wiegie Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Student Arrested With Homemade Bombs, Three Other Suspects Sought May 22, 2007 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. Thousands Came to Honor Man Who Mobilized Christian Evangelicals Falwell, often called the father of the Christian conservative movement, died suddenly last week at age 73. Thousands flocked to the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., which Falwell founded 50 years ago, for the funeral service. The church had just 35 parishioners when Falwell began preaching there in 1956. At Tuesday's service, its 6,000 seats were filled by people who'd come to say goodbye. "Almost every single person gathered here today is really here because on a real and personal level you and Dr. Jerry Falwell were friends," said Ronald S. Godwin, executive vice president of Liberty University. To the end, though, Falwell inspired strong feelings. He launched an evangelical movement that changed the face of American religion and politics and catapulted him to national prominence from his "Old Time Gospel Hour" television show. Falwell's Moral Majority, a group he founded in the 1970s, broke new ground in mobilizing evangelical Christians in the political arena, helping Ronald Reagan win the White House in 1980. As time went on, however, Falwell's influence waned, partly due to his own penchant for controversy. But his comments in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks made it nearly impossible for mainstream politicians to associate with him. No national Republicans attended Tuesday's funeral, including none of the GOP presidential candidates. All said they were too busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 all in the name of god.... just lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 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. Genius. If someone tries to disrupt the service... I'll just explode a bomb. That ought to keep things niiiiiice and smooooooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Ah. The ole gasoline and detergent bomb. Makes an explosion and then cleans up after itself. Those wacky Christian bombers. Always trying to come off as badasses but they're really all about the love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 "Let he who is without sin, cast the first bomb." Jesus H Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Clearly explosive devices are the invisible man in the sky's chosen weapon. I blame the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Monty Python opened a real Pandora's box on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Genius. If someone tries to disrupt the service... I'll just explode a bomb. That ought to keep things niiiiiice and smooooooth... But this shouldn't be funny. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Man has evil urges ...God does not ..confusion is created when man draws God into the equation incorrectly with the nonsense and lie of " in the name of God or Allah " That will always be on man ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I was at the service and it was put together well. I did see some Westborough Baptist freaks there but they were confronted by TRBC's biker bible study group and got scared and left. Didn't hear about the bombs until last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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