Topics:<\/b> Denial; Evil; Feelings; Guidance; Hearing God; Murder; Satan; Temptation<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Exodus 20:13; John 8:42\u201347; 2 Corinthians 11:14\u201315<\/p>\n
In 1992, Wayne Lo, a sophomore at Simon\u2019s Rock College in Massachusetts, killed two people and injured four others with a semiautomatic rifle. During the first years of his imprisonment, he said God had chosen him to commit carnage. Now he calls that a period of denial.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time I thought I did the right thing,\u201d he said recently. \u201cBut as I look back, it doesn\u2019t make sense to me. I ask myself, why? Why did I do it?\u201d<\/p>\n
In December 1992, Lo said God told him to go to the gun store, order a weapon and ammunition with his mother\u2019s credit card, and then shoot people. He raged at his lawyers during his trial because they insisted that he was insane. He argued that his lawyers should have investigated his victims to uncover why a heavenly power had selected them to be shot.<\/p>\n
After Lo realized God would not have chosen him to inflict so much pain, he struggled to understand what made him a killer. He remains convinced that it was something outside of himself. Perhaps it was a supernatural or satanic force. Either way, he appears not to be taking personal responsibility for the killing.<\/p>\n
\u2014William Glaberson, \u201cMan and His Son\u2019s Slayer Unite to Ask Why,\u201d The New York Times<\/i> (April 12, 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Denial; Evil; Feelings; Guidance; Hearing God; Murder; Satan; Temptation References: Exodus 20:13; John 8:42\u201347; 2 Corinthians 11:14\u201315 In 1992, Wayne Lo, a sophomore at Simon\u2019s Rock College in Massachusetts, killed two people and injured four others with a semiautomatic rifle. During the first years of his imprisonment, he said God had chosen him to … Continue reading “ORDERED
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