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after murdering 32 people
after murdering 32 people
at [[Virginia Tech]]
at [[Virginia Tech]]
on April 16, 2007. The massacre was evidently caused by the killer's intensely anti-Christian, and perhaps anti-American, views. "Jesus was crucifying me. When the time came, I did it. I had no choice…."<ref>cited needed</ref> The killer "railed against his parents' strong Christian faith," according to this story. 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," a common stereotype of Americans.
on April 16, 2007. The massacre was evidently caused by the killer's intensely anti-Christian, and perhaps anti-American, views. "Jesus was crucifying me. When the time came, I did it. I had no choice…."<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/19/wshooter819.xml</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," a common stereotype of Americans.
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%20shot%20his%20fellow%20students%20three%20times/article.do</ref>