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4. It's possible he had a mental break.

Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:37 PM

Jun 14

I know some fundamentalist Xtians. My impression is those types of churches marinate their followers in hatred of "the sin" until they feel justified to take God's justice into their own hands and deal with "the sinners". The religion those churches teach is some twisted shit.

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Vance Boelter, the suspected shooter, is an evangelical minister [View all] highplainsdem Jun 14 OP

Why am I not surprised? eShirl Jun 14 #1

Hate comes disguised, doesn't it? Hid underneath the drapery of religion while trying to kill others. Nice, eh. SWBTATTReg Jun 14 #2

"To tell them violence wasn't the answer." BlueKota Jun 14 #3

It's possible he had a mental break. RandomNumbers Jun 14 #4

Yup orangecrush Jun 14 #6

What is a mental break??? Hornedfrog2000 Jun 14 #22

I use the term loosely perhaps RandomNumbers Jun 14 #25

It's possible he's just a murdering fuck. Iggo Jun 14 #26

I'm sure his biggest mental break involved watching fox goptv 24/7. nt ImNotGod Jun 14 #28

I think in THIS case it came more from RWNJ church indoctrination. RandomNumbers Jun 14 #30

I hate that excuse IronLionZion Jun 14 #31

I agree. BlueKota Jun 14 #49

Clearly the case Bluetus Jun 14 #33

Kenneth Copeland Mopar151 Jun 15 #54

Franklin Graham BlueKota Jun 15 #55

Right. The teevee preachers never have a period where they started as decent people Bluetus Jun 15 #56

Right? MustLoveBeagles Jun 14 #11

WWJD? FalloutShelter Jun 14 #5

well, drowning the entire planet... ret5hd Jun 14 #12

You're not wrong. FalloutShelter Jun 14 #20

Jesus told him to KILL KILL KILL ... ! CountAllVotes Jun 14 #7

And here the Maga's say they want everyone to believe in the 10 BlueKota Jun 14 #14

The fault in their religion is that they consider themselves "saved" so they can travelingthrulife Jun 15 #60

Sounds like she has issues. BlueKota Jun 15 #63

Evidently DENVERPOPS Jun 14 #41

Kick and rec for the gaslighters who showed up. Kingofalldems Jun 14 #8

Waiting for the requisite "not a real christian" nonsense JoseBalow Jun 14 #42

Well, not according to the teachings of the New Testament.... Jack Valentino Jun 14 #52

You can watch him give a couple sermons here scipan Jun 14 #9

Just clicked that and got a "Too many requests" error message. highplainsdem Jun 14 #10

here is the actual YT vid Celerity Jun 14 #17

Thanks! It's chilling to listen to even part of it. Talking about how "knew he was right with God" and had highplainsdem Jun 14 #21

Ha. Not missing much. It's in the Democratic Republic of the Congo scipan Jun 14 #45

So many ministers and others who pretend to be religious are wolves in sheep's clothing. raccoon Jun 14 #13

Please don't use the wolf comparison. StarryNite Jun 14 #35

The suspected shooter, Vance Luther Boelter, ultralite001 Jun 14 #15

Boelter also worked in home security... ultralite001 Jun 14 #27

What is perplexing about it? RockRaven Jun 14 #37

Curious about the "triggering" event... ultralite001 Jun 14 #44

Does his security company... Chemical Bill Jun 14 #47

Vance Boelter... posted sermons online... A transcript of his "testimony" ultralite001 Jun 15 #64

Here's an archive link that breaks the paywall TacosUberAlles Jun 14 #16

Killing for god, a favorite for thousands of years. Magoo48 Jun 14 #18

some things never change RussBLib Jun 14 #24

NY Post article bdamomma Jun 14 #19

Figures. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 14 #23

At what age did he become "groomed?" And by who? Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #29

Safe Godot51 Jun 14 #32

Nationalist Christian or Nat-C Swede Jun 14 #34

The only biographical detail less surprising is that he's a white male. RockRaven Jun 14 #36

Well, that is natural fit. But where is the kiddie porn cache? I almost expect that now? LiberalArkie Jun 14 #38

Yes my, my hardly the Democrat that the rabid right wing moniss Jun 14 #39

There's no daylight between Vance Boelter and Jesus Christ... dchill Jun 14 #40

Vance Boelter is a Christian nationalist and now terrorist LetMyPeopleVote Jun 14 #43

Naturally. I'll bet they find child sexual abuse photos on his phone or tablet or PC. Oopsie Daisy Jun 14 #46

Who would Jesus assassinate? Coventina Jun 14 #48

'Who would Jesus assassinate?', INDEED-- Jack Valentino Jun 14 #51

Boelter was a Trump voter. W_HAMILTON Jun 14 #50

Evangelicals are hildegaard28 Jun 14 #53

"...send the military into Evangelical churches..." markodochartaigh Jun 15 #62

These are exactly the type of sick cultists behind Project 2025... AntiFascist Jun 15 #57

Revoformation Ministries has a GoFundMe page. Ilsa Jun 15 #58

If he truly believed GAWD wanted him to kill, then bluestarone Jun 15 #59

of cource he is Takket Jun 15 #61

Another sick minded MAGA, MOTIVATED B.See Jun 15 #65