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I can\u2019t help but note the vast difference between what his religious beliefs motivated Michael Riddering to do and what their religious beliefs\u00a0\u2014 so they describe them \u2014\u00a0moved the Ouagadougou terrorists to do. \u00a0With such dedication, they could be doing tremendous\u00a0good. \u00a0Instead, they devote themselves to causing pain, death, and sorrow.<\/p>\n
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How terribly, terribly sad.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Truth in advertising: \u00a0He wasn\u2019t an LDS missionary. \u00a0(I say this because many readers of my blog will inevitably assume, at the first, that he was.) \u00a0 But it doesn\u2019t matter at the moment. \u00a0He should be remembered and honored \u2014 and he will be blessed \u2014 anyway: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/article_email\/the-missionary-killed-by-islamist-terror-1453419371-lMyQjAxMTE2NjIwMjIyMDI2Wj \u00a0 I can\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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