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Orthodox churches burn on holiest day
SBS News ^ | 2 May 2016 | Staff

Posted on 05/02/2016 9:55:02 PM PDT by BlackVeil

Within 24 hours of the Orthodox Church celebrating Easter, three of its buildings around the world have gone up in flames.

Orthodox churches in Sydney, Melbourne and New York all caught fire, although there appears to be no link between the blazes.

In Sydney, the Macedonian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection was gutted following a fire that broke out about 10pm on Sunday.

Less than 12 hours after the end of the Easter service, the Rockdale church, parts of which have been standing since the 1890s, was destroyed. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at sbs.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: churches; easter; fires; orthodoxchurches
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To: BlackVeil

There are no coincidences.


21 posted on 05/03/2016 4:27:30 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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What?


22 posted on 05/03/2016 5:12:41 AM PDT by cassiusking
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To: Gene Eric

Islam is a murder cult, bent on world domination.

Submit or Die!


23 posted on 05/03/2016 5:44:16 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Canadians can't be President!)
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