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The killer "railed against his parents' strong Christian faith."<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=HMELLN1I0ZVSDQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/04/19/wshooter419.xml</ref>  According to one report, Cho Seung-Hui had left a note in his dormitory which contains a rant against Christianity<ref>It requires a close reading of the article to realize that his rant was against his "own religion," which really means Christianity.  See http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=f9838ae8-a496-4ca2-a19f-8b8d7f3ab022&k=18395&p=2</ref> and "rich kids". He stated that ""Thanks to you I died like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and defenseless people." <ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.nbc/index.html</ref>

The killer "railed against his parents' strong Christian faith."<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=HMELLN1I0ZVSDQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/04/19/wshooter419.xml</ref>  According to one report, Cho Seung-Hui had left a note in his dormitory which contains a rant against Christianity<ref>It requires a close reading of the article to realize that his rant was against his "own religion," which really means Christianity.  See http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=f9838ae8-a496-4ca2-a19f-8b8d7f3ab022&k=18395&p=2</ref> and "rich kids". He stated that ""Thanks to you I died like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and defenseless people." <ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.nbc/index.html</ref>

The spark to the killer's rage was apparently jealousy and anger towards an attractive 18-year-old student named Emily Hilscher.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23392980-details/Gunman%20shot%20his%20fellow%20students%20three%20times/article.do</ref>   

The spark to the killer's rage was apparently jealousy and anger towards an attractive 18-year-old student named Emily Hilscher.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23392980-details/Gunman shot his fellow students three times/article.do</ref>   

Cho had lived in the U.S. for fifteen years, since his parents immigrated when he was eight years old.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3048108&page=1 ABC News Seung-Hui Cho, 23-Year-Old Shooter, Wrote 'Disturbing' Note and Violent Plays], ''ABC''</ref>  He had the name ''Ismail Ax'' written in red ink on his arm before the shooting.<ref>http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=041807B</ref>  "Ismail" is the Muslim spelling for Ishmael, a patriarch for the Muslim religion and an outcast in the Old Testament.

Cho had lived in the U.S. for fifteen years, since his parents immigrated when he was eight years old.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3048108&page=1 ABC News Seung-Hui Cho, 23-Year-Old Shooter, Wrote 'Disturbing' Note and Violent Plays], ''ABC''</ref>  He had the name ''Ismail Ax'' written in red ink on his arm before the shooting.<ref>http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=041807B</ref>  "Ismail" is the Muslim spelling for Ishmael, a patriarch for the Muslim religion and an outcast in the Old Testament.

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