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Before I start I would like to say that my thoughts and prays go out to the victims and families of the victims of today’s attacks. I couldn’t imagine the horror they must be going through at this hour as we’re all still trying to sort out what happened, who’s responsible and what their motives were. As of now, it appears that a Norwegian, Anders Behring Breivik, is to blame. This from the Toronto Sun (hat-tip Michelle Malkin).

Anders Behring Breivik is a conservative Christian who enjoys classical music and the video game World of Warcraft.

Breivik has been named by several Norwegian media outlets as the suspected shooter at a youth camp in Oslo, where 10 people were killed Friday and he may be linked to a bombing near the prime minister’s residence that killed seven others.

On his Facebook page, which appears to only have been started July 17, Breivik mostly posted music videos and said his interests include hunting and bodybuilding.

Under education, Breivik wrote he studied independently, noting he has “approximately 14,500 hours of study” equivalent to a bachelor of business administration and masters in history, as well as “3,000 hours of study in micro and macro finance, religion.”

His profile also says he’s a director at a company called Breivik Geofarm.

He lists himself as single and has five profile photos – four of which are headshots, and one of him at a wedding with two women, one of which is the bride.

A Twitter account is also being linked to Breivik, although there is just one tweet on July 17.

“One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100,000 who have only interests,” he wrote.

The television station TV 2 in Norway reported Breivik had right-wing extremist tendancies and had two guns registered under his name.

VGTV reported Breivik was unknown to police prior to Friday’s shooting.

So, at this time, the main suspect for the horrific attacks is the exact opposite of who many assumed was behind this attack. Once this information came to light, however, those on the left quickly blamed Christianity and conservatism for these terrorist attacks. Anyone looking for examples of this twisted logic need not look any further then the comments section of the Huffington Post’s most recent article on this tragedy. Here are some examples.

ElBruce – So this means all Christian conservati­ves must be subjected to additional scrutiny and security procedures­? You know, like they were saying Muslims should?

Szanbar – If a Muslim had done this, it would have been the Main news for at least next week, on this website, CNN, FOX, BBC, Drudge report, Yahoo etc etc.. Since the killer is a Christian terrorist, this news has been so convenient­ly dropped to 3rd or 6th place, on this website and is already missing from all the major media outlets (At least in USA).. That stupid Drudge is still linking to a bogus story about some Global Jihad BS.. Good Job media. Lets get back to Obama bashing, since it wasn’t a muslim…

lonewolfwisconsin – Holy Cow!! Teabagger disease has spread to Norway???

aonorat – Just another example that proves that no particular religion or group has exclusive ownership of terrorist acts. Plenty of other examples exist, to include Timothy McVeigh here in the USA. Hope we don’t send our troops to Norway to prevent Christian terrorists from establishi­ng a safe haven there. (sarcasm) These are crimes against humanity by fanatics or lunatics which require bringing the specific culprits to justice as opposed to engaging in broad scale military ventures such as Iraq and Afghanista­n.

Eddy333 – The minute they said the shooter was blonde and spoke Norwegian I knew what was coming next. All too predictabl­e given the delusions the far right engage in–no matter what the country.

lovethesinner – “… he describes himself as having Christian, conservati­ve views. He says he enjoys hunting, the games World of Warcraft and Modern Warfare 2, and lives in Oslo. He also lists political analysis and stock analysis as interests.­”

I half expected them to say, “and Fox News analyst” at the end, there.

PanFx – Regardless of how real the proof that the perpetrato­r is a white Christian male, conservati­ves will deny it. Most of those deniers will do it only because they want to get a reaction out of their counterpar­ts. It helps soothe their bruised ego after realizing that they are no better than the Taliban. It also soothes their cognitive dissonance­, which as of late, is in overdrive.

TeraWatt60 – We now have proof that the Tea Party is helping the American Economy ….they have exported their nutt.iness to Norway!! Sharron Angle and her “2nd Amendment Remedy” is now an internatio­nal sensation !

This is just some of the twisted comments I found in the comments section. It’s good to see that many have been removed by moderators, and that there are quite a few comments from more individuals pointing out that this isn’t “Christian terrorism” or “conservative terrorism.” The problem, however, is that the majority of comments are similar to those I have posted. As per usual, the Huffington Post’s readership doesn’t fail at reaching new lows.

