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MineralMan

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5. And yet, knowing that those people are hostile to outsiders,

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 12:42 PM

Nov 2018

and knowing that it was illegal to go there, he went, nonetheless.

His deity did not protect him, which can be taken as some sort of sign of something, I think.

Mr. Chau was not a bright fellow, it seems.

Perhaps the deity or deities worshiped by the people on that island has told them to kill strangers who preach of other deities. Certainly, the deity that Chau worships has done that plenty of times. For evidence, browse through the Old Testament. Killing outsiders seems to be part of many religions. Odd, isn't it?

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'God, I don't want to die,' U.S. missionary wrote before he was killed by remote tribe on Indian isl [View all] Eugene Nov 2018 OP

Yep, dude ... you were pretty much crazy ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #1

Play stupid games, get stupid prizes Major Nikon Nov 2018 #2

This island is their world. It'd be like us finding an alien that was mindlessly saying words in ck4829 Nov 2018 #3

If you were not invited and are not wanted..... nocoincidences Nov 2018 #4

And yet, knowing that those people are hostile to outsiders, MineralMan Nov 2018 #5

John Allen Chau wins Darwin Award for his efforts. comradebillyboy Nov 2018 #6

what an arrogant idiot shanny Nov 2018 #7

seems a fair price to pay Tribalceltic Nov 2018 #8

I'm sorry he was killed, but as with isolated protected tribes of the Amazon, these missionaries hlthe2b Nov 2018 #9

These people are not sane. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #10

Sad and unnecesaary The Genealogist Nov 2018 #11

Sadly, Christians don't get virgins when they die. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

Oh, I don't know The Genealogist Nov 2018 #13

I think they probably lacked confidence in themselves, and MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

And God replied... qazplm135 Nov 2018 #15

I see a lot of responses criticizing Chau for his stupidity. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #16