This is just plain heartbreaking and very, very stupid. Stupid is not the correct word. At least 85 people have been killed on an island retreat in Oslo, Norway. A gunman dressed as a police officer with a shotgun, automatic rifle and a pistol gathered kids attending a summer camp...and opened fire. Reports say that teens scattered in bushes or dove into the water to evade fire. Authorities are still searching the waters for more victims.
I didn't catch the name of the horrible person to do this but he is associated with the neo Nazi movement in Norway and his website claims that he is a Christian fundamentalist. I have never researched the connection between Christian extremism and neo Nazi culture, but I do know that there is a connection. Police authorities in Norway previously thought that Nazi extremist in their country were, I don't know how to say it, under control.
Folks, it doesn't matter what side of the debate you are on, whether you are theist or nontheist, this is tragic. Those kids, just teenagers, did not deserve to be gunned down at their summer camp. So frackin' bad. Like I said, I do not know much about the Nazi/Christian connection...but it looks like we are all going to find out about them now.
* There was also a bombing in Norway in Friday.
* Article
* In now way am I saying that this is a product of mainstream Christianity. I think it's more of a Nazi thing and distorted interpretations of Christianity.
* For those keeping score...I got meds on Friday and I just took my third pill. It is my hope that aprox. one month from now I will be back to normal; no more horrible random evil thoughts, no more crying on the spot for no reason (like I did yesterday at the Friday Nite Concert Series), and no more thinking that sleep is the best time of the day. Wish me luck.
* H/T to @vjack at Atheist Revolution where I first discovered the story. My computer has been broken for about three weeks and I'm not up to date on the news-n-stuffs. Thanks "V".
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