Letter to God Found in CO Gunman's Car

NNN0LHI

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Thu Mar-13-08 08:25 AM
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Letter to God Found in CO Gunman's Car

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-church-shootings-letter,1,7716569.story

By Associated Press
10:02 PM CDT, March 12, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A plaintive letter asking Jesus "why didn't you ever answer my cries?" was found in the car of a gunman who killed four people at a church and missionary school before committing suicide, police said Wednesday.

The unsigned, undated letter is laced with expletives and asks, "Jesus, where are you? Do you even care these days?" KMGH-TV television in Denver reported.

The letter was found in the car of Matthew Murray, 24, on Dec. 9 after he killed two people at a missionary training school in suburban Denver and killed two others at New Life Church in Colorado Springs.

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tekisui

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Thu Mar-13-08 08:30 AM
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1. No word from jesus, so he kills four people.

Sick. Looks like jesus dropped the ball on that one.

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Thu Mar-13-08 09:08 AM
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6. nope...deranged idiot dropped the ball

and killed a few people...not because of his god or lack thereof...but because of his psychosis...

sP

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tekisui

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Thu Mar-13-08 10:14 AM
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7. Yep.

I was being facetious.

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Thu Mar-13-08 10:50 AM
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8. when it comes to religious discussions on this board

it is hard to know the difference between seriously intended words and hyperbole :-)

sP

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Thu Mar-13-08 08:59 AM
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2. dupe

Edited on Thu Mar-13-08 09:00 AM by SpiralHawk

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3001665

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SidDithers

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Thu Mar-13-08 09:05 AM
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3. Why didn't Jesus just answer him?...

This is a sad situation clearly showing the dangers inherent in the idea of a personal Jesus.

Sid

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Thu Mar-13-08 09:07 AM
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5. not really...it shows the dangers inherent

in believing that the correct response to not getting your way is to go out an kill people. There are millions and millions of people who believe in a personal Jesus (and even more that like the song) who would never resort to this sort of action because their prayers weren't answered satisfactorily or at all.

This has very little to do with mainstream Christianity...and very much to do with a sadly disturbed and violent individual.

sP

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immoderate

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Thu Mar-13-08 09:07 AM
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4. Fundy pastors make empty promises.

Did he upgrade his prayer cloth?

--IMM

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