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The wretched religion of mass murder

Imagine believing that mass murder is a righteous religious practice, and that not killing people – people who don’t believe mass murder is a righteous religious practice – leads to damnation.

Imagine killing children, lovers, grandmothers, in order to secure a luxurious and privileged place in heaven. Imagine a mindset where death is life and life is death. Now, shake the nightmare off and hug somebody.

John Veen, Fresno

This story was originally published July 20, 2016 at 3:11 PM with the headline "The wretched religion of mass murder."

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