Oh, The Christianity: Colorado Shooter Turns Against Church That Turned Against Him

Fox News has reported that Matthew Murray, the deeply troubled young man who shot and killed himself and members of Ted Haggard's New Life Church was gay.

Blogger Richard Rothstein has interestingly speculated that Murray may in fact have been the victim of the church's "ex-gay reparative therapy" program (where gay youths are "de-programmed" into being straight). According to Rothstein, Murray-- having failed to find heterosexuality through Jesus-- was booted out of the youth program and out of the church. Crushed by this rejection and overwhelmed by rage and despair thanks to the curse of homosexuality, Murray went on a killing spree that ended with himself.

Murray himself maintained a blog complaining how the Church had forgiven Haggard, but not him:

Murray wrote that he told his mom, "Using drugs, alcohol and having gay sex, I'm just trying to do what any Christian pastor would do. At least I'm not doing meth like Ted Haggard."

Murray also noted that the Church forgave Haggard. He posted, "I want to know where was all the love, mercy and compassion for my supposed imperfections?"

Rothstein concludes his post with "At least in Iran, the executions of gay men are swift. In the United States we prefer to slowly drive our gay children insane so that they grow up to be monsters."