Today is a sad day in Norway and around the world. A lunatic named Anders Behring Breivik, allegedly, blew up a bomb in downtown Oslo killing a number of people, and then went to a popular island vacation spot, where he killed as many people as he possibly could, over the next hour and a half. Most of these vacationers were defenseless children that he hunted like shooting ducks in a barrel. The latest count is over 90 fatalities due to this madman.
He seems to be a self proclaimed conservative, and according to his Facebook page, identifies himself as a "christian". In fact the Norwegian police have identified him as a "right-wing fundamentalist Christian". He was known to be an outspoken critic of some of what he saw as threatening policies that the Norwegian government has taken. He was also a member of the Norwegian Masons. Was. You see the Mason have expelled him from their group following this senseless act of barbarism. The right wing can't expel him. Christians can't boot him either. Oh, if they could they would, but they cannot.
There are no partying right wingers of any particular religious belief anywhere partying in the streets after this cowardly act. No Christians of any stripe will be celebrating the terrorist act perpetrated by this monster in masses or church services tomorrow. There will not be a Masonic Lodge anywhere looking to wrap their arms around this booted member, ever. There will not be crowds of white people anywhere on the planet celebrating what this murderer has done. No riotous people celebrating this act of barbarism will occur anywhere on the planet. Least of all anyone that calls himself or herself a Christian.
The fact is, that you can count on virtually every white person, every person that considers themselves "right-wing", every individual that calls himself or herself a Christian, every Mason and yes, every Norwegian in Norway and around the World, will universally stand up and in the strongest possible terms will condemn what this terrorist has done. In fact, the pulpits in Christian Churches all around the world will offer up prayers for the hurt, the hurting and their families. Offerings will be taken in financial support of the victims. Hundreds of volunteers who claim the name of Christ, will put action to their feelings of empathy in helping.
I list these types as that is what the media seems to have used in a description of Anders Behring Breivik, as if any of these have anything to do with what this horrific individual has done. This is a singularly despicable act, of what so far seems to have been a single individual has done. This is NOT a movement of "like minded" individuals who seem to have been maligned by much of the media as if they too are some sort of similar threat. Ridiculous. In fact individuals of similar description used in the news articles I have read today, are far more likely to desire that the book be thrown at Anders Behring Breivik for the crimes he has committed.
How about an honest reporter detailing how exactly the opposite Breivik’s actions were to everything the right wing fundamentalist Christians beliefs would have them do? How about a piece about how profoundly abhorrent those actions were to “right wing Christians” the world over? Can we read an article like that please?
New York Times Article
A far too serious blog post, but one I felt compelled to write.
