[The Anti-One]

99 times out of 100, Vietnamese are either Catholic or Buddhist.

So what you are saying is his religion and politics are as much a mystery to you as they are to me correct?

Please forgive my flippant response to you but seriously, 99 out of 100? That's like me saying that 99 out of 100 Americans are either "Christian" or "Atheist." For sure 85 out of 100 Americans claim to be "Christian." You don't read about "Christians" or Conservatives running around slaughtering innocent people. If you did it would be front page news. Being snotty with me isn't answering my questions; thank you very much.

[9YearLurker]

Easy now, TAO—we’re on the same team here. neverdem was only offering potentially useful, dispassionate info. He/she really wasn’t being snotty.

[neverdem]

Your comment# 169: "I'll probably get flamed for this but I can't find out what his religion is. I'll bet he's a muslim and a democrat. Anyone have any ideas?"

I referred back to the original story in comment# 178. The first mention of another name was Linh Phat Voong besides Jiverly Voong. I also noted that a Vietnamese translator was sought, and that Linh Phat Vong was a recognizable Vietnamese name.

Religions: Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)

I forgot about the Hoa Hao and Cao Dai. Muslim is at the bottom of the list, but after decades of official communist atheism, Buddhist and Catholic are on the top of the list.

Please forgive my flippant response to you but seriously, 99 out of 100? That's like me saying that 99 out of 100 Americans are either "Christian" or "Atheist." For sure 85 out of 100 Americans claim to be "Christian." You don't read about "Christians" or Conservatives running around slaughtering innocent people. If you did it would be front page news. Being snotty with me isn't answering my questions; thank you very much.

97 out of 100 before the commies took over in 1975. How's that?

Here's another thread with the perp having a Chinese surname, Wong, which also mentions a possible Laotion ancestry.

14 Dead in Rampage in Binghamton, N.Y. (Perp had a NY pistol license with another alias)