Why a religion should not be judged by the words and actions of a few (h/t Raw Story).
Exhibit A:
The president of a Christian university encouraged his students to get concealed firearm permits so they could prevent the next mass shooting from happening there.That would be the son of the late and not lamented Jerry Falwell, creator of "The Moral Majority" (one of the original -- if you don't count the KKK-- "Christian" right political organizations) which, it was said, was neither moral nor a majority. Apparently being a soulless hypocrite is genetically transmitted.
Jerry Falwell, Jr., head of Liberty University, a Christian school in Virginia, invoked the mass shooting this week at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Fourteen people were killed and 21 were injured in the attack, which was carried out by a husband and wife who claimed loyalty to the Islamic State.
Falwell criticized President Obama for urging gun control in the wake of recent shootings, and made it clear he was armed during his speech at a convocation Friday night. [snip]
He encouraged people to carry guns so they could "end those Muslims before they walk in and kill us,” Falwell said. (our emphasis)
Exhibit B:
A Florida man taken into custody for vandalizing a Palm Beach Islamic center, has a Facebook page containing posts attacking Muslims, with other photos showing him admiring guns, saying: “That AR-15 will put down any radical Islamic!! I wish they would!!!”
Acting on a tip, North Palm Beach Police arrested 27-year-old Joshua Warren Killets who confessed to detectives after being taken into custody, the Sun Sentinel reports. [snip]
While police did not release any details of his confession or motive, a perusal of his Facebook page shows a deeply-held belief in Christianity combined with hatred for Muslims and refugees.
In one photo, Killets can be seen holding a AR15 assault rifle next to a comment saying it would “take down any radical Islamic.”
In another, in what appears to be the same gun shop, he holds a handgun, with the caption: “Yea it’s bout that time!! The worlds gone crazy!! Ima be ready to protect mines !! Best believe!!!” (our emphasis)You be a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter, white boy!!!
And, wait for it...
Still another posting shows Killets has recently been admitted to Palm Beach Atlantic University — a “faith-based college” — in their Organizational Management program.Seems like an intelligent, nice boy who's fully grasped the meaning of Christ's teachings. Maybe they have a rifle team he can join. Or possibly a KKK chapter he can organize.
