Who cares?
I see that the killings of Christians in Colorado are being followed closely by all news outlets, and no one so far has mentioned hate crimes. I am used to hearing the term "hate crime" when minorities are targeted, even when no formal hate crime is charged. Some hand-wringing talking head always cries hate on TV or is quoted in the newspapers when his or her favorite victim group is targeted.
Perhaps the latest victims' families will be comforted to realize that, despite appearances, their loved ones did not die -- at least no officially -- at the hands of a hate criminal. Do you think? After all, it is always nice to be killed in love.
But, seriously, isn't it strange that the world's most persecuted minority can be targeted without a mention of the word hate? Aren't Christians really just a throwaway these days, just as they were in ancient Rome? After all, they started out as a persecuted minority, and persecution is "what they do." Besides, who cares?
Certainly not the media.
DON HANK
WRIGHTSVILLE
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The killer was himself a Christian, raised in a deeply Christian home, and even home schooled. The victims were murdered (persecuted) by one of their own.
But I'm sure that fact will never lessen the phony Christian persecution complex.
When did the "Christians" become a minority in the US? I am constantly hearing how the "Christians" won the last two elections and that our country was founded on Christianity (which is not true)...so how is this a hate crime?