An anti-theist, by the name of Craig Stephen Hicks, has been charged with the murder of three muslims after he turned himself in to the police. Prior to the murders, he had anti-religious posts on his Facebook account.

The man arrested on suspicion of killing three young Muslims in North Carolina described himself as an “anti-theist” and criticised all religions online.

Police said 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks handed himself in to officers in Chapel Hill overnight in the wake of the deaths of 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.

He has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder.As tributes poured in for the young family, a Facebook page in Hicks’ name showed that he read paralegal studies at Durham Technical Community College and described himself as a supporter of “Atheists for Equality”.

A regular social media user, his last three posts were a cute dog video about the Pavlov effect, a viral advert for Air New Zealand involving mountain bikes, and a picture from United Atheists of America asking “why radical Christians and radical Muslims are so opposed to each others’ influence when they agree about so many ideological issues”.

TV programmes liked by Hicks include The Atheist Experience, Criminal Minds and Friends, while he describes himself as a fan of Thomas Paine’s The Age of Reason and Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chapel-hill-shooting-craig-stephen-hicks-condemned-all-religions-on-facebook-prior-to-muslim-massmurder-arrest-10038126.html

When a dog bite a man it is no news,when a man bite a dog it is a big news.RIP

mkpakanaodogwu:
When a dog bite a man it is no news,when a man bite a dog it is a big news.RIP

Hmmm. I like that proverb!

AllNaijaBlogger:



Hmmm. I like that proverb!

thanks

Each individuals, regardless of their system of beliefs or religions, have a certain kind of instinct that defines the attitudes they display in there given societies.

Religion or system of belief doesn't control man, man controls himself!

I'm an atheist. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened, given the millions of atheists in the world (though the murder may have been about a parking space and not so much just about religion). Being an atheist does not guarantee good, kind, decent conduct from someone. In fact, it doesn't necessarily say anything about someone's personality. There is no atheist code to live by. No holy book of atheism calls for us to wage war until everyone accepts our rule. We are not promised virgins for dying in the cause of atheism.

I'm inclined to say that this is more of a rare incident than a pattern. Now, if atheist groups start forming in different countries with the goal of terrorizing a population through suicide bombs, random attacks, abductions of civilians, and school massacres, all in the hopes of creating an atheist nation, then I will be worried about what atheism means. Until then this is an isolated occurrence.

Regardless of motive this was a terrible act and I feel for the families like I feel for the families of those killed in other terrorist attacks. May the killer suffer the same fate as Boko Haram bastards.

onetrack:
I'm an atheist. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened, given the millions of atheists in the world (though the murder may have been about a parking space and not so much just about religion). Being an atheist does not guarantee good, kind, decent conduct from someone. In fact, it doesn't necessarily say anything about someone's personality. There is no atheist code to live by. No holy book of atheism calls for us to wage war until everyone accepts our rule. We are not promised virgins for dying in the cause of atheism.

I'm inclined to say that this is more of a rare incident than a pattern. Now, if atheist groups start forming in different countries with the goal of terrorizing a population through suicide bombs, random attacks, abductions of civilians, and school massacres, all in the hopes of creating an atheist nation, then I will be worried about what atheism means. Until then this is an isolated occurrence.

Regardless of motive this was a terrible act and I feel for the families like I feel for the families of those killed in other terrorist attacks. May the killer suffer the same fate as Boko Haram bastards.

It is good you confessed. The way you atheists normally bash christians and muslims as if you are better- now the shoe is on the other foot.

AllNaijaBlogger:


It is good you confessed. The way you atheists normally bash christians and muslims as if you are better- now the shoe is on the other foot.

You probably didn't understand what he/she wrote......!

BrightEye:


You probably didn't understand what he/she wrote......!

I understood it. He came clean and said that atheism doesn't make anyone more moral (doesnt guarantee one to be good or kind)

BrightEye:
Each individuals, regardless of their system of beliefs or religions, have a certain kind of instinct that defines the attitudes they display in there given societies.

Religion or system of belief doesn't control man, man controls himself!

No.
Man has little freewill.
The problem with religion is that it promotes and exaggerates the basest, most primitive instincts of man.

AllNaijaBlogger:


I understood it. He came clean and said that atheism doesn't make anyone more moral (doesnt guarantee one to be good or kind)

Then this keeps me wandering why you earlier wrote about the assertion that "same atheists normally bash christians and muslims..", which is not moral.

plaetton:

No.
Man has little freewill.
The problem with religion is that it promotes and exaggerates the basest, most primitive instincts of man.

Lolz... What is 'litlle freewill' again.
A man having a good intent towards anything, would never be distorted instintively, no matter how little his/her freewill is.

AllNaijaBlogger:


It is good you confessed. The way you atheists normally bash christians and muslims as if you are better- now the shoe is on the other foot.

I generally bash religion itself, not so much the followers unless they engage in oppression or acts of violence in the name of said religion.

I will continue to bash organized religion, as I think it's a pile of nonsense created to control people.

bushmeat catch hunter

onetrack:


I generally bash religion itself, not so much the followers unless they engage in oppression or acts of violence in the name of said religion.

