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A Texas Minister Set Himself on Fire and Died to Inspire Justice

Oh man - Roy Moore. We could have talked all night and not mentioned that man's name. Talk about someone selling out his religious principles for political gain.

What a scumbag he is.
 
Jack Hays said:
This is one I don't think anyone saw coming. The man was obviously committed to his principles. Do you think this accomplishes anything?

A Texas minister set himself on fire and died to ‘inspire’ justice - The Washington Post

One Monday in June, 79-year-old Charles Moore, a retired United Methodist minister, drove to Grand Saline, Tex., his childhood home town some 70 miles east of Dallas. He pulled into a strip mall parking lot, knelt down on a small piece of foam and doused himself with gasoline.
Then, witnesses said, he set himself on fire.
Bystanders rushed to help, splashing him with bottled water and beating the blaze with shirts. Finally, someone found a fire extinguisher. Unconscious, he was flown to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where JFK died. Moore died that night, June 23.
Moore’s death seemed a mystery. He put a note on his car and left behind letters explaining his act, said a former colleague and relative by marriage, the Rev. Bill Renfro, but his writings were not released for nearly a week. His thoughts are now becoming public.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph obtained a copy of the suicide note from Grand Saline police. In it, Moore lamented past racism in Grand Saline and beyond. He called on the community to repent and said he was “giving my body to be burned, with love in my heart” for those who were lynched in his home town as well as for those who did the lynching, hoping to address lingering racism. . . .
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So committing a sin (suicide attempt) to protest a sin (homosexuality) ......
 
This thread is a perfect example of people jumping to conclusions based on what they want to hear/read/think and not what is actually happening in reality. What a sad comment for humanity, at least in the US.

RIP to the priest and I hope that his sacrifice does end up making a difference.
 
the ultimate of senseless acts IMHO. It achieves nothing, people will not stop and think/change their attitude and actions, all he has achieved is his own gruesome death.

It also seems a bit contrary to the teachings of his own faith, he committed a mortal sin if I am not mistaken, a death that is not going to change anything at all.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Let's see if he inspires the one who was making similar threats lst week over the SSM judgement. Will he be too damp after a long swim? What will his excuse be?
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I hope not. These guys are religiously motivated bigots, no doubt, but I am uncomfortable with all these memes going around asking if the guy is now finally going to go through with it. I don't know the mental state of the guy. But I do know people HAVE comitted suicide out of public pressure and/or ridicule before. Add on top of that he could go out with a big "I told you so". I don't like the guy but I don't want him burning himself to death either. I don't want ANYONE doing that.
 
Lotta ASS-uming goin' on 'round heah...
 
If nothing else, this thread proved the tendency of people to read headlines with a confirmation bias and not the body of the text that imports context. I'd almost consider it as a sticky in the media bias section.
 
PeteEU said:
So committing a sin (suicide attempt) to protest a sin (homosexuality) ......
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Uhh, he was protesting intolerance of homosexuality. Did you even read the article or did you just jump to a conclusion without looking? Let me repeat it so you don't misunderstand again.

From the article:

He seemed particularly disturbed by capital punishment, racial discrimination, prejudice against the LGBT community.

Got it??????
 
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