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Front-Ranger:
I agree that there are twisted people in the world and hate against women, men, minorities, gay people, etc. One book that I found helpful in this regard was Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen. He has founded an organization that builds schools for girls in Pakistan, Nepal, and India, helping to educate and empower girls. This is making a big difference, more, IMHO than TV shows about serial rapists and such. Television is a morass of misogyny and I just try not to associate myself with it.
delalluvia:
Aug 9th, 2009 | FOREST HILLS, Pa. -- If prayers were said Sunday for the soul of the gunman who killed three women at a Pennsylvania health club, they were not by the parishioners of a church where he apparently sat quietly for many years: Tetelestai Church doesn't pray for the dead.
"We pray for the living -- the victims and the family of George Sodini," said Chuck Matone, a senior deacon.
...Deacon Jack Rickard believes Sodini is in heaven.
"We believe in permanent security -- once saved, always saved," Rickard said. "He will be judged, but he will be in heaven. ... He'll be in heaven, but he won't have any rewards because he did evil."
I thought heaven was the reward. >:(
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/08/09/D99VIBGO3_us_health_club_shooting/index.html
mariez:
Kudos to Bob Herbert for such a thoughtful and well-written article. Thank you for posting it, Katherine.
--- Quote from: delalluvia on August 10, 2009, 02:40:58 pm ---...Deacon Jack Rickard believes Sodini is in heaven.
"We believe in permanent security -- once saved, always saved," Rickard said. "He will be judged, but he will be in heaven. ... He'll be in heaven, but he won't have any rewards because he did evil."[/b]
I thought heaven was the reward. >:(
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/08/09/D99VIBGO3_us_health_club_shooting/index.html
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Yeah, Deacon Rickard seems to want to have it both ways, doesn't he? Talk about trying to cover all your bases and keep your flock satisfied so they won't question you too much. A very troubling article.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on August 09, 2009, 10:33:25 pm ---I agree that there are twisted people in the world and hate against women, men, minorities, gay people, etc. One book that I found helpful in this regard was Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen. He has founded an organization that builds schools for girls in Pakistan, Nepal, and India, helping to educate and empower girls. This is making a big difference, more, IMHO than TV shows about serial rapists and such. Television is a morass of misogyny and I just try not to associate myself with it.
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I am outraged about the attack on Greg Mortensen and his Central Asia Institute by 60 Minutes and Jon Krakauer. I have followed the CAI closely and they are as upright as an organization operating in that region can be. It will be a tragedy if the girls of this region are deprived of education just so 60 Minutes can juice their ratings.
Mandy21:
Good topic, Katherine. I just finished reading a book about serial killers in history, "I, Monster" written by Thomas Philbin, who's written many books of a similar ilk. His opinion (debatable, of course) is that a common theme which runs through their blood is sexual frustration and past abuse and sexual and familial issues in regards to their own troubled pasts. The only woman serial killer mentioned was Eileen Wuornos, who only killed men (that we know of). And the male killers referred to in the book seemed to have made conscious choices to kill either men or women, but not both. For instance, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer only tortured and killed men. Ted Bundy only tortured and killed women. I wonder what happened to them in their pasts that made them choose one sex or the other to target as their victims?
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