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Danish family burying three of their children - victims of the islamist terror bombings in Sri Lanka. [Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix]
May 4, 2019 1:49 PM
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usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
So saddened by your loss, please stay strong and get through this.
QADA
A parent should never have to bury their children
Gigantically
I live in Aarhus, Denmark where the funeral was. Big turn out at the city cathedral, family own the Danish equivalent to H&M. Super sad.
TrumpRapesChildren
Heavy is the heart that's filled with anger. Fly free, small angels.. Be at peace.
highlifefin
No god would allow this, there is no gods.
ApparentlyImaPsychopath
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
SergeyPrkl
Best image ever against war.
SalvadorVango
Oh man, no one deserves to see their kid die early, but three kids? This truly breaks my heart.
Mithrilchu
The Danish Crownprince and his family was guests at the funeral to show they felt the same sorrow as the family.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
That's not the whole story; the families were/are friends, so would probably show up regardless of circumstances.
DanielFromDenmark
Pølse :(
vinnycthatwhoibe
*gasp* you actually said islamist! #triggeredmillenials
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
HE EVEN SAID CHRISTIANS #BanTheNazi
xo101
That’s a beautiful tribute, presented with great respect. The effect on their loved ones is unimaginable.
FinnTrollen
I can't find the words for this. My heart goes with all the victims. But this family...this is too much. What is wrong with this world?
BlackDragoness
Hate is louder than love.
D1cruz
An attack on Easter worshippers
RogueBroomstick
This breaks my heart.
snarflex
"Christian persecution at near genocide levels" - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48146305
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Dude, they're called Easter Worshippers.
snarflex
Nice. :)
TheCatastrophicCatCrusader
This is something that gets you, and it being a family fron your own country, then it gets so near.
TheCatastrophicCatCrusader
But honestly the people who comment on here and blame a whole religion for it should really stop that. Its not the religions fault.
TheCatastrophicCatCrusader
Its the people doing these acts, no matter the background. People can be bad or good, every place in the world have them of all sizes.
PlatypusPowersActivate
The smaller the coffin, the harder it is to lift
gutterfinch
Times I regret learning to read for 200 Alex
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
False. They're all heavy, Jim. They're all...so very heavy.
SatansLittleButtPlug
Agree. My uncle refused to carry my 35 year old cousin's coffin. "He is supposed to carry me to my grave" as he put it.
MrHailstone
Really? Do they put weights in there too?
PlatypusPowersActivate
It makes them go faster
justvenomcake
Curse those fat midgets.
RandomActsOfBubbleGuts
LevainAvatar
Fuck why did you have to say that...
SirSciencewastaken
I'm just going to go down here and be sad.
thespecialone1
This is NOT islam this is terrorism, some people aren’t enough intelligent to make difference between the both, terrorists want to divide us
Sprixxen
It's both. That's why they're called Islamic terrorists. They are motivated by their interpretation of Islam.
SithShodan
How much of a piece of shit do you have to be to believe killing innocent children gets you rewarded in heaven? Jesus Christ
superglitter222
Well jihad rewards you handsomely in the afterlife
thisusernameisforme
Jesus Followers do the same mate. It’s a problem with any belief system. Every religion is like this.
JupitersWitch
Having Pakistani fruends I can tell you some people are fucking obsessed about hate and revenge. Not saying all, but yeah some are nuts.
SithShodan
Yeah, there's always going to be good and bad in every walk of life. Always going to be radicals from every religion.
DuckHuntPro
Thats beyond fucked up.
WonderHowLongMyUsernameCouldBeBeforeImgurStopsMe
As a Dane I am surprised I haven't heard anything about this. I didn't know anyone from Denmark were killed. RIP to everyone
SeveralSpeciesOfSmallFurryAnimalsGatheredTogetherInACave
It's been in all the news since the moment it happened.
WonderHowLongMyUsernameCouldBeBeforeImgurStopsMe
honestly haven't seen it anywhere that any Danish people were killed
brockbourbon
Father is a billionaire. This is how you get Batman.
AGiantFan
Reverse batman. In all seriousness my thoughts go out to Mr. A. H Povlsen in this time. Money or not it will guaranteed suck.
ohthatsgangsta
Owns Asos right?
Josesfineart
I live minutes from that church and feel terrible now for not being there to show my support. It's one of the saddest stories I've heard.
vikingvampireangel
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-48146305 just in case anyone was wondering
Tsumino79
i remember when the bombings first happened the BBC listed everyone but islamist extremists as possible suspects for the bombing
vikingvampireangel
Makes me wonder about the downvoters. I just sort of want to know the reasoning behind it.
Tsumino79
(so Buddhists (well known for setting themselves on fire not blowing themselves up) and the Hindus - i have no idea what they are known for)
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Simpsons Controversy
Tsumino79
that was not hindus that was people being offended on behalf of them because they were not being offended enough
tcdriver
Fuck religion .....if your god wants you to kill children ....He ain't worthy of the name
TheS4ndm4n
God is just an excuse people use to be assholes.
