By JUDY L. THOMAS
The Kansas City Star
They met in one another’s homes on Saturdays, their Sabbath, for potluck dinners and scripture study sessions.
Among the topics: The Old Testament, their Hebrew roots and the “secret societies” attempting to control government and culture.
Among the members: Scott Roeder, the Kansas City man accused of killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller.
As the investigation continues into whether Roeder acted alone in Tiller’s May 31 death, members of the study group have found themselves in the spotlight, showing up on the witness list for the prosecution and being interviewed by the FBI.
Even a rabbi at an Overland Park congregation of Messianic Jews has been questioned, although Roeder’s group broke away after some members were asked to leave the synagogue.
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Roeder said he preferred going to a study group instead of a more formal religious setting because “organized religion is 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations, which are businesses.”
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He said the group also espoused conspiracy theories — including an assertion that Prince Charles is the Antichrist — and that eventually, he and the elders had to “uninvite” two of Roeder’s friends.
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Tim Parks, who was Roeder’s roommate for five years before Roeder lived with Clayman, said he attended some of the study group’s meetings. He said, however, that “I disagreed with a lot of that stuff.” Some of the beliefs, he said, were “kind of off the wall.”
“To me, it’s
PFA theology,” he said.
“Plucked from air.”Parks said he isn’t convinced that Roeder killed Tiller.
“A bunch of us think he is being framed,” said Parks, who also has been interviewed by the FBI. “To me, the entire judicial system is suspect.”
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