The Spa Shooting Suspect Was a Born Again Baptist Who Was "Big into Religion" [View all]

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The Spa Shooting Suspect Was a Born Again Baptist Who Was “Big into Religion”
By Hemant Mehta, March 17, 2021

Last night, Robert Aaron Long was named as the suspect in a series of shootings at Georgia massage parlors that left eight people dead, most of whom were Asian.

It’s still early. There’s a lot we don’t know. But among the details coming out about Long, here’s one that unfortunately isn’t shocking at all: He attended a Baptist church.

The Daily Beast spoke to someone he attended high school with, who let reporters know Long was always into God:

“He was very innocent seeming and wouldn’t even cuss. He was sorta nerdy and didn’t seem violent from what I remember. He was a hunter and his father was a youth minister or pastor. He was big into religion.”

A neighbor of the family added: “They come across as a good Christian family.”

Emphasis added.

To paraphrase (poorly) a quote from the character Forest Gump: "christian is as christian does"