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Archae

(46,344 posts)
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:31 PM May 2016

"Christian" version of ISIS in Arkansas...

Yeesh.

Arkansas man planned to hang 7 mayors over Common Core and overthrow US with ‘Christian army’

A Mineral Springs man was taken back into custody after a judge ruled he was a threat to the community for mailing threatening letters to lawmakers over Common Core standards in the schools, reports Arkansas Online.

Maverick Dean Bryan, 55, has been out on bond since March 28, and faces seven counts of mailing threatening communications to mayors in seven different Arkansas cities.

According to court documents, Bryan threatened to hang the mayors of Ashdown, Hope, De Queen, Lewisville, Nashville, Prescott and Murfreesboro from the “mighty oaks” on their courthouse lawns if they didn’t force local schools to replace the Common Core curriculum with the Bible.

Saying Bryan, “has repeatedly demonstrated his unwillingness to abide by the laws concerning the possession of firearms by a convicted felon,” U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey sent him back to jail on the recommendation of federals prosecutors.

“Defendant has an extensive criminal history involving the possession of firearms. In addition to his three previous convictions involving firearms, Defendant has admitted that he was impermissibly in possession of a firearm on the day of his arrest,” the order stated.

During depositions, Bryan admitted to placing ads in a local paper seeking $23 million to raise a Christian army to overthrow the U.S. government.

Prosecutors stated that Bryan’s letter also demanded that the mayors no longer honor votes cast by anyone who is homosexual, Muslim, socialist, communist, atheist, or anyone who worships a God other than Jesus Christ.

He also demanded those people be required to “exit.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/arkansas-man-planned-to-hang-7-mayors-over-common-core-and-overthrow-us-with-christian-army/

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"Christian" version of ISIS in Arkansas... (Original Post) Archae May 2016 OP
This is what happens when you close down all the insane asylums. nt Nay May 2016 #1
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LiberalArkie May 2016 #4
Why put Christian in quotes? Meldread May 2016 #2
Oh, it goes back to Tony Alamo. We have a lot of fruitcakes in the state. LiberalArkie May 2016 #3
But on second thought those mayors are probably very conservative. LiberalArkie May 2016 #5
Well GulfCoast66 May 2016 #6
I know, I saw the "60 Minutes" segment yesterday. Archae May 2016 #7
and there wasn't 50,000 of him MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #8
And nobody's beheaded. Igel May 2016 #11
Your wasting your time, people don't want to see differences or understand pediatricmedic May 2016 #9
I can't help it GulfCoast66 May 2016 #13
Is it any wonder why Jesus isn't coming back? Initech May 2016 #10
I remember a comedian from the 80's "quoting" Jesus: "I'll come back when I can play piano again!" Coventina May 2016 #12

Meldread

(4,213 posts)
2. Why put Christian in quotes?
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:35 PM
May 2016

Honestly, they should just take this guy--and those like him--and dump them all in Syria. Let the Holy Rollers have their Holy War and see whose deity has the bigger dick or whatever it is they like to fight about these days. Just so long as they are killing each other, I'm fine with it.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
6. Well
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:40 PM
May 2016

Except for the fact that local authorities, almost assuredly conservative Christians, have throw him into the clink before he could actually harm anyone. And it appears he will be there a while.

Meanwhile ISIS for all intents and purposes controls a nation/state and have killed thousands for not following their version of Islam with the support of large portions of the population.

Beside these minor differences it is just like ISIS.

Archae

(46,344 posts)
7. I know, I saw the "60 Minutes" segment yesterday.
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:50 PM
May 2016

This guy though is just like those ISIS goons.

Except he's a different faith.

Coventina

(27,169 posts)
12. I remember a comedian from the 80's "quoting" Jesus: "I'll come back when I can play piano again!"
Mon May 9, 2016, 07:18 PM
May 2016

I always feel guilty about laughing over that.

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