Aside from these anti-Christian and anti-conservative comments, there are many, on the Huffington Post comment section and on other pages from people who believe that the media was too quick in blaming these attacks on Islamic terrorists. In response to them, I have two points to make. Firstly, Islamic fundamentalism has become a serious problem in Norway. If it isn’t Islamic radicals like Mullah Krekar, who preaches about the “eventual” Islamic domination of Europe and his support for armed jihad, its the assault raping of young Norwegian girls by Muslim men. Secondly, it was only after “Helpers of Global Jihad” took credit for the attacks that the media began treating this as another case of Islamic terrorism. The Guardian has a timeline of today’s events which puts this at roughly two-and-a-half overs after the first attack. It definitely wasn’t a rush to judgement, especially seeing as many in the media would rather ignore stories about Islamic terrorism. Case in point, the lack of coverage of the United Airlines Flight 944 incident earlier this month.

In any event, at this point we don’t know exactly why Anders Behring Breivik committed these horrible acts. My best guess is that he believed Norway’s Labour Party was to blame for the country’s problems, and that destroying them would somehow save his country. This kind of twisted nationalism is reminiscent of Jared Lee Loughner’s rampage in Tucson, Texas. Until we have more details, there isn’t anything more I can say.

I will hopefully be updating this post as more information becomes available.

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin’s newest post raises two points in particular about yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Oslo, Norway. The first point is that, despite what those on the left believe, it wasn’t Christians who were praising the actions of Anders Behring Breivik. Matter of fact, Christians were condemning the attacks before and after it was learned who was responsible. On the other hand, as the Jawa Report reported yesterday, Muslims leaders like Britain’s Anjem Choudary were praising the attacks. Choudary himself tweeted that “The Norwegian regime & Stoltenberg should not have sent their troops to kill Muslims in Afghanistan or mistreated the scholar Mullah Krekar!” Aside from the fact that “Helpers of Global Jihad” initially took credit for the attacks, is it any wonder why the media was focused on Islamic terrorists?

This leads to the second point, that the left somehow believes these Muslim extremists are owed an apology for being blamed for yesterday’s terrorist attacks. It isn’t just the usual suspects at the Huffington Post or the Daily Kos either who believe this nonsense. As Michelle wrote, a writer for the Atlantic, James Fallow, believes that Jennifer Rubin, who wrote a piece earlier yesterday for the Washington Post concerning Islamic fundamentalism in Norway, should apologize for it. The only thing Fallows’ incoherent rant does is highlight the warped mentality of those who share his social and political beliefs. Why should there be any apology when these people not only praised the attacks, but some even took credit for them? Only those with a twisted sense of reality could believe that these wannabee terrorists were mistreated by yesterday’s media coverage.

Once again, I will be updating this post as more information becomes available.

UPDATE: Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey has a post up concerning Anders Behring Breivik. As usual, I recommend my modest readership give his post a read. Ed draws a comparison between Breivik’s actions and those of Timothy McVeigh, instead of Jared Lee Loughner. It’s easy to understand why considering the use of an explosive device to attack a government building, but we don’t know at this point whether or not Breivik was part of paramilitary group, or whether or not his actions were fueled by political ideology similar to McVeigh’s. I won’t make definite statements about his motivations without the evidence to back it up.

Aside from this, I would like to address this idea that Breivik is a “Christian conservative terrorist.” At this time, there are conflicting reports about his religious beliefs. I have been reading various sites which claim that Breivik wasn’t a Christian, but instead a Freemason. That being said, none of the eye witness accounts have him quoting the Bible or any Masonic text, as Islamic terrorists do. Simply put, just because he is a member of a particular faith, it doesn’t mean that he is a religiously motivated terrorist. In fact, I believe all signs, at this point at least, point his actions being politically motivated.

So if this is politically motivated, does that mean he is a “conservative terrorist”? Once again, as I stated previously, his political beliefs are warped. Just as Jared Lee Lougher’s motivations were only understandable only to him alone, I believe this may also be the case for Breivik’s motivations. If his actions were indeed due the result of his hatred for Islamic fundamentalism as many have been saying, why didn’t he target a Muslim leader like Mullah Krekar? At least then his actions would have made more sense. If it was the Labour Party’s push for multiculturalism, why didn’t Breivik’s writings, as far as we know, speak of his hatred for non-Muslim minority groups? Why were was the target of his attacks the Labour Party and not minority groups? Simply put, there is some warped reason for these attacks that makes sense to Breiviki, but probably won’t make sense to anyone else.

