Richard Mckinney (US Marine)
Richard McKinney is an American Marine veteran who was deployed to the Middle East during wars.[1]
He wanted to bomb a mosque near his house in Muncie, Indiana. He visited an Islamic center in Muncie near his house and eventually converted to Islam.[2]
Biography[edit]
McKinney was raised in the Rust Belt and attended church camp. After high school, he joined the US Marine Corps.[3]
Due to his participation in Middle Eastern wars, he made up his mind to blow up a mosque in Muncie. His daughter, in second grade at that time, learned of McKinney's extreme hatred toward Muslims. She pleaded with him not to kill Muslims as she had a Muslim friend in school. This made McKinney reconsider his decision to detonate the mosque.[4][5]
He went to Muncie Islamic Center to know more about Islam. Eventually he converted to Islam.
McKinney became the president of that same Islamic Center.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ McKinney, Richard. "He was almost viewed as a terrorist. Read the article below to understand how he went from wanting to bomb a mosque to converting to Islam". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Why this would-be mosque bomber converted to Islam". NewsComAu. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ McKinney, Richard. "I was almost a terrorist. Here's how I went from wanting to bomb a mosque to converting to Islam". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ McKinney, Richard. "I was almost a terrorist. Here's how I went from wanting to bomb a mosque to converting to Islam". AberdeenNews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Heart and Soul - Joining the mosque I planned to destroy - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ McKinney, Richard. "I was almost a terrorist. Here's how I went from wanting to bomb a mosque to converting to Islam". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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