Comments on: Thoughts and Prayers for Knoxville Shooting Victims http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 21 May 2013 11:06:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: wendy http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460/comment-page-1#comment-14674 wendy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:37:48 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460#comment-14674 Along with Denise, I am grateful to see the diverse communities of faith step in to participate, serve, share and be together in the grief and sorrow of this tragedy. Along with Denise, I am grateful to see the diverse communities of faith step in to participate, serve, share and be together in the grief and sorrow of this tragedy.

]]> By: Suricou Raven http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460/comment-page-1#comment-14672 Suricou Raven Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:10:03 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460#comment-14672 A funeral involving people killed for the permissive views of their church on homosexuality? Where is he? I would have expected him to at least try to make a show! You know who I'm talking about. A funeral involving people killed for the permissive views of their church on homosexuality?

Where is he? I would have expected him to at least try to make a show! You know who I’m talking about.

]]> By: Regan DuCasse http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460/comment-page-1#comment-14636 Regan DuCasse Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:13:39 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460#comment-14636 The community of the decent, as opposed the community of the decent. Since Peter LaB is castigating the HRC regarding this shooting and hate crimes laws...he's forgetting how often some Christians are not exactly saying THEY haven't benefitted from or shouldn't be under the umbrella of hate crimes laws. The deplorable sentencing in the Sean Kennedy murder, and the release of the murderer of Pvt. Barry Winchell should inform Peter LaB that sometimes it's not the crime itself that determines that it's a hate crime, but the lack of consideration of justice BECAUSE of the background of the victim. It doesn't seem to register that if Peter LaB and Matt Barber weren't engaged in chronic fear mongering of homosexuals, the hate crimes wouldn't happen in the first place. PREVENTING hate crimes isn't on their radar. The community of the decent, as opposed the community of the decent.
Since Peter LaB is castigating the HRC regarding this shooting and hate crimes laws…he’s forgetting how often some Christians are not exactly saying THEY haven’t benefitted from or shouldn’t be under the umbrella of hate crimes laws.

The deplorable sentencing in the Sean Kennedy murder, and the release of the murderer of Pvt. Barry Winchell should inform Peter LaB that sometimes it’s not the crime itself that determines that it’s a hate crime, but the lack of consideration of justice BECAUSE of the background of the victim.

It doesn’t seem to register that if Peter LaB and Matt Barber weren’t engaged in chronic fear mongering of homosexuals, the hate crimes wouldn’t happen in the first place.

PREVENTING hate crimes isn’t on their radar.

]]> By: Denise http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460/comment-page-1#comment-14625 Denise Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:07:06 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/07/29/2460#comment-14625 I'm glad to see Knoxville's religious congregations helping each other during the aftermath of this tragedy. Despite one man's hateful actions and the harsh comments found online, community is community. I’m glad to see Knoxville’s religious congregations helping each other during the aftermath of this tragedy. Despite one man’s hateful actions and the harsh comments found online, community is community.

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