In any event, aside from reports of a possible second gunman, there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of new information. When more information does become available, I will update this blog entry.

UPDATE: Here’s more information on Anders Behring Breivik. This from Chris Doucette of the Toronto Sun.

The whole world now knows Anders Breivik is a heartless, cold-blooded killer.

The suspected right-wing zealot has already taken responsibility for the deadly bombing in Oslo, Norway, and the shooting spree on nearby Utoeya island that, together, have claimed nearly 100 lives, most of them youths, and wounded at least as many more.

But on Monday, the 32-year-old is expected to answer the question everyone is asking:

Why?

“He has said that he believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary,” defence lawyer Geir Lippestad told TV2 news on Saturday.

Lippestad’s client apparently has told him he is willing to explain himself when he makes his first court appearance on Monday.

Shortly after the bombing of a downtown Oslo government building, a man dressed in a police uniform opened fire on hundreds of youths on the island 30 kilometres away.

The shooting rampage went on for 90 minutes.

When a SWAT team finally arrived, acting police chief Sveinung Sponheim said Breivik immediately surrendered and confessed to both attacks.

Police also said the accused, who belonged to an anti-immigration party and wrote blogs attacking multiculturalism and Islam, had been unknown to them.

In a YouTube video promoting a fight against Islam, Breivik is seen wearing a wetsuit and pointing an automatic weapon.

Forensics officers gathered evidence at a small farm in the village of Aasta, about 160 km north of Oslo, that was allegedly leased by Breivik two months ago.

Half a dozen bags of fertilizer could be seen stacked against an outbuilding on the property. But it’s not yet known if fertilizer was used to make the bomb that rocked Oslo.

Arild Tangen, a taxi driver who claims he drove Breivik from a train station to the farm on Thursday around 1 p.m., said he did not know the accused, but he seemed to be “a nice guy.”

“He seemed like an up-and-coming businessman coming right from the job,” Tangen told Reuters. “I could never imagine he could have done something like that.”

If Breivik is convicted on terrorism charges, he would face a maximum of 21 years in prison, police said.

It seems that the we’re all going to be learning more about Breivik’s motives very soon. I still, however, find it troubling that there seems to be a significant disconnect between his anti-Islamic positions and these attacks on the Labour Party. If he was so intent on a fight with Islam, why didn’t he target Muslim leaders like Mullah Krekar? Does he believe that the Labour Party is a pawn of Muslim fundamentalists? I expect his reasoning to be that of a deranged conspiracy theorist.

I will continue updating this post as more information becomes available.

UPDATE: Here’s a few more posts concerning the terrorist attacks in Oslo, Norway.

Donald Douglas at American Power Blog has a post up concerning Anders Behring Breivik’s apparent political motives. Douglas makes the point that an anti-immigration, pro-homosexual and pro-Israel is far from the platform of a far-right extremist, especially in Europe where far-right groups are traditionally anti-homosexual and anti-Israel.

Mark Humphrys points out in his post that “for all his protests, Breivik is no different to the jihadists, and should be treated the same as them.” Looking at Breivik’s manifesto, which includes the forced conversion of Muslims to Christianity, the destruction of mosques and Islamic centers, and the use of terrorism against political opponents, it’s not hard to see why Humphrys would make this assertion. I highly recommend my modest readership give Humphrys’ post a read because sheer amount information it provides on Breivik’s political beliefs.

Celestial Junk has a post up concerning the ninety minutes it took for police to get to Utoya after receiving calls for help as Breivik, and possibly another suspect, started opening fire on Workers’ Youth League (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking or AUF in Bokmål) summer camp attendees. As Celestial Junk pointed out, considering that the region is dominated by water and mountains, why wasn’t there any boats or helicopters on standby? Do Norwegian authorities even have a special police force on standby in case of such an emergency? If so, why did it take them so long to get to Utoya? One wonders if the media will tear itself away from the “Christian conservative terrorist” meme long enough to ask these questions.

