Comments on: What Abortionist Killers Believe

By: crowepps

crowepps — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:56 +0000

The only thing few people are commenting on (that I've asked about rhetorically before) is if the farther-left activism in Washington since Obama was elected may be adding stress to people like these, given what some have said about Obama even before he was elected.

Obama has taken no actions demonstrating that he is listening to “farther-left activism” or taking drastic steps so it's hard to see how that would be adding stress. On the other hand, the reams and reams of hysterical right-wing commentary about how to date everything's okay but in the future Obama MIGHT do so sure would raise the stress level. As an average American with an average amount of contact with the Religious Right and its talking points, he certainly seems typical to me: “God told me I get to force everybody to do things what I think is His way and anybody who disagrees is Satanic and hates America.”

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:22 +0000

He seems like a mental patient who simply happened to become obscessed with Religious Right extremism. He's not typical or indicative of the Religious Right, hence is unpredictable. Same as with the Holocaust Museum gunman.

The only thing few people are commenting on (that I've asked about rhetorically before) is if the farther-left activism in Washington since Obama was elected may be adding stress to people like these, given what some have said about Obama even before he was elected.

By: What abortionist killers believe

What abortionist killers believe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:54:36 +0000

[...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhat are the beliefs that motivate extreme anti-abortion activists to murder the doctors that perform abortions? My friend and colleague Jon Shields provides careful answers to a question that usually provokes little more than partisan rhetoric. Jon, now a professor at Claremont McKenna, recounts the influence on the extremist movement of violent activist Michael Bray. There is little in Michael Bray’s early life to suggest that he would become the spiritual leader of the violent fringe. [...]

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:27:44 +0000

Yes, religious fanatics believe they are doing God's will. They see the laws of man as subordinate to God's law.

They're also generally crazy and don't see that their actions go against the code of personal behavior God handed down the ten commandments.

Many people, if they believe they are right, will look for any justification for their actions. I think it's a human trait. I know I sometimes dig my heels in if I think I'm right. Fortunately I don't go around killing people who disagree with me. But the trick is to know when I'm standing up for principal or when I'm just just being obstinate. I think human principals everyone should support are justice and equal rights for all.