Must ban the postal system. Only way to stop a guy like this.

"The Bishop"? "$6.66"? Some kind of religious nut.

I(NSH)MO all religious people are nutz, this one is much nuttier.

All religious people are nuts? Hm? Guess, perhaps, athiests can be nuts too,i.e. Hitler, Stalin, Mao- provided for the vast majority of homicidal "nutty" behavior FYI JimmyJay. Last time I was in a church, they were talking about love and peace and tolerance of all people, and yes, obedience to God who, according to the Bible, loves us and wants whats best for us. Its a top seller and a great read, check it out, lots of good "book clubs" that study it and discuss it, aka churches. Peace.

Religious people are definitely wacky

Actually Brian, Hitler often talked about believing in god. And, the deaths attributed to Stalin and Mao, while horrific, pale in comparision to the murders perpetrated by religious zealots.

Brian, thank you for taking a stand for all us. Point well made.
The religious nuts.

If you knew the Jesus I knew, you would not say those things about religious nuts!! The problem is, the media only portrays the insane people who call themselves christians. They give all of us REAL christians a bad name.

pro-brian's got it right. just because someone says they're a Christian doesn't mean they are one. i could say i was a tree or a squirrel and that wouldn't make a difference... same goes with Christians. and yes, this bomber guy is definately a nut...

Hitler wasn't an atheist. He claimed throughout his life that he was a Catholic, and although some commentators suggest that he was more of a Teutonic mystic, he certainly wasn't an atheist. He wrote time and time again about how he was doing God's work, and a famous Nazi belt buckle has the words "Gott mit uns" ("God with us") on it. These are simple facts and are not subject to much in the way of interpretation.

The sine qua non of this kind of thing, though, is probably not religion per se, but rather a devotion to a strong ideology that is beyond respect for individuals. Religion is just one such ideology. Marxism is another.

Nevertheless, I would find religious apologists more convincing if they were more interested in telling the truth.

You need to get over yourselves and stop talking about things that you don't fully understand. The word bishop is much more than just a religious word. So maybe you should look at the more in depth possible meanings that this could be about. It may have nothing at all to do with religion. And unless any of you knew these people Hitler, Stalin and so forth personally. You really have no right to say what you think that believed in. And since none of you wrote the bible either. Leave it out of this.

Wow, a story about a guy who is sending bombs through the mail and that becomes a debate about religion. Give me a break, this is not about religion, it is about federal crimes and potential injury to victims if one of his devices went off.

Maybe this guy should have sent flowers instead? They usually always get the point across better than pipe bombs.

>"Wow, a story about a guy who is sending bombs through the mail and that becomes a debate about religion."

They have to attack it somehow. somewhere, anywhere! As if what they say makes it real.

Jesus was okay, just a little 'Preachy'...

Why this article turned into a religious debate I do not know. Shouldn't we be talking about what a nut this guy is? I mean who even knows whether he has a religion. Just b/c he called himself a bishop and referenced 666 makes him a Christian? Maybe he's just a nut.

Unbelievable...you're right on the money!

We're on the subject, he wanted stock prices at $6.66. A number associated with Satan according to the religious people. Hey let's ride bikes! I like sunshine...oops, let me take my Ritalin.

He was just mentally disturbed. If he was using religion as an excuse, it was just what he decided to obsess about. He could have picked peanut butter and made his excuse. I'm suprised no one is making jokes about him being a postal worker.

Religion is irrelevant here, people! The point is that this guy lived 4 blocks from me and apparently was NUTS - religious or not! That's a scary scenario. And, to correct you, he wasn't a postal worker. He was CONTRACTED to work as a rural carrier for a year, but was never actually employed by the USPS. I'm greatful he never took his plans to the next level - what a scary jurk!

I have to agree with D. Not only is the nut 4 blocks from her. he is also right behind the High School. Now that is scarry.

This man could have killed many people in the past two years....have any of you stopped to think about that? He was without a doubt a mad man. Does anything else matter? Most of you should take a step back and ask yourself how would you feel if this man were to send a bomb to your work instead of which church he suposedly went to!!!!

D, he only lived 4 blocks from you - did you ever see him?

Scary - I wonder how many others are out there...

L you are absolutely right when you say that "religion" is nothing but faith... that is what it is all about. On the other hand when you start painting any segment of society with an overly broad brush you are only showing your ignorance. Your comments are comparable to other all time stupid statements out there, such as "All blacks are criminals","All Republicans are gun-toting, war-mongers","All Democrats are cry baby wimps", "All Hispanics are illegal immigrants", "All men are rapists" so forth and so on. Anytime anyone makes negative statements about an entire people group they steal their humanity. Thats why Hitler was able to get away with what he did to the Jews.

Those who think all Religious people are Nuts should be glad there were a few Religious Nuts around a few hundred hears ago to get this Nation set up so that they can have the Freedom to express that kind of view publicly. I doubt that George Washington would have been pleased to be called a Religious Nut though. As far as the Bible is concerned, where do you think the basis for the US Constitution and the foundation of our laws came from?

Another xian fruitcake caught. Good thing! He prolly would have blown up a Women's Health Clinic sooner had he not been caught.

Cool, this blog thing is exciting! I had no intention of pointing out this guy as a religous "nut", was the 1st guy, any history channel watcher knows Hitler claims he belived in God / was Catholic, but obviously he was totally crazy and any claims of religious affiliation are dubious at best. I worked on locked psych. units for 3.5 yrs. as a student, VA Tech. and the Bishop are obvious medical issues primarily, other discourse is valid for sure including religious factors, keep the comments coming, its how I learn if I'm wrong and you may learn if I'm correct! Peace (and abortion is wrong, get over it!!:)
Brian

Um, how does abortion get into this discussion? Apparently, you're a religious nut yourself. Maybe we should be scared of you, too.