Daimnation links to an article via RelapsedCatholic regarding the murder of a Coptic family allegedly by a Muslim motivated by a "discussion" on an internet chat site. As Daimnation points out, this would be North America's first Theo Van Gogh type
murder since 9/11. RelapsedCatholic cations that we wait to see the facts and not over-react a la the Montreal Massacre.
... Armanious, a banquet waiter known as a very devout man, did not intentionally slight Muslims when he visited Internet chat rooms, friends said.
"He was trying to tell people about Christianity," Zakhari said. "He was a good Christian. He was trying to use the Internet to help the community. He was trying to give the Christian word."
Armanious was so involved in the Internet talks that he became an administrator in one of the chat rooms, reached through an instant-messaging portal (www.paltalk.com).
The friend, who recounted the threat against Armanious and who requested anonymity, said the slain man had been engaged in the hobby for about five years. The altercation that unfolded two months ago started when another user of the site took offense to Armanious' comments about Islam, telling him to "shut up."
"I can say whatever I want," the friend said Armanious responded. "I live in America."
It was then that the other person threatened to come after Armanious, the friend said.
It almost makes you want to turn the comments section off on your website. Fortunately the blogging crowd is much more geographically diverse...
