[plain talk]

But there are other, more complicated, reasons. In the aftermath of this attack on America’s sovereign territory — a period of intense patriotism — some considered that to choose to die rather than be killed showed a lack of courage. And in this country of intense religious fervour, many believe that to be a ‘jumper’ was to choose suicide rather than accept the fate of God — and suicide in whatever circumstances is considered shameful or, indeed, a sin that will send you to Hell

Good grief. Jumping out of building that is on fire is not suicide. This author is friggin nuts and is just using this as some feeble attempt to bash Christians. It is also an insult to these poor victims.

[annelizly]

And I truly believe that this author doesn’t understand at all what was happening here after the attacks. It is my firm belief that the media didn’t focus alot of attention on the jumpers because they KNEW that if we, as patriotic americans saw that carnage hour after hour that there wouldn’t be one mosque standing within the week and there would be a war against muslims on every street corner. remember president bush already thought that it was a real possibility at the time and the politicians and media types really beat the “it was only extreme islam” who did this and not the “good” muslims drum pretty hard.

[mockingbyrd]

Exactly. Suicide is a choice, what choice did these victims have? Of course the article nothing absurd from the beginning. No one wants to forget ANY of the victims of 9-11.

[CaptainK]

The main reason the jumpers were ignored is that the MSM knew those images would further inflame an already inflamed public. The author ignores the obvious and deliberately continues the subterfuge. No mention of all the American television channels that banned those live images from the airwaves.

Blame the victims , blame the ignorant public, blame religion. Just don't blame the MSM for protecting the perpetrators and their ilk against the wrath of the public.

[tbw2]

It also omits the fact that the terrorists who perpetrated this horror expected to get to Heaven per THEIR religion.

[Guenevere]

I haven't read the whole article....but this one paragraph is beyond the pale!

ALL those folks wanted to live....but they were being pushed from inside by intense heat and flames....

THEY WANTED TO LIVE......what part of this does the author not choose to understand.

THEY WANTED TO LIVE.....NOT DIE!..It was not suicide!