# Falwell Funeral Bomb Plot Stopped **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166 "2007-05-23T01:32:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/1 "2007-05-23T01:32:54Z")
[Link](http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3201543) > [@](#): > > And Campbell County authorities arrested a Liberty University student for having several homemade bombs in his car. > > The student, 19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he was making the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service. > > \< snip \> > > “There were indications that there were others involved in the manufacturing of these devices and we are still investigating these individuals with the assistance of ATF [Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms], Virginia State Police and FBI.\*\* At this time it is not believed that these devices were going to be used to interrupt the funeral services at Liberty University,”\*\* the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Bolding mine; it doesn’t say, but I assume they intended to bomb any protesters. Since that would likely be Phelp’s bunch, I admit to a certain lack of compassion, but more practically we don’t need more religious violence. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/2 "2007-05-23T01:43:36Z")
Oh, I don’t know…The headlines would have made for fun reading: **Prince of Peace Supporters Blow Up Followers of The Lamb** While detectives comb the blast site for “human” remains, the suspects are led away sing “Pipe bombs for Jesus, pipe bombs for Jesus, we’ll blow your heretic asses away when we can.” The rest of the world doesn’t notice. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/3 "2007-05-23T01:49:49Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Oh, I don’t know…The headlines would have made for fun reading: **Prince of Peace Supporters Blow Up Followers of The Lamb** While detectives comb the blast site for “human” remains, the suspects are led away sing “Pipe bombs for Jesus, pipe bombs for Jesus, we’ll blow your heretic asses away when we can.” The rest of the world doesn’t notice. [/QUOTE] I was thinking more **Funeral Bombed To Prevent Disruption** from the stated motives of the would-be bomber. It has a nice “We destroyed the village in order to save it” feel. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/4 "2007-05-23T02:09:55Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] **Prince of Peace Supporters** Blow Up **Followers of The Lamb** [/QUOTE] Cool names. “Fundamentalist Christian Street Gangs on the Next Geraldo.” I’m seeing bling in the form of a gilded jawbone of an ass and crown of thorns. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/5 "2007-05-23T03:04:38Z")
Well, at least no one will ever call him “duhl” anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/6 "2007-05-23T11:43:26Z")
Nothing new. Same thing happened when the Phelpsies picketed Mr. Rogers’ funeral. “Meow-meow-meow I"LL FUCK YOU UP MOTHERFUCKER meow-meow-meow!” ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falwell-funeral-bomb-plot-stopped/405166/7 "2007-05-23T11:55:57Z")
Bombing protesters to keep the funeral peaceful. I think my brain asploded. It’s like raping girls to protect their virginity. or something.