Kudos to the Star on report on militias

The Kansas City Star has an excellent article online today about the new Right wing militias and how they're trying to polish their images. It seems "They conduct blood drives, collect coats for the needy, denounce racism and condemn violence against the government..." but, all the while, also "...it is not difficult to find anti-government paranoia, conspiracy theories and several recent threats of violence, such as the nine Hutaree militia members in Michigan who were charged in March with plotting to attack authorities." It's a good read and an important one to know what's going on both locally and nationwide. What I'd like to know is, can't we all just calm down, not be so emotional and work together, as Americans, like we did in the past? It seems not. Check this beauty out: "The Kansas State Militia draws members from across the state, including the Kansas City area, Garrison said. Like the Missouri Militia, it also puts a heavy emphasis on weapons and gear. Members are required to own a semiautomatic 'battle rifle' with 500 rounds of ammunition, a pistol belt, two canteens and a backpack with four days’ rations for quick response. They also must have at least a 90-day supply of food. It seems we want to put on camoflauge and look for enemies within our midst and hate people of color and/or Muslims, etc., etc., instead or working together on our problems. Again, loosely paraphrasing Rodney King, "can't we all just get along?" Link to original story: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/11/2216133/new-breed-of-militias-puts-on.html

Strange quote. Strange progression

David Brian Stone is the leader of the Hutaree (whatever that means) militia group, the one that was just arrested in Michigan as "an extremist group federal authorities say was preparing to 'levy war' against the US government by killing police officers."

Here's the crazy thing--a quote from Donna Stone, David Stone's wife:

“It started out as a Christian thing," Donna Stone told reporters at the preliminary court hearing Monday morning. "You go to church. You pray. You take care of your family. I think David started to take it a little too far. He dragged a lot of people with him. When he got carried away, when he went from handguns to big guns, I was done."

Really?

From "Christianity" and the Bible?

To guns.

Nice.

Say, David, who would Jesus kill?

Specifically?

It really is "God, guts and guns", isn't it?

Sick.

Link to original article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100329/ts_csm/291267

For more information on this Hutaree militia, which is really freaky because they are described as a "radical fundamentalist Christian militia group..." (I can't get over that phrase, "radical fundamentalist 'Christian' militia group), go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutaree