As Charles Krauthammer would say, " This is clinical thought disorder - ideas disconnected from each other, incoherent, delusional, detached from reality. These are all the hallmarks of a paranoid schizophrenic. And a dangerous one."
He was speaking about the reasons why Jarred Loughner did what he did and some people blaming the Republicans, Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and those against Obama for the recent massacre in Tucson.
Now we have the The Westboro Babtist Church whose members want to picket the funeral of 9 year old Christina Taylor Green. The reason? They say, "God sent the shooter to deal with idolatrous America."
IS EVERYONE NUTS?
The State of Arizona under Jan Brewer has shown good judgment once again. The first time with Arizona 1070 to protect its State from invaders and this time by passing a law yesterday to prohibit protests at or near funeral sites one hour before and after a funeral.
Everytime I think there is something to this "going to church" stuff, I have to read about religious nut cases. I get a flash back to Jim Jones. It turns me flat off to formal religion once again. Each to his own. I would rather see society dealing with one single, individual, crazy nut than any wacky religious congregation.
Good article; and while I am a believer, your point is well taken. I believe (I would have to research this again) that the Catholic Church and Islam have been accountable for more deaths than Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin and Pol Pot combined. Such is the power of religion.
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