Much like calling a religious person a person "of faith". As a way of elevating those who subscribe to following a man-made fantasy dogma. To call someone faithful makes them seem like automatically good intentioned, ....like Lassie. The same goes for "spiritual"

"who subscribe to following a man-made fantasy dogma..."

Much like politics and economics?

could do that.

These crazies like the idea of holy war. They are just like the Taliban.

The Bible has too much violence in it. Christians seem to think only Islam promotes violence against nonbelievers, but there is enough in the Bible, too, even against children.

The sinner's blood must be shed to make salvation possible, thus shooting a sinner is a gift given them. Brigham Young taught this. It was the law in the Utah territory. They said it was compassionate to kill sinners and that blood must be spilled, thus a shot to the heart was the favored method.
Religions are all so creamy good!

Under the Banner of Heaven.

who would never submit to secular mental health care. Biblepsychosis essentially sanctions the murder of anyone who doesn't adhere to the dogma. Then plug in easy access to guns - well, maybe that's part of our grim future, particularly with climate science denial in the mix with these wackos.

This guy was not highly spiritual. He was highly devoted to a whacked out religious practice. This guy obviously was spiritually bankrupt.

Bad things come from it. Often.

maybe.

But how many more have been killed in the name of the government (insert China, Russia and Nazi Germany here)?

they were in on the God stuff too.



Religion has always been the single best way for any group, tribe or nation to dehumanize and make war on their neighbors. I really struggle with this, since I know folks who are religious (Quakers, Episcopalians, etc.) and wonderful people all around. But in the wrong hands, religion is deadly. Religion inherently divides people. Spirituality, on the other hand, is a totally different matter. I wish those in the media would learn to differentiate between the two.

And many more killed over imaginary black and red lines on a map.

Or just that there are more of them ? (If the latter, you might want to be real careful talking to monotheists about your "situation".)

Something tells me he targeted that kid for a reason....something manifesting within himself maybe?