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

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

Why am I not surprised? eShirl Saturday #1

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

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

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

Yup orangecrush Saturday #6

What is a mental break??? Hornedfrog2000 Saturday #22

I use the term loosely perhaps RandomNumbers Saturday #25

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

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

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

I hate that excuse IronLionZion Saturday #31

I agree. BlueKota Saturday #49

Clearly the case Bluetus Saturday #33

Kenneth Copeland Mopar151 Sunday #54

Franklin Graham BlueKota Sunday #55

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

Right? MustLoveBeagles Saturday #11

WWJD? FalloutShelter Saturday #5

well, drowning the entire planet... ret5hd Saturday #12

You're not wrong. FalloutShelter Saturday #20

Jesus told him to KILL KILL KILL ... ! CountAllVotes Saturday #7

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

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

Sounds like she has issues. BlueKota Sunday #63

Evidently DENVERPOPS Saturday #41

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

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

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

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

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

here is the actual YT vid Celerity Saturday #17

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

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

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

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

The suspected shooter, Vance Luther Boelter, ultralite001 Saturday #15

Boelter also worked in home security... ultralite001 Saturday #27

What is perplexing about it? RockRaven Saturday #37

Curious about the "triggering" event... ultralite001 Saturday #44

Does his security company... Chemical Bill Saturday #47

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

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

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

some things never change RussBLib Saturday #24

NY Post article bdamomma Saturday #19

Figures. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Saturday #23

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

Safe Godot51 Saturday #32

Nationalist Christian or Nat-C Swede Saturday #34

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who would Jesus assassinate? Coventina Saturday #48

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

Boelter was a Trump voter. W_HAMILTON Saturday #50

Evangelicals are hildegaard28 Saturday #53

"...send the military into Evangelical churches..." markodochartaigh Sunday #62

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

Revoformation Ministries has a GoFundMe page. Ilsa Sunday #58

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

of cource he is Takket Sunday #61

Another sick minded MAGA, MOTIVATED B.See Sunday #65