The more I learn about the unhinged Christianist nutjob who gunned down Dr. George Tiller, the more frightened I become:
h/t Washington IndependentThe suspect in the fatal shooting of late-term abortion doctor George Tiller in Kansas was an occasional contributor to a Des Moines-based newsletter that believes that killing abortion providers is justifiable homicide.
Des Moines resident and anti-abortion activist Dave Leach publishes the newsletter, called “Prayer & Action News,” which describes itself as “a trumpet call for the Armies of God to assemble.” In an interview with The Washington Post, Leach said not only has he published the writings of alleged gunman Scott Roeder in the past, but he recently visited him in Kansas on his way back from speaking with Rachelle “Shelley” Shannon in prison. Shannon was convicted in 1993 of shooting Tiller outside his clinic. She later confessed to setting fires at abortion clinics in Oregon, California, Idaho and Nevada.
In an interview with the Iowa Independent, Leach said calling “killing a killer a crime is too simplistic.” [...]
“So while I am waiting for more dialogue, I must say that so far, the Bible discussion I have seen overwhelmingly supports anyone willing to sacrifice everything in order to physically stop an abortionist from killing thousands of babies,” he said.
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I imagine that even an assassin has justify his actions, and work up his hate, to kill so cold bloodedly. Randall Terry and Operation Rescue has incited another murder.
The image of the book you have displayed by Danny Hansen is not the newsletter you describe in the article and has nothing whatsoever to do with these events.
Why have you posted that prominently on a story that could link him to these events?
it was an image that had the phrase "justifiable homicide" in it. nothing more intended
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