While the Christianists whine and bemoan the possible enactment of the Matthew Shepard Act, a recent brutal murder in Houston illustrates why the Act is needed. Even though Houston has plenty of police resources, many small jurisdictions do not, and solving a hated crime may only be successful if federal resources are available to assist the locals. Here's the mindset of a Christianist who murdered a gay man (see photo of victim above):
Gay rights activists are furious about the jailhouse claims of a Texas man charged with killing a gay male flight attendant last month. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, murder suspect Terry Mangum, 26, admitted to the murder and said that he had no remorse over the crime, implying his victim got what he deserved. "I believe with all my heart that I was doing the right thing," Mangum told the Houston Chronicle. "I planned on sending him to hell." Mangum, who described himself as "definitely not a homosexual," said in the interview that he'd been called by God to "carry out a code of retribution" against a gay man because "sexual perversion" is the "worst sin."
Kenneth Cummings Jr., 46, was the subject of a massive manhunt after he disappeared early last month. His charred remains were discovered buried on a Houston-area farm reportedly owned by Mangum's grandfather. Mangum admitted to stabbing Cummings to death after luring him from a bar.
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Whose God Is This?????????? Because nothing I EVER read or was taught (and I wasn't always Pagan) says that this is what the new covenant Jesus brought was about.
Just...angry.
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