I’m not about to assert a causality in this specific situation, because undoubtedly it’s complicated and I don’t have all the facts. For example, his room is adorned with swastikas–of course Hitler was a Christian, too. But as a general rule, the Christian right’s religion (interpreted "correctly" or not) tells them that gay people are evil, that their behavior is an affront to God. They tell us that homosexual marriage can’t be allowed because that would legitimize the "nontraditional" lifestyle. Their holy book is full of examples of a spiteful, avenging God–Sodom and Gomorrah, anyone? As Kevin Naff asks, should we really be surprised by this latest incident of anti-gay violence?
A bartender said it was around midnight when a teen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants walked into Puzzles Lounge, a gay nightspot in this historic seaport city of 94,000 people, about 80 kilometres from Boston.
[Suspect Jacob Robida] flashed an apparently fake ID and ordered a drink, then asked if the place was a gay bar and was told it was, said the bartender, who asked to be identified only by his first name, Phillip, because of fear for his safety.
The bartender said the teen finished his drink and walked back to where two men were playing pool. He shoved one of them to the ground, then pulled a hatchet from his sweatshirt and began swinging at the man’s head, cutting him, Phillip said.
Other patrons tackled the man, sending the hatchet sliding across the floor, the bartender said. Then the attacker pulled a gun, shot a man, and then fired another bullet into the chest of a patron who was leaving the bathroom, the bartender said.
He then ran off into the night.
So, how about it, Pat Robertson? Where’s your public statement, be it one of condemnation or praise? Wasn’t Robida a good avenging angel? Didn’t he do exactly what you wanted him to? Remember, you’ve already told us that God sent Hurricane Katrina to kill those gay people in New Orleans.
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