good lord, that article is frustrating. The dude was just straight hateful against mormons and ready to do something about it:
When Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns heard that someone shot churchgoers and burned down the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sept. 28 in nearby Grand Blanc, he said not once did he think it was the man he spoke to while canvassing less than a week prior who went on a tirade against the church and described Mormons as "the antichrist."
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The FBI said Monday that they're still working to determine a motive. Law enforcement has already interviewed over 100 people, said Reuben Coleman, special agent in charge of the FBI in Detroit.
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He said Sanford began asking him open-ended questions about Mormonism, first asking how Johns felt about the religion. And the more questions Sanford asked on the topic, the more pointed they became, Johns said. He said Sanford asked him about the Mormon bible, the role Jesus plays in the religion, the history of the LDS church and Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of Mormonism and the LDS movement.
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But Johns said everything Sanford asked him about Mormonism led to Sanford declaring the religion as "the antichrist."
Their conversation never delved into politics or current events, Johns said β "there was no mention of anything right or left, blue or red.β
But Johns did say he spotted a Trump 2024 sign on the suspect's fence.