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The [[Atheism|atheist]] [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, said that jibes associating outspoken atheists with neckbeards (among other things) caused many [[liberal]]s/leftists to leave the atheist tent and those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] ]]
'''Devin Patrick Kelley''' (February 12, 1991 – November 5, 2017) was the perpetrator of the Sutherland Springs, [[Texas]] shooting at First Baptist Church. He murdered 26 people on November 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5053013/Devin-Kelley-outcast-preached-atheism.html|title=Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was an 'outcast'|last=Stanton|first=Jenny|date=November 5, 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>
According to the ''New York Post'': "Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was a “creepy” [[Atheism|atheist]] “outcast” who never fit in and berated religious believers on social media, according to former friends and classmates."<ref>[Texas church shooter was a militant atheist]</ref> Nina Rose Nava, who attended school with Kelley, said: "[I]n complete shock! I legit just deleted him off my [Facebook] cause I couldn’t stand his post. He was always talking about how people who believe in God [were] stupid and trying to preach his atheism.”<ref>[http://shoebat.com/2017/11/06/the-man-who-slaughtered-twenty-six-christians-in-texas-declared-anyone-who-believes-in-god-is-stupid/ The Man Who Slaughtered Twenty Six Christians In Texas Declared: ‘Anyone Who Believes In God Is Stupid!’] by Theodore Shoebat</ref> The ''Daily Mail'' indicated that his classmates have described him as creepy, crazy and weird.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5053013/Devin-Kelley-outcast-preached-atheism.html|title=Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was an 'outcast'|last=Stanton|first=Jenny|date=November 5, 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social outcasts]]
Kelley received a bad conduct discharge from the U.S. Air Force for cracking his child's skull and assaulting his wife.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/devin-patrick-kelley-texas.html Texas Gunman Broke Child’s Skull, Assaulted Wife, in Troubled Life], New York Times, 2017</ref> See also: [[Irreligion and domestic violence]]
He was a fan of [[CNN]] and his political views skewed towards the [[leftism|left]].<ref>
[http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/update-sutherland-springs-gunman-devin-kelley-wore-black-facebook-page-suggests-diehard-atheist-cnn-fan/ Devin Kelly wore black and his Facebook page suggest he was a diehard atheist], Gateway Pundit</ref>
<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/texas-shooter-liked-atheist-fb-pages-sjw-causes/ Texas Shooter Texas Shooter liked atheist Facebook pages and SJW causes], InfoWar</ref> See also: [[Secular left#Secular left and mass murder|Secular left and mass murder]] and [[2017 left-wing violence]]
After fleeing the scene of the shooting, Kelley was confronted and shot by local resident Stephen Willeford, who then joined Johnnie Langendorff in pursuing Kelley in Langendorff's car. During the pursuit, Kelley crashed his car and subsequently committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot to avoid capture.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/neighbor-with-gun-chased-confronted-kelley/ Sharpshooting plumber chased, fired at Kelley] at [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref>
== Theodore Beale's commentary on American atheists' claims of persecution and the issue of atheist killers ==
''See also:'' [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]] and [[Atheism and psychopathy]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Distrust of atheists]]
After [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|atheist shooter]] Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people in a Texas church, [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] wrote:
{{Cquote|And let's not hear any more about how atheists are so persecuted in America, or how amazingly moral they are, when [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|they are shooting up schools and churches and universities]]. No wonder they are the [[Distrust of atheists|most distrusted group]] in the country.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2017/11/two-american-badasses.html Two American badasses] by [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]]</ref>}}
== Father of an atheist after the Devin Patrick Kelley's mass killing ==
According to the ''National Catholic Register'', the father of an atheist said after Devin Patrick Kelley's mass killing:
{{Cquote|Here's what the atheists don't want to admit: this guy was clearly an outcast and a loser, but there are plenty of churches that would have done whatever they could to help him. How many [[atheist organizations]] out there maintain a benevolence fund, take the time to visit elderly folks who can't leave the house, or help abused women move to a safe location? And no copouts by citing organizations that aren't faith based. I'm talking about groups that are expressly atheistic in worldview.<ref>[Does it Matter That the Texas Shooter Was an Atheist?], National Catholic Register</ref>}}
In June 2014, [[atheist activist]] [[Sikivu Hutchinson]] wrote in the ''Washington Post'' that atheist organizations generally focus on [[Separation of church and state|church/state separation]] and [[creationism]] issues.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]]
*[[Atheism and psychopathy]]
*[[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yi6PStB29U Witnesses Describe Mass Shooting in Texas Church] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6DcH_AOaw 26 Dead In Texas Church Shooting] - CBS News video
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Murderers]]
[[Category: Atheists]]
