I've read a few posts from people today who say that the shooter was an atheist. I've also read that the people who were injured/killed were shot because they were Christian.
I haven't found any information in any news sources corroborating these claims, and I was wondering where people got that information.
Here's the article, fresh off the AP wire:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_us/missionary_shooting
2007-12-09 03:45:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, we do know that they were Christian, as it was a Christian facility where the shooting took place. But since the gunman has apparently not been identified yet, there's no way to know whether he was an atheist, a member of some other religion [not speculating on which one], or a former Christian who went flippo. Could have been a classmate of the students, for all we know.
People on R&S may have been speculating on who the gunman was, but unless they have more recent news reports (and they may, if they are in Colorado), speculation seems to be all they can do.
2007-12-09 07:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there was an Omaha mall shooting where the shooter weas an atheist from a Christian family, which someone mentioned earlier, and people may be getting confused.
2007-12-09 03:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok... I'm willing to bet there is a fair chance that this was about a romantic or family relationship, rather than religion... Usually, people like this guy keep on shooting if they don't have a particular victim in mind.
Domestic violence.... the only form of violence more common than religious violence.
We'll see...
2007-12-09 03:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-15 00:39:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol-now you know it isnt possible that a christian would have done something like that-unless they were led by god--i have seen this happen many times before the use of a news article to suggest that atheists are by nature evil---i find it amusing that anyone would buy it----just my thoughts-smile and enjoy the day
2007-12-09 03:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by lazaruslong138 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The shooter had to have some pretty distorted thoughts going on. I haven't heard anything beyond this.
2007-12-09 03:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do this every time one of these happen. They are nearly always wrong.
Ten to one it turns out they were affiliated with the center.
2007-12-09 03:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
He's unindentified.
Using demographics, odds are he's a Christian.
2007-12-09 07:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
didn't you get the Evil Atheist Conspiricy memo?
2007-12-09 03:50:59 · answer #9 · answered by GEISHA 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, Xians are good at making stuff up.
2007-12-09 03:50:31 · answer #10 · answered by battleship potemkin AM 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