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18. Right-wing historian shoots himself in Notre Dame cathedral

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 12:37 PM

May 2013

That oughta teach 'em...

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Right-wing historian shoots himself in Notre Dame cathedral 'in protest at gay marriage' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2013 OP

Nice to see someone stand by their convictions like that. Crunchy Frog May 2013 #1

If an aspiring mass murderer starts with himself.... sofa king May 2013 #9

It's a Right winger. Pass the Margaret Thatcher death-cake around... Katashi_itto May 2013 #24

But the important thing is... sofa king May 2013 #29

Excellent point~! Katashi_itto May 2013 #51

I'm sorry this guy was so sick he felt the need to do this, Hissyspit May 2013 #42

Sex with the dead is really, really wrong. 24601 May 2013 #69

So to protest what he thinks is a violation of Christian doctrine... brooklynite May 2013 #2

Now THAT'S "Irony"!!! N/T Plucketeer May 2013 #4

Yep, he's going to Hell. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #6

No he isn't. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #33

You're right. NutmegYankee May 2013 #50

For very small values of 'there'. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #54

Where he'll no doubt have to share a room with sodomites Doctor_J May 2013 #53

Since I looks up the catechism, lets see what is the Church's position on Homosexuality. happyslug May 2013 #62

Maybe he judged that it's covered in coveting your neighbor's ass? 24601 May 2013 #70

You may be close, that is how Rape was treated in ancient times happyslug May 2013 #71

The Catholic Church view on Suicide is that it is Murder, but the Church dogma is NOT absolute happyslug May 2013 #61

Yes, sacrificed everything else he stands for . . . caseymoz May 2013 #25

God is facepalming right about now. nt NickB79 May 2013 #68

They even have fucking right wing-nuts in France. SpankMe May 2013 #3

^ Likewise. knixphan May 2013 #34

At least they commit suicide instead of shooting innocent Congress, UU church goers, and so on Doctor_J May 2013 #59

The poor people who witnessed that! tblue May 2013 #72

so his point is They_Live May 2013 #5

'Letter to the Editor' would have been just as effective. louis-t May 2013 #7

Could've joined Westboro Baptist Church tblue May 2013 #73

Not sure what to say. I mean, FFS, really? Never mind that suicide is a sin... idwiyo May 2013 #8

Guess that solves his problem with accepting gays, wonder how the suicide thing works for him liberal N proud May 2013 #10

Here's his blog post---another far-right winger gone. msanthrope May 2013 #11

Wow. That guy was over the top. enlightenment May 2013 #56

My French was a little rusty, but the crazy does translate just fine, doesn't it? nt msanthrope May 2013 #57

Mine's not great either, enlightenment May 2013 #58

Suicide is a mortal sin, fitting since he was mortally stupid, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #12

I simply do NOT care. broadcaster75201 May 2013 #13

How sad to alsame May 2013 #14

Sick. bitchkitty May 2013 #15

Oh well too bad that other people had to see it or clean up the mess but ... Botany May 2013 #16

Starting a trend, I hope. DCKit May 2013 #17

May you be touched by his noodly appendage formercia May 2013 #41

Right-wing historian shoots himself in Notre Dame cathedral Flashmann May 2013 #18

Glad no bystanders were hurt, otherwise sarge43 May 2013 #19

His suicide impacts me about as much as gay marriage should have impacted him. Ian David May 2013 #20

+aleph-null, exponentiate, factorial, etc. nt eppur_se_muova May 2013 #23

quelle dommage... alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #21

at least he had to decency to only take himself out... Blue_Tires May 2013 #22

Too bad he didn't have the decency to do it without the big crowd. AAO May 2013 #35

yeah, but he had to make a big public statement... Blue_Tires May 2013 #38

What is important is that he did not murder any bystanders. Dawson Leery May 2013 #26

You have to give France this. They know how to be activists, whichever side you are on. onehandle May 2013 #27

If only more Right Wingers would dine on a bullet, this world would start to improve. dorksied May 2013 #28

Next ... Wernothelpless May 2013 #31

Likely he was horrified over his own sexual interests, and was killed by his own bigotry. AAO May 2013 #36

Not taking that bet Doctor_J May 2013 #60

That's what I took away from it.... Wernothelpless May 2013 #66

What a dope. nt clarice May 2013 #30

Well, he put his gunny where his mouth is. nt valerief May 2013 #32

And to think he lived in fear of being penetrated by a phallic object. nt Pragdem May 2013 #37

Bwah! valerief May 2013 #65

Could be an entry; greiner3 May 2013 #39

Maybe Pat Robertson will follow his lead! Roland99 May 2013 #40

Godspeed! Tom Ripley May 2013 #43

One less lunatic zealot. Mz Pip May 2013 #44

Suicide is strictly forbidden in the Catholic church KamaAina May 2013 #45

He was clearly disturbed to react in this way to something that would have zero impact on him Politicub May 2013 #46

I'm guessing that hurt a lot less than self-immolation Travelman May 2013 #47

None of OUR wingnuts cared that much about it KinMd May 2013 #48

What a maroon... nomorenomore08 May 2013 #49

God, I hope this catches on Doctor_J May 2013 #52

It's a start! Hassin Bin Sober May 2013 #55

...and thus the world now has one less bigot... truebrit71 May 2013 #63

shot himself dead in front of hundreds of tourists lunasun May 2013 #64

wiki says he was in the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète--the guys who inspired MisterP May 2013 #67