Monday, June 29, 2009
Religion O They Will Know We Are Christians...
Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:52 AM
...by our meticulously planned murder rampages.
Timothy Carter told investigators his 56-year-old father called him at Radford University, about 90 miles away, and said his mother needed to speak to him. When he arrived home in the rural community of Axton, his father said his brother was sick and was downstairs in the basement of the brick ranch-style house. As Timothy Carter walked downstairs his father shot him in the back, Spence said."Timothy turned and begged for his life," Spence said, "and his father shot him again."
Spence said it appeared that William Carter had already killed his wife and older son before Timothy Carter arrived home late Saturday. The older son lived in Danville, about 25 miles away.... Timothy Carter [played dead before fleeing] to the home of a neighbor, Deborah Akers, who awakened to hear him beating on the door.
"He was just distressed, calling for help," she said Monday. Akers said she tended to Timothy Carter's wounds as best she could and called 911. Akers said she had known the Carters for more than 20 years and had never seen signs of trouble in family. "They were good family people, good Christian people," she said.
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Dan... this is kind of a reach, don't you think? I mean I know that you think Christians are all evil and shit, but really? Because the neighbor mentioned Christianity?
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When Gays are allowed to enter blessed matrimony Good Christians will stop slaughtering their families.
I can hardly wait!
I can hardly wait!
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Gee. That example of some really bad Christians now convinces me that all Christians must evil hypocrites and that all religion is bad. Thanks for clearing that up for me, Dan.
What kind of retarded, simplistic, childish thinking is that?? Who are you, George W. Bush now???
I suggest that you grow up. You're losing credibility with people and fast.
What kind of retarded, simplistic, childish thinking is that?? Who are you, George W. Bush now???
I suggest that you grow up. You're losing credibility with people and fast.
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@2: You don't get it. As long as Christians claim moral superiority above everyone else, we are charged with pointing out their hypocrisies at every turn.
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This only counts if Jaysus told him to do it. Which, considering how nuts he is, is a distinct possibility.
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I don't get it. This is news because the next door neighbor thought the whole family were good Christians? But as it turns out... one of the family members was actually pretty fucked up in the head?
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@ 2 and 4
Yes, the point is that the neighbor was shocked that this would happen, and her rationale for being shocked was that the family is Christian. She assumed that being Christian means that people are automatically good, and as Dan has pointed out time and again, this is absolutely not the case.
Yes, the point is that the neighbor was shocked that this would happen, and her rationale for being shocked was that the family is Christian. She assumed that being Christian means that people are automatically good, and as Dan has pointed out time and again, this is absolutely not the case.
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@10 Yes, to me that's the point of these posts. It's not even so much about Christians who actively claim moral superiority as it is about this cultural myth we cling to, that anyone who self-identifies as "Christian" is automatically a more virtuous person. If you grew up in church like I did, you know that's 100% false.
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Hey faggot why don't you ever pick on muslims and jews too? Because you are a wimpy coward fag. By the way, I hate Christians too.
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Yes, there are virtuous and unscrupulous people in every group, whether religious or not. Attaching a certain label to yourself will not automatically turn you into a more virtuous person. There are plenty of Christians who are good people, but they are good people because of their individual actions, not because of the community they belong to.
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