Evangelical student burns down an Episcopalian church

[Green Gaia]

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Cleveland said Lussier confessed to robbing the Christ Church and setting fire to both houses of worship. He also allegedly admitted to sending threatening letters three churches in his hometown. He was charged with two felony counts of third-degree burglary and a count of third-degree arson, a felony.


"He didn't think they were following the Bible the way they thought they should," Cleveland said. "He holds to the principle, but he said he went about it in the wrong way."

:areyoucra

 

[Jaymes]

The scariest thing is that the student thinks what he did was compatible with what he was taught.

 

[Djamila]

It's going to be scary when the Evangelical schools in the US are as twisted as the Madrassah's in Pakistan.

 

[Sunstone]

An isolated act of madness?

 

[doppelganger]

An isolated act of madness?

Is there such a thing?

 

[Tigress]

The best part of the article:

"We never wanted retribution," said John Watson, a lay leader at Christ Church. "Our feeling is if Christ can forgive us for hanging him on a cross, there's not much we can't forgive."

Watson said the members of the Episcopal church will pray for Lussier, and they are gathering donations to rebuild the church. A congregation of about 20 people has been meeting at the Wells House Bed and Breakfast in Pottersville.

A 15-year-old boy was charged this summer in connection with the May 30 fire; Watson said women in the church are knitting the boy a sweater and a scarf.

 

[Bishka]

That's insane.

I can almost bet there are some pastors/churches out there that are applauding this boys actions.

 

[Djamila]

And a few mosques too.

 

[evearael]

That is terrible.

 

[Mathematician]

And a happy Thanksgiving to you!

 

[YmirGF]

So sad. I wonder if it has dawned on the fellow that his fanatical beliefs have led him to ruin his own life. No doubt he will plan to "minister" to those in jail and become a model prisoner. (Personally, I'd be inclined to take his own local church apart and investigate all its members.) Where there is fire, there is smoke... most of the time.

 

[Buttons*]

*sigh*

 

[Zephyr]

The metalhead inside me wants to go "Awesome! \m/" but then the motives totally ruined it. He deserves punishment of course. Maybe as part of it he should help rebuild what he burnt? Sounds kind of fitting to me.

 

[kiwimac]

On another board entirely I was told the following:

The bible says that you will know them by their fruits. In this case he is a fruit. None the less, it is not possible to be a child of God and be an Anglican priest or Bishop. I do believe some of the people who attend ''could '' be saved, but no way the leadership.

Ain't Evangelicalism wonderful!

 

[Tigress]

Lovely.

 

[Revasser]

The scariest thing is that the student thinks what he did was compatible with what he was taught.

He was obviously a fanatical fundamentalist, presumably from a church that shares that persuasion. What he did may very well be quite compatible with what he was taught.