According to broadcast reports this evening, Brian Nichols, the suspect in the Fulton County Courthouse shootings in Atlanta on March 11, has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam.Posted on 05/09/2005 4:46:42 PM PDT by mhking
According to broadcast reports this evening, Brian Nichols, the suspect in the Fulton County Courthouse shootings in Atlanta on March 11, has had a jailhouse conversion to Islam.
Nichols, who was indicted last Thursday on 54 charges, including four counts each of murder and felony murder, has requested -- and received -- permission to talk to a local Imam. Nichols will be allowed to pray in accordance to the tenants of Islam as well.
The indictment includes 18 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 7 counts of kidnapping, and five counts of hijacking a motor vehicle.
As you'll remember, Nichols was being readied for a rape trial when he overpowered and severely injured his guard, entered the courtroom and shot to death Judge Rowland Barnes and the court stenographer. Nichols subsequently escaped the courthouse, killing a Fulton County Sherrif's deputy, and later killing a US Customs agent before his capture in Gwinnett County.
Fulton County DA Paul Howard has stated that he plans on requesting the death penalty in Nichols' case.
Many more islam converts just like him in our prison system!!
The religion of hate, should be banned!!
Yeah, I'm waiting for the flames. I got my BBQ stuff ready!!
somebody flunked out of their newspaper editing 101 class. any decent editor would have caught that error.
I am sympathetic to Brian Nichols' problems, as I am sympathetic to the loss of the families whose loved ones Nichols took. May God have mercy on his soul.
They flunked SAT verbal even before editing 101.
I have to say that I am very disappointed to hear this.
Well this is certainly going to make him more peaceful, isn't it?
I guess the life changing message didn't take.
GRPL PING
>>I guess the life changing message didn't take.<<
Not surprising - candy isn't meant to be filling. :-)
Wonder if Rick Warren will include this in his "backslider" numbers...
Rick may have found a new market share
< /snort>
Thanks for the ping! I remember the big deal about how this book was praised when that praise should have all been directed at God. God saved the hostage's life and he had and still has a purpose for Brian Nichols. I suppose Mr. Nichols sees Islam as a wonderful plan for his life.
"The Jihad Driven Life"
Thank you very much. Now I have to clean off my screen.
(Good one. I'll have to find some good use for it.)
Guess he misinterpreted the "Purpose Driven Life". LOL
LOL.
Oh...wait......
I am anxiously awaiting the "Saint Ashley" crowd's responses, but, their silence is deafening!
Precisely! I'd bet dollars to donuts that the reports attributing this guy's arrest to The Purpose Driven Life were being driven ("purpose driven", you might say) by the book's publisher in order to increase sales. They got what they wanted out of it. I'm guessing the long-term discipling of Brian Nichols wasn't part of the marketing plan.
"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven."...Matthew 6:1
Do you hear me now?
Apparently not.
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