I will continue to bash organized religion, as I think it's a pile of nonsense created to control people.

As a christian, I differ.

BrightEye:


Then this keeps me wandering why you earlier wrote about the assertion that "same atheists normally bash christians and muslims..", which is not moral.

You probably misunderstood my comment

where are the Atheists that claimed to be the best of morally upright of humankind, to come and make excuses for this terrorist

Maamin:
where are the Atheists that claimed to be the best of morally upright of humankind, to come and make excuses for this terrorist

BrightEye:


Lolz... What is 'litlle freewill' again.
A man having a good intent towards anything, would never be distorted instintively, no matter how little his/her freewill is.

My point is man does not have as much freewill as he thinks that he has.
His genes give him a predisposition to various external influences. His primitive instincts are sensitive and vulnerable to manipulation.
A religious belief caters to the primitive areas of the mind.

This is rare.....atleast it breaks the christian/muslim fanatical killings.

Maamin:
where are the Atheists that claimed to be the best of morally upright of humankind, to come and make excuses for this terrorist

Atheism is the belief that there is no personal God. What one does with that belief is based on his character. As the late Hitchens used to say, in the absence of religion, good men will be good, and bad men will be bad. But in order to get good men to do horrible things, religion must be the catalyst.

Weah96:


Atheism is the belief that there is no personal God. What one does with that belief is based on his character. As the late Hitchens used to say, in the absence of religion, good men will be good, and bad men will be bad. But in order to get good men to do horrible things, religion must be the catalyst.

The killer in this news didn't need religion to do this evil deed. And he was a good citizen for 46 years of his life.

Weah96:


Atheism is the belief that there is no personal God. What one does with that belief is based on his character. As the late Hitchens used to say, in the absence of religion, good men will be good, and bad men will be bad. But in order to get good men to do horrible things, religion must be the catalyst.

Ok what is the catalyst behind this your Atheist brother's barbaric act?

He killed them, then turned himself in... commendable
This is evil, it is not moral to kill another human..
Now the question is, why did he kill, was it their personal conflict, robbery or for atheism?

Maamin:


Ok what is the catalyst behind this your Atheist brother's barbaric act?

What so ever reason he killed them must be his own personal issue...
It is evil and bad to take anothers life... But the issue behind his actions now is what?

Millions of people die everyday from armed robbery, mugging, even here in nigeria by cult wars and rioting and most of this people concerned are theists.. but you dont see anyone creating a thread for it cus everybody knows its just a day to day happening in the world...

Maamin:


Ok what is the catalyst behind this your Atheist brother's barbaric act?

Probably his hatred for theists. If there weren't any theists, he would have found someone to hate for something else. Bad people are bad.

Maamin:


Ok what is the catalyst behind this your Atheist brother's barbaric act?

Probably his hatred for theists. If there weren't any theists, he would have found someone to kill for another reason. Bad people are bad.

Weah96:


Probably his hatred for theists. If there weren't any theists, he would have found someone to kill for another reason. Bad people are bad.

Can the same yardstick be used for theist that kill others that does not share the same faith as them?

You see, which ever way you pet up the act of this Atheist..it does not neglect the fact that something he so much believed in has led him to commit this tripple homicide.

johnydon22:


What so ever reason he killed them must be his own personal issue...
It is evil and bad to take anothers life... But the issue behind his actions now is what?

Millions of people die everyday from armed robbery, mugging, even here in nigeria by cult wars and rioting and most of this people concerned are theists.. but you dont see anyone creating a thread for it cus everybody knows its just a day to day happening in the world...

Here you go!..but I thought an Atheist is well behaved in the society..dont you find it demeaning and accumulation of hatred from what he has been feeding on as an Atheist against theist? Ofcourse bad people are everywhere..they only need the right reason to justify their evil acts. So talking about catalyst that induce this Atheist guy..should not be far within his believe system.

Maamin:


Here you go!..but I thought an Atheist is well behaved in the society..dont you find it demeaning and accumulation of hatred from what he has been feeding on as an Atheist against theist? Ofcourse bad people are everywhere..they only need the right reason to justify their evil acts. So talking about catalyst that induce this Atheist guy..should not be far within his believe system.

And where did i make such assertions?

Maamin:


Here you go!..but I thought an Atheist is well behaved in the society..dont you find it demeaning and accumulation of hatred from what he has been feeding on as an Atheist against theist? Ofcourse bad people are everywhere..they only need the right reason to justify their evil acts. So talking about catalyst that induce this Atheist guy..should not be far within his believe system.

Can we now say that all the theist robbing and killing has something to do with their religion?

Maamin:


Here you go!..but I thought an Atheist is well behaved in the society..dont you find it demeaning and accumulation of hatred from what he has been feeding on as an Atheist against theist? Ofcourse bad people are everywhere..they only need the right reason to justify their evil acts. So talking about catalyst that induce this Atheist guy..should not be far within his believe system.

Can we now say that all the theist robbing and killing in the society everyday has something to do with their religion?