The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

Friends and former colleagues interviewed by AP described Boelter as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and went to campaign rallies for President Donald Trump.

  • Zier@fedia.io
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    12 days ago

    Funny how people who believe in imaginary ‘friends’ tend to be the first to reveal themselves as psychopaths. Was it “god’s plan” for you to be a murderer?

    • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Labeling a religious figure as an imaginary friend is very reductionist. Instead, go to the root issue. Right wing political messaging corrupted and brainwashed this person to be an ultra nationalist using lies to prey on his core beliefs through fear, religion, and superiority complex.

      • supernight52@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Reductive? Maybe. Accurate? Certainly.

        The point is- this person’s brain was primed with indoctrination already. He just swapped gods. Religion is a sickness, and he is a great example of how bad that sickness can get.

        • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
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          11 days ago

          Religion is a sickness in YOUR opinion. Rationalism is just as dangerous as any other -ism whether it be Buddhism, Catholicism, Confucianism, Moral Absolutism, or Atheism. Just because you think you’re right doesn’t mean that you are. Instead maybe focus on spreading your moral message constructively instead of destructively. You’re bullhorn-ing exactly what his indoctrinators said the outside world is trying to do–destroy his religion.

          • supernight52@lemmy.world
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            11 days ago

            I’m sorry you feel that way. You’re just wrong, though. Religion is cancer, and should be treated as such. Private spirituality is fine, but once you start saying what others are allowed to do based off of your religious upbringing, it’s literally just fascism with an imaginary friend as the leader.

            • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
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              11 days ago

              I see the issue. You’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Obviously telling others what they can and can’t do or sowing violence while using your religion as justification is bad. But even the bible says that spirituality should be practiced in private. There’s nuance to the world and just because bad things happen due to corrupted religious teaching doesn’t mean that all religion or spirituality is bad.