Is this hate speech?

[Christian Post]

Matthew Murray, the gunman who is believed to have shot and killed four people in Colorado, appeared to have acted out of revenge against Christians, police officials indicated.

Authorities believe Murray, 24, posted an anti-Christian message online on Sunday – the day of the shootings – in a language almost identical to the text of a manifesto written by one of the Columbine killers, Eric Harris.

“You Christians brought this on yourselves,” Murray wrote, according to KUSA-TV in Denver. “Feel no remorse, no sense of shame, I don’t care if I live or die in the shoot-out. All I want to do is kill and injure as many of you … as I can especially Christians who are to blame for most of the problems in the world.”

Read about it here.

[From me]

This whole tragedy is just sad. I wonder if the hate crimes legislation will apply to this?

What do you think?

Pray for two Colorado ministries…

Tragic news out of Colorado 70 miles apart.

[Yahoo News]

A gunman opened fire in a training center dormitory for young Christian missionaries early Sunday after being told he couldn’t spend the night, killing two of the center’s staff members and wounding two others. No arrests had been made by afternoon.

Read about it here.

[KDRO]

There are reports of possibly two gunmen at New Life Church in northern Colorado Springs. According to police scanner traffic, police are at New Life Church in search of possibly two suspects, one who may have fired a gun. Police scanner traffic indicates multiple victims and that many people are hiding throughout the building. At least 1 victim transported himself to Penrose Main Hospital in Central Colorado Springs.

Read about it here.

[From me]

Prayers are needed for those affected and the gunmen.