Religious Student Arrested With Bombs!

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2007-05-22 07:46pm

Even in death, the Rev. Jerry Falwell rouses the most volatile of emotions.

A small group of protesters gathered near the funeral services to criticize the man who mobilized Christian evangelicals and made them a major force in American politics -- often by playing on social prejudices.

A group of students from Falwell's Liberty University staged a counterprotest.

And Campbell County authorities arrested a Liberty University student for having several homemade bombs in his car.

The student, 19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he was making the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service. The devices were made of a combination of gasoline and detergent, a law enforcement official told ABC News' Pierre Thomas. They were "slow burn," according to the official, and would not have been very destructive.

"There were indications that there were others involved in the manufacturing of these devices and we are still investigating these individuals with the assistance of ATF [Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms], Virginia State Police and FBI. At this time it is not believed that these devices were going to be used to interrupt the funeral services at Liberty University," the Campbell County Sheriff's Office said in a release.

Three other suspects are being sought, one of whom is a soldier from Fort Benning, Ga., and another is a high school student. No information was available on the third suspect.

Authorities were alerted to the potential bomb plot after relative of Uhl called to say that he had homemade bombs in his possession. Officials searched Uhl's car where they found five incendiary devices in the trunk.

Uhl is currently being held under no bond at the Campbell County Adult Detention Center.

No, no, he's an Evangelical Christian, not a Muslim. There's more to the story, but mostly saying that lots of people have an opinion of him, and no GOP Presidential candidates are going.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2007-05-22 07:49pm

Terrorists! Quick! Send them to Gitmo for interrogations!

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-05-22 07:51pm

But they were weapons for peace! The Christian Sword of God to keep the dirty Hebrews and Homosexuals away from the ascention of Saint Falwell!

Bombs for peace, just like Jesus

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2007-05-22 08:01pm

There's only one reason a good christian girl would go to an abortion clinic.

She has a pipe bomb?

Ok....two reasons.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2007-05-22 08:07pm

It appears that the ironic goal of this plot was to blow up Fred Phelps, as he was the only person intending to protest at Falwell's funeral!

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2007-05-22 08:11pm

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:It appears that the ironic goal of this plot was to blow up Fred Phelps, as he was the only person intending to protest at Falwell's funeral!

Ah, isn't it special it when Christians unite in brotherhood to celebrate the Love of Jeebus?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2007-05-22 08:15pm

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:It appears that the ironic goal of this plot was to blow up Fred Phelps, as he was the only person intending to protest at Falwell's funeral!

I'm sure that the rest off his shit-munching squad would have been there as well. Don't they all go as a group?

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-05-22 08:20pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
The Duchess of Zeon wrote:It appears that the ironic goal of this plot was to blow up Fred Phelps, as he was the only person intending to protest at Falwell's funeral!
I'm sure that the rest off his shit-munching squad would have been there as well. Don't they all go as a group?

No, from what I can tell Phelps stays in now, his daughter is the one who leads the protest, and their protest groups include the children as well.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2007-05-22 08:24pm

General Schatten wrote: No, from what I can tell Phelps stays in now, his daughter is the one who leads the protest, and their protest groups include the children as well.

Oh how lovely, they bring their children along. Now their a fucking cult.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2007-05-22 08:30pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
General Schatten wrote: No, from what I can tell Phelps stays in now, his daughter is the one who leads the protest, and their protest groups include the children as well.
Oh how lovely, they bring their children along. Now their a fucking cult.

"Now"? They've been a cult for awhile.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-05-22 08:47pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
General Schatten wrote: No, from what I can tell Phelps stays in now, his daughter is the one who leads the protest, and their protest groups include the children as well.
Oh how lovely, they bring their children along. Now their a fucking cult.

Here's a good show about them. Link. I suggesting watching it all, it's rather good, and he tries and focus on getting to the teenagers to, I suppose, disuade them. The kids should be taken from the Phelps' on child endangerment charges, IMO.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2007-05-22 09:10pm

I get the impression that Phelp's "church" consists of his fucked up extended family.