Aussie Dave at Israelly Cool has a post up concerning the far-left’s attempt to blame this tragedy on Israel and the Jewish people. Well known anti-Israel artist and political activist Gilad Atzmon wrote that,

…Within its Judaic mundane-societal context, the Sabbath Goy [Breivik] is simply there to accomplish some minor tasks the Jews cannot undertake during the Sabbath. But within the Zion-ised reality we tragically enough live in, the Sabbath Goy kills for the Jewish state. He may even do it voluntarily…

Atzmon wasn’t the only one pushing this warped belief. Swedish-Algerian journalist Yahya Abu Zakariya also believes at Breivik’s actions were part of a greater Israeli conspiracy against Muslims.

I blame two parties in the West [for the Norway attacks] – the extremist right and the Israeli Mossad… You will witness similar operations in Denmark, in Sweden, in Iceland, in Finland, and in Britain. This is [part of] the Zionist strategy of ridding Europe of its Muslim population under the slogan of preventing Islam from settling in Europe, so that Europe will continue to support the Zionist entity…

In my opinion, this derangement rivals Breivik’s. As I stated previously, Muslims weren’t the target of Breivik’s attacks. If this was an Israeli conspiracy against Muslims, why would they target Norway’s Labour Party? I also recommend my modest readership give Aussie Dave’s post a read, if for nothing else than to better understand how twisted those who believe this nonsense are.

Thanks to Blazing Cat Fur for posting these links to posts about or related to this story.

UPDATE: More nonsense from those on the left about how those on the right are to blame for the terrorist attacks in Oslo, Norway. Here’s the segment from ‘Jansing and Company’, with Chris Jansing “interviewing” (and I use that term loosely) Michael Isikoff (hat-tip Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs).

Is it any wonder why MSNBC’s ratings are so bad? This wasn’t an interview, it was a rant, a collection of loaded questions and baseless claims. Firstly, there is no proof of a “surge in right wing attacks.” There’s a surge in Islamic terrorist attacks, but unless you count mentally deranged people with far-left political beliefs (Amy Bishop, Joseph Andrew Stack and John Patrick Bedell to name a few) as “right wing extremists,” then there isn’t any evidence to back up this claim.

Secondly, this talk about how the “real threat” is the “fringe, extremist terrorist groups on the right feeding off islamophobia” is nonsense. What about the very real threat of Muslim fundamentalism? Those like Isikoff would rather invent bogeymen than address issues like the assault raping of Norwegian girls by Muslim men (same link as above). How about the calls for jihad by those like Mullah Krekar? To those on MSNBC, to even raise that issue makes you an “islamophobe.” To paraphrase Kathy Shaidle of Five Feet of Fury, there isn’t anything irrational about a fear of people who advocate violence against unbelievers.

If MSNBC had standard, not only would they apologize for airing this segment, but fired Chris Jansing for this unsupported and downright hateful nonsense. Pathetic…

UPDATE: Instead of updating this post, I have put up a new post discussing this anti-Christian narrative the media is now pushing. While it’s pathetic to see how dishonest and irresponsible these so-called “journalists” have become, it was inevitable when Anders Behring Breivik was revealed to not be a Muslim terrorist. Pathetic…

While I applauded some of their efforts in the past, Anonymous has gone too far. As Hot Air’s Allahpundit wrote about earlier this week, Anonymous, along with other Julian Assange and WikiLeaks supporters, attacked VISA, Mastercard, as well as the websites as prominent figures, like Sarah Palin, were attacked in what is being called “Operation: Payback.” Aside from the blogs, this story has also been reported in the mainstream media. One such news outlet, the Financial Post, where Jameson Berkow is reporting on Anonymous’ failed attack on Amazon.com and PayPal, a message was left from one of the group’s members, anon9001.

Wikileak’s release of the diplomatic cables is a powerful act of transparency in a world that sees much lauding of the term but precious little practice. The attempts to silence Wikileaks are an equally worrying act of censorship. What is clear is that our Western governments, in spite of the liberal democratic values and norms enshrined in their many constitutions, are ever more eager to push for a system of restrictive internet governance that threatens this final frontier of free expression and association

The principles of liberty that this represents; the attack on the internet, which is so dear to my generation, that this represents, these are the reasons why I have supported and perhaps even participated in Anonymous’ attacks on the corporations and government institutions which have conspired to silence Wikileaks. These are the same principles that have driven countless individuals, known and anonymous, before us to take part in the same type of protest and action. Our support for the DDOS attacks online today is the same as support for the sit-ins of yesteryear.

