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Truth in advertising: He wasn’t an LDS missionary. (I say this because many readers of my blog will inevitably assume, at the first, that he was.)
But it doesn’t matter at the moment. He should be remembered and honored — and he will be blessed — anyway:
I can’t help but note the vast difference between what his religious beliefs motivated Michael Riddering to do and what their religious beliefs — so they describe them — moved the Ouagadougou terrorists to do. With such dedication, they could be doing tremendous good. Instead, they devote themselves to causing pain, death, and sorrow.
How terribly, terribly sad.