Man Tries to Send Flowers to Fort Hood Shooter

A day after the massacre at Fort Hood, Dan Ross of Lehigh Acres ordered a $59.95 bouquet of yellow roses.

They were not meant to honor the dead, but to soothe the alleged shooter.

In an e-mail order to Marvel’s Florist in Texas, the 61-year-old asked a note to be addressed to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect who remains in intensive care at an Army hospital in Texas.

The florist didn’t complete the order, but alerted the FBI. Ross said the agency visited his home.

Why would someone do such a thing?

As a Christian, Ross said he is called to love his enemies and do good to them.

And as the reincarnated Apostle Peter, Ross said, the Holy Spirit told him to send the flowers.

“He a hero to the Muslim community,” Ross said of Hasan Tuesday night.

Full Article and Video

Posted in Interesting, Spiritual | Comments Off on Man Tries to Send Flowers to Fort Hood Shooter

Inscription for 9/11 memorial in Conn. creates a storm

James Gadiel of Kent, Conn., was a 23-year-old trader who died in the World Trade Center terror attacks. As a tribute to him, his father, Peter, approached local leaders to suggest placing a memorial plaque at the town hall.

Kent’s de facto mayor, First Selectman Ruth Epstein, readily agreed — until she saw the proposed wording: “James Gadiel, lifelong resident of Kent, murdered in the World Trade Center by Muslim terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.”

Full Article

Posted in Interesting, Political, Spiritual | 3 Comments