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In reply to the discussion: Police: Austin shooter belonged to an ultra conservative Christian hate group [View all]TRoN33
(769 posts)12. Yet police continue to view
People who hold books are bigger threat to police than ammosexual gun nuts.
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Police: Austin shooter belonged to an ultra conservative Christian hate group [View all]
Kingofalldems
Dec 2014
OP
I didn't call anyone a troll. I merely pointed out that trolls exist here and elsewhere.
Scuba
Dec 2014
#41
No, you didn't "point out that trolls exist here and elsewhere"; you linked to a DUer's post
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#42
OK, I can see why you came to that conclusion. It was my intent to link to the OP not El Bryant's ..
Scuba
Dec 2014
#43
I wonder if the local paper will be as thorough in investigating this cult as they
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2014
#6
Why, what has any member done? Or are you just generally frightened of scary black folk?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#31
“If you look at what he did, he terrorized a city, he’s just an American terrorist..."
herding cats
Dec 2014
#7
So, first lone wolf attack is not by ISIS, but by Christian religious hate group? Isn't that special?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#32
Well, I wouldn't exactly say it was the first attack by a RW Christian extremist.
herding cats
Dec 2014
#49
I read the comment section, there is an excellent one there, which reads, in part:
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#52
Calling the Christian Identity types "Christians" seems like an insult to Christianity
starroute
Dec 2014
#8
Christian Hate Group? That would in truth read Anti-Christian Hate Group.
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#13
Agreed. ISIS would then be an anti-Islamic hate group....I hope folks get that.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#33
Uh, Islamists are Muslims....there is no such word as "Christianists". My spellchecker insists.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#34
Sure they are...They are probably literally following their holy book unlike most people
snooper2
Dec 2014
#46
NOTE: this is a "Homegrown American extremist..." After all the word "Terrorist" is ONLY used for
diabeticman
Dec 2014
#47
The police chief in Austin called him a terrorist. There's a mention of it in the article above.
herding cats
Dec 2014
#53
And that who I was ranting about the media as well but it said "who austin POLICE are CALLING
diabeticman
Dec 2014
#54