SergeyPrkl
Indeed religions are the main thing to blame at the moment. but people are keen to look excuses. Look at all conflicts in the world..
SergeyPrkl
All countries that are involved in bloody wars at the moment, are fundamentally religious countries. Only Russia isn't.
SergeyPrkl
Russia does it purely like in the good old days, for imperialism and "lebensraum".
DavidHawa
For some reason Islamists think God needs their help to kill people. I feel like if God wants someone dead then he’s powerful enough 2 do it
Cillellic
They were 5, 12 & 15 years. Their sister, 10, survived. I cant imagine what she must go through. & this is just 1 family out of many 100
BitchButcher
I think it helps if you a billionaire.
PrincessConsuelaBananaHammockTheSecond
I worked for the father, lovely man. Such sad news.
TroyLoModel
Thanks for great title calling it what it was.
YaBoyJohnorrhea
One of those situations where the silence is deafening for that girl. Poor kid.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
If my kids were killed, I think I'd just kill myself.
TezuNii
Their father is actually Anders Holch Povlsen, So i would not be too surprised is we see a lot more russian mercs fighting against them soon
MrDeadsr
who is he
moonsaves
Danish businessman and billionaire.
tankdestroyer642
Danish Billionaire
MADMAN5465
Denmarkd richest guy. He's about to have a 320 meters tall building constructed. So its the tallest building in west Europe
torbengb
Hvem er det lige det er?
justanotherprivateshare
Ham som startede og ejer Bestseller
lDanielHolm
Han startede det ikke selv; det var vistnok hans far. Men han er den rigeste mand i Danmark lige pt.
justanotherprivateshare
Yeah fandt ud af senere hans forældre startede den første tøjbutik men selve “bestseller” er vidst ham
Gameking116
Yodel yodel
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CaptainCrayola
If your definition of a “stain” is religious extremism, then so is Christianity, Hinduism, buddhism, and any other religion in which 1/2
CaptainCrayola
People both young and old have been killed in the name of. Don’t attack the religion, that isn’t the problem, attack those who seek violence
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chiefs86
(2) Nope. The religion, in this case, is the problem. It has not reformed, it cannot reform, because to attempt it would invite death.
chiefs86
https://www.philly.com/news/muslim-american-society-philadelphia-children-investigation-20190504.html?outputType=amp
assymcgee7
And all the while Democrats won’t say Christian.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Imagine if republicans said "My heart goes out to the Christchurch victims, and other people who don't eat for a week every year."
wanderingsibyl
Which Democrat? Name them. Even AOC explicitly stated it was an attack on Christians in church on Easter.
Amuzaulo
Hey man don't post the truth on imgur
wanderingsibyl
Yeah, I thought it was a reasonable question to ask for proof for a statement like that. Guess not.
Gantzz321
sure we do, Christian Terrorist murdered innocent people at Christchurch or Christian arrested who sent pipe bombs to Trumps adversaries.etc
AaronGodgers
That person wasn’t a Christian.
Gantzz321
ohh that is how this works, someone does something can Christians get to say they were not Christian, but not the other way around
Weregerbil2
But like, he didn't identify as Christian, worship a god, or follow the teachings of Christ. It's not really a "no true scotsman" if 1/2.
Weregerbil2
there's no reason to think he was a Christian and he didn't claim or want to be one in the first place.
callmethelizardqueen
My heart goes out to those Easter Worshippers.
Laellana
I think I just had an aneurysm reading that lmao
callmethelizardqueen
Only following the political line of what to call the easter sunday victims.
Laellana
Yeah I just cant believe that's our reality at this point haha
UnbelievableButter
That was the most absurd terminology from Democrats.
callmethelizardqueen
I was kind of surprised I didn't see the mocking of them here. Maybe I missed it.
Amuzaulo
It's seems like the fairly innocent polite phrasing you expect in a political statement. They were worshiping on Easter. It's descriptive.
callmethelizardqueen
I don't know why suddenly naming the religion targeted is not politically correct.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Claiming christians can be victims too isn't too hot right now.
Revicus
No kidding! I mean, how can we tell who they mean? There are so many religions that go to worship services because of Easter, after all.
callmethelizardqueen
Or, you know, just call them Christians.
Revicus
If identifying people by an activity they're engaged in is wrong, I assume calling the Pulse Nightclub fatalities "clubgoers" offended you.
Revicus
Or you're being hypocritical. It's one or the other. That's either acceptable grammar or it's not. Pick one.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Seriously, fuck them, innocent people, KIDS getting shot down, and they're too modern/PC to fucking call them Christian, fuck them all.
Revicus
Innocent people die, kids are shot down, and you're throwing a tantrum because someone was more descriptive than you wanted.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
How the fuck is that MORE descriptive? They're trying to avoid calling Christians victims for the sake of modern anti-western PC culture.
