The christian fundamentalist extremist domestic terrorist
max blumenthal offers an in-depth analysis...
THIS is a clear case study of domestic terrorism... had uhl been a muslim, all the resources of the media nationwide would have been dedicated to covering it non-stop for at least three days... but since it's a christian fundamentalist extremist, no-o-o-o-o-oooo...
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[Mark David] Uhl was an a devout evangelical Christian who advocated religious violence in the name of American nationalism. Uhl's blog, featured on his Myspace page, offers a window into the political underpinnings of his bomb plot. In one post, Uhl implores Christians to die on the battlefield for "Uncle Sam." He justifies his call to arms by quoting several Biblical passages and reminding his readers that the "gift of God" is eternal life.
"Christians, we have been given life after death and we should help others receive it and not sit here in our big buildings and sing to ourselves so we can go home and feel good about ourselves," Uhl writes. "Christians, fear of death, fear of death. The fear of death shows you don't believe."
Uhl concludes, "God needs soldiers to fight so his children may live free. Are you afraid??? I'm not. SEND ME!!! "
Uhl's imploration sounds eerily like the battle-cries of another, more notorious religious radical: Osama bin-Laden. Consider what bin-Laden told the Independent in 1993. "`I was never afraid of death... As Muslims, we believe that when we die, we go to heaven. Before a battle, God sends us... tranquility."
Christian right leaders from the late Falwell to James Dobson have turned Muslim-bashing into a cottage industry, using the words of bin-Laden and his acolytes to allege that Islam is an inherently violent religion that "breeds" terrorism.
THIS is a clear case study of domestic terrorism... had uhl been a muslim, all the resources of the media nationwide would have been dedicated to covering it non-stop for at least three days... but since it's a christian fundamentalist extremist, no-o-o-o-o-oooo...
Labels: domestic terrorism, Fundamentalist Christianity, Islam, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Mark David Uhl, Muslims, Osama bin Laden
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