Militia leader says conviction is God's punishment

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Militia leader says conviction is God's punishment
Updated 4:57 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP# — An Alaska militia leader convicted of conspiring to kill federal law enforcement officers says the charges against him are manufactured but they might be God's punishment for being too prideful.

Schaeffer Cox, 28, wrote a letter from jail that is being circulated among his friends and supporters while he awaits sentencing in Anchorage. His letter was included in an email bulletin sent to members of University Baptist Church, where Cox's father is the pastor, and a church member is collecting letters asking the judge for leniency, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported #http://bit.ly/MprqMr).

He faces up to life in prison following his conviction in June.

"To be passionate and full of zeal is good, but I was foolish and full of pride," Cox wrote. "In my foolish pride, I got on my soapbox to wag my finger at the government for every little thing they did wrong. I taunted them until they had enough and manufactured a case against me. While the criminal charges that were brought by man are lies, the spiritual charges brought before God are true."



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Schaeffer Cox, front, center



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[papa3times]

1. Religion is bunk

It is so sad to see a young person throw their life away on utter nonsense! He was brought up in this religious extremist environment and is more than willing to throw his life away for a cause that he thinks is righteous, true, infallible even. He is sorely mistaken and probably will die believing this nonsense but there is always hope. Maybe he will expand his reading and study beyond the hateful bile that he finds in the bible and spews forth as his life's mission and find something worth while to do with his life. If he ever got a clue maybe he could help deprogramming others like himself and actually do something positive in his life.

[JNelson6563]

9. Well said.

Welcome to DU!

Julie

[cali]

10. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was full of shit. Thomas Merton was full of shit.

Bonhoeffer threw away his life for a cause he thought righteous, true, infallible even

Generalizations (generally) suck.

[geckosfeet]

2. What a whack job. Hope he gets some help while in prison.

[GiveMeFreedom]

3. New guys in prison

always get help from the members who've been there a long time. Like how to pick up a dropped bar soap, which lipstick color goes with which eye shadow. . .

[geckosfeet]

11. I was thinking more along the lines psychiatric care.

But yes, the long timers will probably send out the welcoming committee as well.

[jmowreader]

4. They also might be God's punishment for your being the upper-class twit of the year

Or, more correctly, they might be humanity telling you we take threats against cops' lives seriously.

[SoapBox]

5. Just...plain...nuts.

And super creepy.

[patrice]

6. Oh, how convenient! Being innocent and guilty at the same time. How noble! How "jesus-like".

[Archae]

7. Latest "martyr" for the cause.

[SemperEadem]

8. stop dragging God into your fukkery

you willfully broke the law. Period. God had nothing to do with it.

[Odin2005]

12. Anyone who blabbers on about "god's will" needs a psychiatric evaluation.

I bet a lot of these wackos have psychotic tendencies.