This is a watershed moment in the history of free speech on the internet; a cyberspace equivalent of the May 1968 student protests in Paris, or the 1969 Vietnam marches in the United States. We are not agitating for something new, we are not revolutionaries. We are resisting the destruction of something old: the free internet which has characterized our lives and our experiences up to this point.

What the outcome will be, remains to be seen.

I am Anonymous, and like thousands of other men and woman, mothers and husbands sat at computers in homes and offices around the world, I am adding my one small voice to many voices, so that we might be heard:

The Internet belongs to us, and we want it to stay that way

Many voices? According to Berkow’s article, they didn’t have the numbers to bring down Amazon.com, which might mean many of the group’s members are realizing that they have gone too far. Aside from demonstrating historical ignorance, anon9001′s comment shows that Anonymous, a group which claims to fight against perceived tyranny, is itself tyrannical. How else are we supposed to interpret the final line of that comment? Only tyrants speak in such absolutes. The internet wasn’t created for only them, and they have no reasonable claim to the “information superhighway.”

So what does one say about Anonymous? What are their motivations? While members like anon9001 claim to be defenders of liberty, they are very selective about who’s rights they choose to defend. The truth is that to Anonymous, rights only belong to those they believe deserve them. Last time I checked, neither Sarah Palin nor Gene Simmons, a past target of the group’s attacks, is wanted on sexual assault charges in Sweden, let alone the various charges Assange and his group are likely to face for leaking sensitive information. How is it that this serial offender, as John Perazzo from FrontPageMag.com pointed out earlier this year, worthy of any support, let alone theirs? It isn’t just myself who recognizes this hypocrisy though. Returning to the attacks on Gene Simmons, as a spokesman for the Motion Picture Association of America stated, “It’s troubling that these groups seem more concerned about the rights of those who steal and copy films, music, books, and other creative resources than the rights of American workers who are producing these products.”

It isn’t just individual rights that Anonymous threatens with these campaigns, but by supporting WikiLeaks, they are also attacking those who defend the democratic values and norms enshrined in various constitutions throughout the Western world. anon9001 and other Anonymous members are downright self-righteous, believing that their defense of WikiLeaks, which is not only undermining American diplomacy, as Michelle Malkin has pointed out, but the war effort in Afghanistan by exposing Afghan informants, is somehow justified. Do they not understand that the leaking of this information has put these Afghanis, as well as their families, at risk to Taliban retaliation? It is clear they don’t. Anonymous is dedicated to a “means justifies the ends” approach, and if defending WikiLeaks, which may already have blood on its hands as a result of releasing these sensitive documents, is seen as beneficial in their fight against all forms of censorship, then it doesn’t matter who suffers. No reasonable person could justify this, but then again, this group is far from reasonable isn’t it?

Operation: Payback is far from the watershed moment in history anon9001 claims it to be as it has failed to do anything but get a mention in media. This is, however, not taking into account one of the unintended consequences of this campaign; There will now be additional pressure put on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who are already conducting an investigation into this group for its attack on U.S. Copyright Office, to bring those responsible for these latest attacks to justice. It should come as no surprise that a group which pays homage to Guy Fawkes, the leader of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and inspiration for Alan Moore’s V, the anarchist terrorist from the graphic novel V for Vendetta, would eventually come to the attention of law enforcement. Anonymous’ latest actions are well beyond that of simple cyber-bullying. These kind of attacks are as acts of cyberterrorism. It doesn’t matter whether or not this campaign was well intentioned, it crossed legal lines and Anonymous will most likely be facing additional federal charges for these attacks.

In conclusion, what Operation: Payback does is exposes Anonymous as an immature and misguided group of hackers, but that isn’t the extent of their faults. They’re hypocritical, arrogant and downright dangerous, having moved from cyber-bullying to outright cyberterrorism. Anonymity will not protect these self-righteous self-appointed protectors of the internet freedom and now they will pay the price for their crimes. If the FBI can track homegrown Islamic terrorists, as they recently demonstrated with the arrest of Muhammed Hussain, an Islamic convert who was planning on blowing up a military recruitment center, they most certainly can infiltrate an internet-based group of anarchists.

