attacked abortion > providers, saying they were doing “God’s work.” In 2009, said the person, > who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of concerns for the privacy of > the family, *Mr. Dear described as “heroes” members of the Army of God, a > loosely organized group of anti-abortion extremists that has claimed > responsibility for a number of killings and bombings*. > > The Times reporter also interviewed a close relative of Dear’s Colorado > girlfriend Stephanie Bragg, who said the couple were “very religious, read > the Bible often and are always talking about scripture.” The two reportedly > lived in a trailer marked with a small cross, and that Bragg couldn’t > believe Dear was “capable of such things.” > > Nevertheless, Bragg told the relative she had a theory as to what drove > her boyfriend to murder several people in cold blood: “He believed he was > doing God’s will, and I’m sure he probably wanted to die in the process of > carrying out what I’m sure he thought was right.” > > Another report from the Charleston Post and Courier > <http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151130/PC16/151139933> claimed > that Dear was obsessed with an interpretation of the Christian apocalypse, > and used dark, bizarre theology to justify disturbing acts of domestic > violence against his ex wife > <http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/11/28/3726209/planned-parenthood-suspect-history/> > . > Mr. Dear described as “heroes” members of the Army of God, a loosely > organized group of anti-abortion extremists. > > “He claims to be a Christian and is extremely evangelistic, but does not > follow the Bible in his actions,” Mescher, Dear’s ex-wife, reportedly > stated in an affidavit when she filed for divorce. “He says that as long as > he believes he will be saved, he can do whatever he pleases. He is obsessed > with the world coming to an end.” > > If true, Dear would appear to share the ideological leanings of so-called > “Christian > terrorists > <http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/12/04/3599271/austin-shooter-christian-extremism/>,” > specifically participants in the “Christian identity movement” that have > terrorized abortion providers for years. Dear’s supposed adoration for the > Army of God, if true, is particularly telling: Members of the Army of God > <http://www.start.umd.edu/tops/terrorist_organization_profile.asp?id=28> have > long used the Bible to justify bombings at abortion clinics, attacks on gay > and lesbian nightclubs, and even the infamous explosion at the Olympic > village during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. > > Although conservative news outlets such as the National Review have already > published articles > <http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427780/american-christian-terrorism-threat-overhyped>dismissing > the influence of such groups as “overhyped,” right-wing terrorist > organizations — some of which claim to be Christian, some of which claim > other affiliations such as Odinism > <http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/11/13/3721890/white-supremacy-odinism/> > or > no religious identity — have killed more Americans > <http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/11/23/3725109/dallas-mayor-syrian-refugees-white-supremacists/> > since > September 11, 2001 > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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