I don't recall a similar story from the Washington Post about Muslims when Nidal Hasan murdered 13 soldiers:
Buddhist community ponders apparent link between their faith and Navy Yard shooter
Buddhism in the US has cultivated a reputation as peaceful, but anyone who has paid attention to international news knows that there have been very violent outbursts from Buddhists around the world. For months now, vicious anti-Muslim riots have wracked Burma. Going back further, Buddhists supported and justified Japanese militarism before WWII. That's not to say that Buddhism is violent at its core, from my limited understanding it's just the opposite, but just like all religions it has seen its violent side.
As far as I can tell there is no evidence that Buddhism influenced the actions of the shooter on Monday, so why the story? They wouldn't do one if he was Catholic or Jewish, and for damn sure they wouldn't do it if he were Muslim. I've read more details about him, but his connection to Buddhism didn't stand out to me any more than his connection with the US Navy.
I don't get it.
On a much lighter note, the original online version of the article apparently misspelled Buddhist as Buddist, which made me wonder if there was some kind of cult out there dedicated to worshipping Bud Bundy:
It's possible you know. How's that for a scary thought?
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