No matter how noble Anonymous wants to portray itself as, they’ve always been more like children than champions… Pathetic…

UPDATE: A Fox News report from Shepard Smith reveals that a 16-year-old boy was arrested in the Netherlands for his part in Operation: Payback. I figured the FBI wouldn’t be the only law enforcement agency involved, but I did think that the first arrests would be in the United States considering that they already have an ongoing investigation into Anonymous following the group’s attack on the U.S. Copyright Office.

I could have simply continued to update my previous article on this, but I feel that this story is far from over. The Associated Press’ Louise Nordstrom has more of the continue story with this article published in the Washington Post…

The home of a Swedish artist who once drew a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad as a dog has been hit by a suspected arson attack, police said Saturday.

Lars Vilks, who lives in Nyhamnslage in southern Sweden, was not at home during the attack late Friday night and no one was reported injured.

It was the latest in a week of attacks on the 53-year-old cartoonist, who was assaulted Tuesday by a man while he lectured at a university and saw his Web site apparently attacked by hacker on Wednesday.

Police were alerted just before noon Saturday, as people passing by the artist’s house noted that several windows had been smashed. When officers arrived, they discovered plastic bottles filled with gasoline and fire damage on the surface of the building. Attackers are also suspected of having tried setting the inside of house on fire, but the flames are thought to have fizzled out.

Police have no suspects in the case, police Spokeswoman Sofie Osterheim said.

Vilks, who often jokes about the threats he has received since his 2007 sketch of Muhammad, including from al-Qaida, said the latest attack doesn’t raise his fears more than usual.

“I’m not really more afraid than what I think is realistic,” he told the Associated Press over the telephone.

Vilks has faced numerous threats over his drawing. Earlier this year, U.S. investigators said Vilks was the target of an alleged murder plot involving Colleen LaRose, an American woman who dubbed herself “Jihad Jane,” and who now faces life in prison. She has pleaded not guilty.

Vilks depicted Muhammad more than a year after 12 Danish newspaper cartoons of the prophet sparked furious protests in Muslim countries in 2006. Images of Muhammad, even favorable ones, are considered blasphemous by many Muslims.

Even with their “victory” at Uppsala University, it seems these radical Muslims won’t be happy until Lars Vilks is dead. As the story indicates, neither Vilks nor his dog, Muhammed, were hurt in the attack, so we can be thankful that just like previous terrorist attempts, this arsonist was incompetent. The issue here is that no amount of pandering to these extremists will stop them from committing further attacks. I would even go as far to warn those at Uppsala University who organized the Lars Vilks event to take precautions as they themselves might be the next target of “Muslim tolerance”. If these two events have demonstrated anything it is that Sweden is suffering under the intolerance heel of fundamentalist Islam. Fundamentalist Islam is very much reminiscent of Nazism, and Europe is experiencing this first hand. As Jumanah Imad Albahri, clearly indicated, these radicals area looking at repeating the “Final Solution” before turning their sights on the rest of us…

I will continue to update this post as more information comes out. Suffice to say, I do think this story is far from over… Troubling…

UPDATE: Allahpundit at Hot Air has more on the arson attack, reporting that Lars Vilks doesn’t feel safe anymore in his house at the latest attempt on his life. As Allahpundit points out, while Vilks is a provocateur, it is these Muslim extremists who have been far worse in this regard. Their not so subtle intimidation tactics have silenced many of their more outspoken critics already, and inaction on the part of society to combat this growing trend is actually bolstering the fundamentalist cause. Why isn’t this reported on in the media? Why don’t we see this covered by national and international news? Until you can call this what it is, Islamic extremism, you can’t stop it. Let’s remember that… Frustrating…

UPDATE: In a related story, Michelle Malkin is reporting on the threats participants in “Draw Mohammed Day” are all receiving from “tolerant” Muslims. I have received death threats for comments I have made on other sites like YouTube (apparently Jesus Christ is going to decapitate me), so none of this really shocks me anymore. For those who haven’t been threatened with beheading or are simply curious about the threats others are getting, give Jumping in Pools’ post on this a look. This is definitely not the peaceful religion that we keep hearing about… Pathetic…