Originally posted by Green_Manelishi Sure. One major difference is the press, and government, making certain to attach the label Christian, but in the other case did not want to leap to the conclusion that his religion had anything to do with the shooting.
What, the guy you called an R-head?
Frankly, 'Christians' aren't a minority that people might be inclined to get violently hysterical about, for one thing, ...for another, nothing *initially* suggested leaping to the 'assumption' that the "R-head" Army shrink with a couple of conspicuous other motives (like wanting to not deploy, and also being generally crazy,) was an "Islamo-fascist."
Clearly, investigation has shown that he was at least *trying* to be one, but apparently he tried to contact some of those Islamic terrorists, and *they* didn't believe him. Yaknow, close enough, really. But that wasn't all on the table at the time.
Kind of some rare sensitivity there, actually. I think in part *because* no one knew who to blame yet just cause he went postal.
That's a bit different, I think, from catching an *actual militant Christian conspiracy plotting violent insurrection.*
Of course, you should see what happened when you tried to use some media depictions and headlines of a "Wiccan" who flipped out and stabbed someone as being supposed to represent *me* somehow.
You remember, the story that turned out to be about a lady who *was claimed* to be Wiccan but didn't even know which holiday she was claiming to have been celebrating? Or apparently anything else about it? With a website full of pretty dark Christianity and references to her *Bible Study* ministry ?"
Mr. Objectivity in media portrayals?
I mean, trust me, I know what can happen. Any time something hinky happens and the cops find a cheesy New Age book of 'Love Spells' in the house or something, Pagans get painted up with it. Big headlines, usually turns out to be something else entirely once the less-interesting truth comes out. Doesn't stop the active defamations, though.
I don't think Christians have self-proclaimed 'Occult experts' 'educating' police and the public in Fundamentalist *conspiracy theories* of 'How To Recognize Evil Christian Crime, Mostly Through Pop Culture We Don't Like And Lots Of Defamations."
*Everybody* actually *does* know you come in all kinds. Cause you're *the majority.*
Inducing panic about 'R-heads' as you say every time a crime happens with a Muslim involved doesn't do anyone a service. Particularly before the facts are known. Which they weren't as yet.
Heck, most people who *do* go postal have some kind of Christian belief involved thing. At least just on the demographics, that's pretty inevitable, and they don't leap to say "Christian Mass Murderer" ...they say "Disgruntled Employee Shoots 14 At Mc Donald's" or "Jilted Lover" or whatever.
Quote: Red fruitloops are democrats.
Blue fruitloops are republicans.
Yellow are commys.
Green are Nader-ites.
Lavendar are ... well, you know.
Yeah. I know, that's actually another slur you're referring to, isn't it? And you got your red and blue mixed up.