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The [[Atheism|atheist]] [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, said that jibes associating outspoken atheists with neckbeards (among other things) caused many [[liberal]]s/leftists to leave the atheist tent and those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] ]]
'''Devin Patrick Kelley''' (February 12, 1991 – November 5, 2017) was the perpetrator of the Sutherland Springs, [[Texas]] shooting at First Baptist Church. He murdered 26 people on November 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5053013/Devin-Kelley-outcast-preached-atheism.html|title=Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was an 'outcast'|last=Stanton|first=Jenny|date=November 5, 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref>
According to the ''New York Post'': "Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was a “creepy” [[Atheism|atheist]] “outcast” who never fit in and berated religious believers on social media, according to former friends and classmates."<ref>[Texas church shooter was a militant atheist]</ref> Nina Rose Nava, who attended school with Kelley, said: "[I]n complete shock! I legit just deleted him off my [Facebook] cause I couldn’t stand his post. He was always talking about how people who believe in God [were] stupid and trying to preach his atheism.”<ref>[http://shoebat.com/2017/11/06/the-man-who-slaughtered-twenty-six-christians-in-texas-declared-anyone-who-believes-in-god-is-stupid/ The Man Who Slaughtered Twenty Six Christians In Texas Declared: ‘Anyone Who Believes In God Is Stupid!’] by Theodore Shoebat</ref> The ''Daily Mail'' indicated that his classmates have described him as creepy, crazy and weird.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5053013/Devin-Kelley-outcast-preached-atheism.html|title=Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was an 'outcast'|last=Stanton|first=Jenny|date=November 5, 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social outcasts]]
Kelley received a bad conduct discharge from the U.S. Air Force for cracking his child's skull and assaulting his wife.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/devin-patrick-kelley-texas.html Texas Gunman Broke Child’s Skull, Assaulted Wife, in Troubled Life], New York Times, 2017</ref> See also: [[Irreligion and domestic violence]]
He was a fan of [[CNN]] and his political views skewed towards the [[leftism|left]].<ref>
[http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/update-sutherland-springs-gunman-devin-kelley-wore-black-facebook-page-suggests-diehard-atheist-cnn-fan/ Devin Kelly wore black and his Facebook page suggest he was a diehard atheist], Gateway Pundit</ref>
<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/texas-shooter-liked-atheist-fb-pages-sjw-causes/ Texas Shooter Texas Shooter liked atheist Facebook pages and SJW causes], InfoWar</ref> See also: [[Secular left#Secular left and mass murder|Secular left and mass murder]] and [[2017 left-wing violence]]
After fleeing the scene of the shooting, Kelley was confronted and shot by local resident Stephen Willeford, who then joined Johnnie Langendorff in pursuing Kelley in Langendorff's car. During the pursuit, Kelley crashed his car and subsequently committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot to avoid capture.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/neighbor-with-gun-chased-confronted-kelley/ Sharpshooting plumber chased, fired at Kelley] at [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref>
== Theodore Beale's commentary on American atheists' claims of persecution and the issue of atheist killers ==
''See also:'' [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]] and [[Atheism and psychopathy]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Distrust of atheists]]
After [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|atheist shooter]] Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people in a Texas church, [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] wrote:
{{Cquote|And let's not hear any more about how atheists are so persecuted in America, or how amazingly moral they are, when [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|they are shooting up schools and churches and universities]]. No wonder they are the [[Distrust of atheists|most distrusted group]] in the country.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2017/11/two-american-badasses.html Two American badasses] by [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]]</ref>}}
== Father of an atheist after the Devin Patrick Kelley's mass killing ==
According to the ''National Catholic Register'', the father of an atheist said after Devin Patrick Kelley's mass killing:
{{Cquote|Here's what the atheists don't want to admit: this guy was clearly an outcast and a loser, but there are plenty of churches that would have done whatever they could to help him. How many [[atheist organizations]] out there maintain a benevolence fund, take the time to visit elderly folks who can't leave the house, or help abused women move to a safe location? And no copouts by citing organizations that aren't faith based. I'm talking about groups that are expressly atheistic in worldview.<ref>[Does it Matter That the Texas Shooter Was an Atheist?], National Catholic Register</ref>}}
In June 2014, [[atheist activist]] [[Sikivu Hutchinson]] wrote in the ''Washington Post'' that atheist organizations generally focus on [[Separation of church and state|church/state separation]] and [[creationism]] issues.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]]
*[[Atheism and psychopathy]]
*[[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yi6PStB29U Witnesses Describe Mass Shooting in Texas Church] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6DcH_AOaw 26 Dead In Texas Church Shooting] - CBS News video
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Murderers]]
[[Category: Atheists]]