Amish donate cash to school gunman's widow

MSNBC.Com ^ | September 134 2007 | AP

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

If we follow your logic, we, like Jesse Jackson and crew insist, owe slavery reparations to black people.

You sir, are a certifiable muddled thinker. The sin of the father is not the sin of the child. Only people like Islamic fanatics and race pimps believe such things.

I suggest a little introspection on your part to clear up your thinking.

What these Amish have done is true Christian charity. God bless them.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

We must set up a fund for all murderer’s families to reward them because the murderer went crazy!

Would that make you happy?

[L98Fiero]

Well, that kind of puts it in perspective doesn’t it?

I’m feeling a tad small and insignificant right now, with good reason. Witnessing true greatness can do that to the ordinary man.

[JEC]

Obviously it shows that you have no understanding of the words “True Christain Charity”. The Amish are a magnificent family of people and the rest of the country can learn quite a bit from them.

[Syntyr]

“I still have a long way to go in my walk.”

As do I! However, take heart that you recognize that you have a long way to go... Self Awareness is many steps down the path.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> We must set up a fund for all murderer’s families to reward them because the murderer went crazy!

The story is about the Amish giving money to the murderer’s family. “We” aren’t involved.

Go back, read the story slowly and carefully. Try not to let your lips get tired, so take plenty of rests in between sentences.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I guess you are right, I do not believe in rewarding a murderer’ family.

So I am a bad Christian!

[MrLee]

Never heard of the “religion of peace” doing anything remotely like this. And they worship the same God as Christians & Jews?? I think not.

God Bless ‘em - those “funny little Amish”. Yup, there’ll be a lot of the up there I’m sure.....

[Sue Perkick]

If the world would display the character of these people it would be a better place. They never cease to amaze me.

[MEGoody]

To me this is the same thing as giving money to a suicide bomber’s family!

I would see no problem with that as long as the family wasn't involved in encouraging him to be a suicide bomber. You can't blame a whole family for the actions of one member.

[Sue Perkick]

That’s not what it is at all. His family isn’t to blame. I would imagine they’re quite embarrassed.

They’re not “rewarding” anything. This is an act of love & compassion. More people should try it.

[Sue Perkick]

Not even close. None of them are reported to be dancing in the street & passing out candy or saying how proud they are of him.

[Lurker]

So I am a bad Christian!

You're not a 'bad' Christian. You're not a Christian at all.

L

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Thank you for knowing my mind and heart!

I wish I was as sure about about you!

[Red in Blue PA]

If you believe that, then you need to take Logic 101.

The wife and children had absolutely nothing to do with his mental demise.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Thank you for knowing my mind and heart!

It’s not difficult: your own words tell us everything we need to know.

[Red in Blue PA]

Sounds like you could learn something from their message:

“It is understood that hostility destroys community,” it said.

[Red in Blue PA]

How exactly are they getting “rewarded”? The wife is now a widow and the children are fatherless.

[CajunConservative]

I don’t think the two are related in any way shape or form. Suicide bombers are doing their deeds in order to force their ideology on society. The gunman was just nuts and seriously whacked. The wife and children probably were as clueless as the poor Amish girls were to what was going on in his mind.