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.

  • _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    311·
    13 hours ago

    Ah yes, I believe it’s the 6th commandment “Thou shalt not kill, unless you disagree with the person you’re killing then it’s totally fine”

    • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Carlin’s 2 Commandments:

      Always be honest and faithful to the provider of thine nookie.

      Try real fuckin’ hard to not kill anyone unless they worship another invisible man than you.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
      44·
      6 hours ago

      Technically the commandment is, “Thou shalt not murder” and I’ve heard some use that as an out. If the commandment was “Thou shalt not kill”, then one would violate it if one were in the military or police and had to kill someone, or even if one had to kill someone in self defense. They see it as a rule against committing unjustified homicide. If the person deserves to die, then it’s okay to kill them.

      Yeah, convoluted logic, but we’re talking about people who believe an invisible sky wizard is watching them all the time and will consign them to eternal torture if they whack off.