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Dad links son's suicide to 'The God Delusion'
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A New York man is linking the suicide of his 22-year-old son, a military veteran who had bright prospects in college, to the anti-Christian book "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins after a college professor challenged the son to read it.
"Three people told us he had taken a biology class and was doing well in it, but other students and the professor were really challenging my son, his faith. They didn't like him as a Republican, as a Christian, and as a conservative who believed in intelligent design," the grief-stricken father, Keith Kilgore, told WND about his son, Jesse.
"This professor either assigned him to read or challenged him to read a book, 'The God Delusion,' by Richard Dawkins," he said.
Jesse Kilgore committed suicide in October by walking into the woods near his New York home and shooting himself. Keith Kilgore said he was shocked because he believed his son was grounded in Christianity, had blogged against abortion and for family values, and boasted he'd been debating for years.
After Jesse's death, Keith Kilgore learned of the book assignment from two of his son's friends and a relative. He searched Jesse's room and found the book under the mattress with his son's bookmark on the last page.
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"My son is the Adam Walsh of the culture war. That's who my son is," he said, referring to the child abduction victim whose case was used to create a wide range of amber alert and other programs to protect children.
He said he has a wake-up call over the anti-Christian agenda of public education. And he has some goals.
"I want to hold schools accountable for what they're teaching our kids. This was malpractice," he said.
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I like how this guy is slamming the school for "malpractice" ( ) as if his ****ty parenting had nothing to do with this. Maybe if he hadn't raised his kid believing in a fairy tale and a magical person in the sky, he might not have killed himself when he finally realized that everything about his life was a complete fabrication.
I hereby propose that we get Fngr to read The God Delusion in hope that he, too, will commit suicide.
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GOD ISN'T REAL?
SOMEONE ****ING SHOOT ME!
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Tribalwar Admin Contributor
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Maybe he should blame himself for not instilling more faith in the kid ...
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Veteran4
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Originally Posted by Rayn
Maybe he should blame himself for not instilling more faith in the kid ...
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Thanks.
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VeteranX
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WORLDNETDAILY!
I think they got the name wrong, pretty sure they're talking about Kilgore Trout.
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VeteranXV
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They didn't like him as a Republican, as a Christian, and as a conservative who believed in intelligent design
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good riddance
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VeteranXX Contributor
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Well what did you expect, really? The dad believes in magic, ghosts, fairy tales, and taught his son to believe the same. Of COURSE the father is going to be throwing out blame everywhere.
The internet made my son kill himself. Reading a book made my son kill himself. Listening to Barbara Streisand backwards made so-and-so kill himself. There's never a shortage of blame, but there is always a shortage of introspection.
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VeteranX
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so, dad blames Richard Dawkins?
no wonder the kid off'd himself with a dad like that.
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VeteranX
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Are you trying to say God doesn't exist, red man?
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VeteranXV
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Originally Posted by -Dark-Angel-
good riddance
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VeteranX Contributor
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Originally Posted by Grief
I hereby propose that we get Fngr to read The God Delusion in hope that he, too, will commit suicide.
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How very un-Christian of you. You're welcome.
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Veteran4
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Damn, that's cold. Good riddance? Not agreeing with someone's belief system is one thing, but finding happiness from someone's death? You're depraved.
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VeteranXV
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy
Are you trying to say God doesn't exist, red man?
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who are you calling red man you ****ing bible banging cock sucker.
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Originally Posted by High Fidelity
Damn, that's cold. Good riddance? Not agreeing with someone's belief system is one thing, but finding happiness from someone's death? You're depraved.
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welcome to Tribalwar. i hope you enjoy your stay member.
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Veteran4
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Originally Posted by -Dark-Angel-
who are you calling red man you ****ing bible banging cock sucker.
welcome to Tribalwar. i hope you enjoy your stay member.
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I doubt it has anything to do with TW. Plenty of cool people here from what I've seen. Unfortunately on the internet, the loudest people are often the most ****ed up. It's this whole 'being able to express yourself without consequence' thing that makes it possible.
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VeteranX
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Originally Posted by -Dark-Angel-
who are you calling red man you ****ing bible banging cock sucker.
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I was calling Vanster a red man, you uneducated construction worker.
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VeteranX
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy
WORLDNETDAILY!
I think they got the name wrong, pretty sure they're talking about Kilgore Trout.
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What? The fictional science fiction writer found in most Vonnegut novels? Maybe it's in one I've yet to read, but what do you mean?
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VeteranX
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Originally Posted by Vanster
Well what did you expect, really? The dad believes in magic, ghosts, fairy tales, and taught his son to believe the same. Of COURSE the father is going to be throwing out blame everywhere.
The internet made my son kill himself. Reading a book made my son kill himself. Listening to Barbara Streisand backwards made so-and-so kill himself. There's never a shortage of blame, but there is always a shortage of introspection.
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I'm pretty sure listening to Barbara Streisand forwards would make a lot of people kill themselves.
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Originally Posted by FngrBANG
How very un-Christian of you. You're welcome.
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I'm not a Christian, so thanks I guess
Going to read it now?
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VeteranX Contributor
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Hence the "you're welcome."
So did you really need to explain?
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Originally Posted by Breyer
I'm pretty sure listening to Barbara Streisand forwards would make a lot of people kill themselves.
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ZINNNNNG!
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VeteranXX Contributor
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy
Are you trying to say God doesn't exist, red man?
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yes. was I not clear enough?
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