"Notorious Christian terrorist Eric Rudolph was sentenced to two life terms on Monday. The one-time fugitive had carried out four bombings that terrorized the southeastern areas of the United States. Among his crimes were the blowing up of an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed a policeman, and a bombing of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.That is what Juan Cole had to say today. I agree with him.
As his sister-in-law made clear, Rudolph is driven by the ideology of the "Christian Identity" hate group. Terry Nichols of the Oklahoma City bombing was likewise connected to Christian identity and their "Elohim City".
A headline like the one I used will be considered Christian-bashing by some, but they are no more Christians than the terrorists who blew up four bombs in London last week are Muslim. They are all cult members with a severe psychotic desire to kill their enemies.
There is no difference between Eric Rudolph, convicted Christian Terrorist, and the Muslim assassin Mohammed Bouyeri convicted in Holland for the murder of the Dutch film manker Van Gogh. In each case the individual decided that another person had 'dissed' their religion and deserved to die for it. In each case they are supported by large numbers of people who claim either Christianity or Islam as their religion and who applaud their actions.
In each case they are psychotic murderers and their supporters are little better. They wrap themselves in the name of a religion and prove themselves a disgrace to their religion. Their supporters are similar disgraces to their religions, proving that they all belong to cults of sick, psychotic fools. Neither Eric Rudolph nor Mohammed Bouyeri will adequately pay for their crimes. Worse, their supporters will also not pay for their crimes of supporting such murderous actions. Instead they all bring disgrace down on Christianity and on Islam.
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