Revicus
"Christians": Conveys they are Christians. "Easter worshipers": Conveys they are Christians, engaged in the activity of attending>
Revicus
Easter worship services. At least if you have enough basic knowledge of religion to know Easter is a Christian holiday. You do, right?
myotherusernameisalreadytaken
I don't know how someone can follow an organisation that kills children. My condolence to the family of the children.
5po0ky
I agree, religion sucks
Cargobiker530
The US Air Force kills children all the time. Somehow those kids don't count b/c brown skin.
vampirelibrarian
An organization that kills people*. The death of children is not more tragic than adults. They were *all* innocent victims
nipplepanties
They're nihilists, I don't respect them. You. You curmudgeon.
bippidybopiddyboo
There are horrible people in every organization, government, religion, race, country. It's sad and scary.
ikindacarebutimostlydont
People seem to follow the US government and military just fine.
Saustino
Ask our Congresswoman Omar. She loves extremist Muslims, they are victims in her mind.
TheFreemen
Theres a reason people like that are called fanatical
TheDarkServentofKtuhulaRHelei
Or how leftist wish to bring more of those folks to europe
otiumCatulli
Because they believe the other side also kills children.
trinabeana23
Plus they r told/taught over & over "Ends justifies the means" also that any action against their "enemies" will please their God
thisusernameisforme
All the religions are the same. Fuck them all
wanderingsibyl
True, I wonder how many children governments have killed in the Middle East? Both from outside and inside forces.
dontsexualizemeplz2
Every army kills children. If there was a chance, people would kill every last one of each other. That's the limit of their desire.
WyrmsWorks
It's easy when you're brainwashed to believe they were born into and are being raised by an evil culture. Those kids will grow up and be
WyrmsWorks
evil adults and teach their own kids to be evil, perpetuating the problem. But they're too stupid to look in a mirror.
MrJollyBear
I don’t condone killing of any kind! But that statement goes both ways.
malikcarr
We like to think of terrorism as using vile acts as a means to achieve a political outcome. This is a very "western" sort of reasoning. ->
malikcarr
Fundamentalist Islamist groups who do this kind of thing for religious reasons don't have a political outcome, the body count is itself->
malikcarr
the objective. Like you're just out to kill whoever doesn't cleave unto your particular sect of faith, that's it.
Janusha
This is hardly the time or the place for it, but how many children do you think USAs pointless wars have claimed? According to UN its over -
dragonsarelife
You're right, not a great time or place. However, this is a great platform to get your info/sources to a wider audience. :)
Janusha
Lucky then. That I never say anything that cant be looked up.
dragonsarelife
I'm not saying you don't. Just that you'd hit a wider audience with a post of your own.
Janusha
After years of debating shit on social media, Ive stopped giving people sources. Its better that they look it up themselves. That makes it--
Janusha
--half a million children under the age of 5. Not just bombs and drone strikes, but 10 years of sanctions hindring simple medication and --
Janusha
--hospital supplies into these countries that USA wants for their oil. So please. Pick another time and place for that shit.
jwawrzon
Uh...last time I checked, the USA was exporting oil. Miss me with that tired oil lie.
Janusha
That is a wild misconception, but I know... There is a lot of bullshit regarding that. But dont use bullshit to try and score a cheap "win"
MrVocabulary
Fortunately, only about 58% of all Muslims support terrorist organizations.
tardismisunderstood
yea but when your "organization" is 1.5 billion people that's a lot of extremeists.
XxXAbrahamLincolnXxX
I can say that I've met thousands of Muslims. Not 1 has indicated support for these fanatic and disgusting acts
Isaymeanthings
To be fair people do lie.
cinderspires
so no source?
igoslow
source please
whiite
https://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/
MrVocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7TAAw3oQvg I believe he quotes several UN reports
xXMidNiteXx
What you mean by supporting? Like directly paying money to the organizations or simply by buying imported stuff like food?
Sprixxen
Believing that shariah law should be enforced and having sympathy for the "martyrs".
xXMidNiteXx
Did someone ask like three ppl at a mosque to make this statistics ?
Sprixxen
No, they asked 38,000 participants in 39 countries. It was conducted by Pew. They also asked many other interesting questions.
cinderspires
i ask the same question when thousands of middle eastern children die in US bomb drops and drone strikes
Steven054
Thanks Obama
ambiencenever
Yep, he's the only potus who bombed that region. Eyeroll
SexyFemale
these downvotes make me really sad
RabatWithLove
Preach, I think so far millions. Still it doesn't make what happened in Sri Lanka any less worse, innocent people still died.
Sprixxen
You think the death toll of children directly caused by US ordinance is in the millions? If you took every civilian death caused by ->
Sprixxen
coalition forces including adults, it would not be close to that number. You're in fantasy land.
RabatWithLove
i can't give you even an approximate number and i'm no expert on this matter. i do believe that direct and indirect US military actions (1)
RabatWithLove
In the middle east death tolls are in the millions, from which a portion is children. Please feel free to provide numbers (2)