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'''Eric Robert Rudolph''' (born September 19th, 1966) is a Christian terrorist responsible for a series of [[wikipedia:Pro-life|anti-abortion]] and [[wikipedia:LGBT rights opposition|anti-gay]]-motivated [[wikipedia:Pipe bomb|bombings]] across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The [[wikipedia:FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] considers him a [[terrorist]]. | '''Eric Robert Rudolph''' (born September 19th, 1966) is a Christian terrorist responsible for a series of [[wikipedia:Pro-life|anti-abortion]] and [[wikipedia:LGBT rights opposition|anti-gay]]-motivated [[wikipedia:Pipe bomb|bombings]] across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others. The [[wikipedia:FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] considers him a [[Terrorism|terrorist]]. | ||
As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [[wikipedia:Church of Israel|Church of Israel]] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [[wikipedia:Christian Identity|Christian Identity]] movement. Rudolph and his family were connected with the Christian Identity movement, a militant, racist and anti-Semitic organization that believes whites are God's chosen people. He has confirmed religious motivation, but denied racial motivation for his crimes. | As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a [[wikipedia:Church of Israel|Church of Israel]] compound in 1984; it is connected to the [[wikipedia:Christian Identity|Christian Identity]] movement. Rudolph and his family were connected with the Christian Identity movement, a militant, racist and anti-Semitic organization that believes whites are God's chosen people. He has confirmed religious motivation, but denied racial motivation for his crimes. |