Same church shooter attacked: Church sponsors drop-in centers for gay teens

[gatorboy]

http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/101000.shtml

Unitarian Universalist congregations in Tennessee, Utah, and Maryland affirm LGBTQ youth.
By Donald E. Skinner
3.3.08

The ministry that goes on at Spectrum Café at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday nights is as important as anything that happens on Sunday morning.

The same goes for OUTreach Resource Center in Ogden, Utah, a program of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, and the Rainbow Youth Alliance sponsored by the UU Church of Rockville, Maryland.

All three venues welcome high school–aged lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer youth as well as youth who support them. All provide food, music, games, movies, and conversation.

David Massey is one of the coordinators of Spectrum Café, also known as “Spectrum Diversi-Tea and Coffee House,” which will begin its eighth year this spring. “We advertise it as a safe harbor for teens who identify as LBGTQ and their straight friends and allies, plus any other youth who are being harassed for religious beliefs, appearance, or abilities,” Massey said.

[shraby]

1. This my fellow du'ers is what is known as a

terrorist attack..an extremist trying to change something with terror.

[Ian David]

2. Hate Crimes are Domestic Terrorism. n/t

[stranger81]

3. Sounds like this is going to be a hate crime . . . .

Church member John Bohstedt said in addition to the guitar case, the gunman carried a smaller case that could have been a photo bag. Bohstedt said the man took a shotgun out, walked to the back door on the right back corner of the sanctuary and took two shots,

Kemper said the gunman walked into the side of the sanctuary after firing one shot from a hallway.

She said the gunman was yelling "hateful things" and was wearing a red, white and blue T-shirt.

"He looked like bad guy." Kemper said.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/27/church-shooting-leaves-several-injured/

[RC]

7. I wonder if he was wearing a Flag pin.

Or maybe a gold Cross pin.

[gatorboy]

8. Flag shirt?

[libnnc]

9. Tennessee Flag

[Wiley50]

10. It's the TN state flag n/t

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

11. I cannot help but wonder...

If he thought he was an instrument of God's hand, as he set about his work.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

4. Do we know yet why the attack happened today? n/t

[gatorboy]

14. Sounds like it was his hatred for gays and liberals.

[billyoc]

5. Right-wing death squads.

Our decent into 3rd-worldiness is complete. :grr:

[johnaries]

6. It's been caught on video, according to local Nashville news.

Several parents were taping the performance and got the incident on tape. Police have the tapes. No word if any of it will be released to the public.

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Sadly, the GOP-controlled media will ignore all these "isolated incidents". n/t

[Ian David]

13. Gunman had no connection to church, was yelling "hateful things" & wearing a red, white & blue shirt

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3686707&mesg_id=3686955

I wonder what his FR screen name is?