There are times in all our lives (Christian or not) that we question God for things that we are and have to go through, we often blame God and feel we have been deserted, even question our own faith and it takes a lot of faith to believe some of these happenings are for good, especially when we see so much suffering in the world. Just because we blame God and turn from Him does not mean that we are not Christians anymore, I know as I spent 15 years walking My Way and not Gods Way, but all the time He was in control.

We do not know what was in Gerry’s heart, only our Lord knows that so who are we to condemn and judge. This was a devastating and terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to Beckie and all who knew and loved him.

Gerry was one of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to meet (Angel or not) and as for being a Christian, it would explain his character, how he acted and the way he treated people. A real Christian Hearted man.

Ruth Johnson, Kent, UK

It seems so odd to suggest that a Christian wanting to witness to a particularly wayward group should also want to officially JOIN them! So far as religious organizations having non Biblical sources of truth at the same time identifying themselves as "Christian", the Scriptures say to come out from among them and be separate ... it says don't partake of such. Also there is instruction to not give an appearance of evil. Is it not then a valid question to ask "how could this man have been BOTH "Hell's Angel" (literally messenger of HELL) with logo's suggestive of being Satan's emissary AND a true Christian wanting to present the gospel unambiguously? While I personally think there is less potential HARM to others in identifying with outward evil rather than the more insidious evil of a false gospels that outwardly CLAIM to represent Christ while actually representing a false Christ! Being simply "less harmful" hardly seems justification to wear the logo of the Hell's Angels!

Doug, Los Angeles Area, California

How can you be a devout born again Christian and be a HA?

David, Aspin, France

Jesus told us to go into ALL the world and preach the gospel of good news, the world must include those on the fringes of society like members of bike gangs as well as all those terribly nice people who attend church on Sundays.
All have fallen short of the glory of God and need to hear the message of salvation through Christs sacrifice. Biker, police officer, member of the masons, nurse, doctor, hoodie or even a high court judge, we all need someone to reach us with the story of Jesus.

Bob Bennison, Blackburn, UK

Hello fellow Christians and non-Christians alike,
Lets not divide the World of people into this section and that section, and forget the fundamental issue, that a human being here has been unjustilly killed, and unlawfully at that.
I sometimes get very angry at Christians for this very judgemental attitude, and for the life of me, I dont understand where they get it from.
Jesus came for sinners, those that are not should not follow Him. If we cant believe what Jesus can do in a person, then we are waisting our time with St. Paul's message in the Gospels.
After all, the police are re-iterating that from their questioning so far, a picture of the murdered man is emerging of a decent person, do-gooder, that put a smile on people around him, and participated in many Christian practises. Now can a Christian stand up and tell me how Jesus would find this man's actions shameful.
How many Preachers go in the midst of Hell's Angels to preach the Word? Who best assigns God's servants?

James, Kettering, UK

Give me a break. Hells Angel christian, what next? I guess if this was an Atheist it would not even be an article at all. Where do the Hell's Angels and christians cross??? Pretty soon we will have christian barbarians!

R. Bystrak, Rock Tavern, New York, USA

For the ignorant amongst us, the name "Hells Angels" originated from a bomber squadron in WW2 comprising of fellow church-goers, and meant "Angels in Hell" referring to their mission despite the hell of destruction about them. They were proud to be part of a solution, not watchers hidden by asserted "neutrality".

I was one in the 70s, I have many good, decent friends who still are, and if it matters to people, I am also a family GP and a Christian to boot.

My heartfelt condolances to the family and friends of Gerry Tobin, I hope that his brethren do not respond on impulse and support the police in finding those behind this atrocity. All life is precious.

Nick Windsor, Windsor, Bucks

The Hell's Angels are a terrorist/criminal org involved in prostitution and drug dealing among other things. There is no reason why a Christian should be a member of such an org. Many HA members wear things such as a 666 patch to show that they aren't Christians.

Greg Carr, Surrey, Canada

Im a biker not a Hells Angel but regardless of how others may feel about this matter i would like send my thoughts and blessings out to Mr Tobin's friends and family.
Im a black South London resident. Somewhere thats had its fair share of violent crime over the last few months (gun and kinfe)
Motorcycles have been the strongest incentive to draw me away from the sometimes violent lifestyle that seems to plague society today.

Whatever happened to having a quarrel face to face or at least a punch up!!!
The individuals involved in Mr Tobins murder have quite simply NO HONOUR!
Only happens every so often but i will be praying for their speedy arrest and conviction.

Jason, Brighton,

For the ignorant amongst us, the name "Hells Angels" originated from a bomber squadron in WW2 comprising of fellow church-goers, and meant "Angels in Hell" referring to their mission despite the hell of destruction about them. They were proud to be part of a solution, not watchers hidden by asserted "neutrality".

I was one in the 70s, I have many good, decent friends who still are, and if it matters to people, I am also a family GP and a Christian to boot.

My heartfelt condolances to the family and friends of Gerry Tobin, I hope that his brethren do not respond on impulse and support the police in finding those behind this atrocity. All life is precious.

Nick Windsor, Windsor, Bucks

Dont really see why being either a hells angel or a christian affects this story. Dead is dead and murder is murder.
The fact he had imaginary supernatural friends is irrelevant to the fact that someone shot him on a public motorway and needs to be caught.

Mike Smith, Oxford, UK

God Bless you Mr Tobin,

It is shameful that people can act in such a way. The hell's angels do not have the best public view (after all they're not meant to come across as nice people. They are a group that i feel have loosened the stringency on their membership. I've seen the hells angels turn up with heathens on Quad bikes...no insignia but animalistic sub-humans looking for a fight. The Hells Angels are meant to be feared but ultimately respected becasue they never gave something they weren't given. To me (in my personal opinion) this is either the work of someone who thinks they're a Hell's Angel and is sorely mistaken or is a coward who has had a fall-out with the insignia.

The friends and family have my greatest sympathy and blessings.

Herowyn Beck, Wolverhampton,

Awful.

joan o'connell, cambridge, u.k.

Well if he was a devout Christian why did he go around with the insignia HELLS ANGELS on his back

James Galway, Galway, Co Galway