CaptJodan · Post by **CaptJodan** » 2007-05-22 09:36pm

You know, when I saw this story I was just sure it was someone who hated Falwell and his policies and wanted to get some kind of revenge. Imagine my surprise (or maybe not) when I heard that it was actually a christian trying to DEFEND him that intended an act of violence against others.

It's sad.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2007-05-22 09:46pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:I get the impression that Phelp's "church" consists of his fucked up extended family.

That's about the size of it. I'll also note that when Louis Theroux covered them recently (Linky), I noticed (perplexedly) how eerily normal the Phelps family seemed outside the pickets or "church".

CaptJodan · Post by **CaptJodan** » 2007-05-22 10:59pm

General Schatten wrote: Here's a good show about them. Link. I suggesting watching it all, it's rather good, and he tries and focus on getting to the teenagers to, I suppose, disuade them. The kids should be taken from the Phelps' on child endangerment charges, IMO.

This is depressing. (starting the 5th out of 6) The kids have no idea what they're saying, and a kid gets hit with a cup as a car drives by. Words can't describe the level of astonished anger I feel for these people for subjecting their kids to this.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-05-23 12:34am

Ma Deuce wrote:
Gil Hamilton wrote:I get the impression that Phelp's "church" consists of his fucked up extended family.
That's about the size of it. I'll also note that when Louis Theroux covered them recently (Linky), I noticed (perplexedly) how eerily normal the Phelps family seemed outside the pickets or "church".

Well MY links the actual video.

And yeah, Capt, that's kinda the point of my advocating the state taking their children on child endangerment charges. Thinkfully it does show that at least some of his children and grandchildren escaped lives of bigotry and self-imposed persecution.

Napoleon the Clown · Post by **Napoleon the Clown** » 2007-05-23 03:31am

We should all be greatful that the asshat showed up with bombs. We now can claim moral high-ground regarding funeral protests. We may get pissed and say nasty things about Phelps' little cult, but as of yet nobody has brought bombs to combat the scumbags.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2007-05-23 06:38am

One has to wonder how many more terrorists will be spawned by this "university". I'm suprised it took this long

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-05-23 08:50am

Here's what a Bible-Thumpin' Jesus-Freak this guy was:

Link

UPDATE II: This is the MySpace page for the alleged Liberty University bomber, Mark David Uhl. He lists his religion as "Christian," claims to be Caucasian and straight, says that among the types of music he enjoys is "worship" music, and vows that he "will join the ARMY as an officer after college" (emphasis in original). He also indicates that he is now in the Army ROTC, and advises that his name, "Mark," means "Mighty Warrior."

His favorite book is the Bible. He claims to be a "Solider of Christ." The first MySpace friend he lists is "Jesus". Under "ten movies which define who I am," he listed as number 8: Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ (number 9 is Beauty & the Beast and number 10 is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; The Lion King (number 5) and Alice in Wonderland (number 6) also define him).

It is difficult to imagine the endless uproar to which we would be subjected if, instead, his favorite book were the Koran, he identified as Muslim, listed Mohammed as his Best MySpace friend, and belonged to the "Jihadist" MySpace group rather than "Soldier of Christ." That -- rather than trying to infer anything from his Christianity -- is the point here.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2007-05-23 08:53am

Mental note: terrorists have a shitty taste in movies

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-23 09:06am

Vympel wrote:Here's what a Bible-Thumpin' Jesus-Freak this guy was:

Link

*SNIP*

Fucking Muslims!

wolveraptor · Post by **wolveraptor** » 2007-05-23 09:18am

wautd wrote:Mental note: terrorists have a shitty taste in movies

I get the impresion that he was just listing movies he knew rather than any ones that "define" him. I mean, god knows he doesn't see a lot of movies. Too much dadgum immorality in those damnable Hollywood (or should I say Satanwood) films. No surprise that everything on the list is some sappy Disney movie or a Jesus film.

Pint0 Xtreme · Post by **Pint0 Xtreme** » 2007-05-23 12:46pm

How interesting to see that the childishness of his favorite movies mirrors that of his beliefs.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2007-05-23 03:45pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote: Fucking Muslims!

I guess the nuts over at Little Green Footballs wouldn't bat an eyelid at Mark D. Uhl attempted act of terrorism...