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NBC: 5 Southern Baptist churches in Alabama set afire. More to come...
MSNBC ^
| February 3, 2006
Posted on 02/03/2006 6:23:02 AM PST by precedence
More to come....
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: baptist; church; churchburning; southernbaptist
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To: Onelifetogive; precedence
Bibb County - 80% White
Chilton County - 87% White
The press silence or insurance fraud accusations begin in 5 minutes.
To: Skooz
If the churches that were attacked turn out to be black churches, rest assured that Alabama will be swarming with Federal LEOs and MSM types like flies to honey. Assuming there are white supremacists stupid enough to have committed this crime and these are not "Reichstag fires", they will likely be sentenced to 999 life sentences in some prison with an 80% black inmate population. In combination with the recent attack on homosexuals at a "gay bar" in Massachusetts, watch for renewed pressure for Federal "hate crimes" laws. There may even be calls for curbs on the Internet, since the suspect in the bar attack probably contacted white supremacist groups through their Web sites.
If they are white churches that were bombed, the MSM will be relatively quiet and the FBI will do little more than a cursory review. However, it is possible that, even if the churches were white and were conducted by some leftist or Satanist crackpots (who, if caught, will only receive minor sentences), these attacks may be used by RINOs to encourage Republican support for "hate crimes" legislation. The argument will be that such legislation is needed because even white evangelicals can be affected by "hate."
To: Blueflag
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posted on
02/03/2006 6:58:17 AM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: mariabush
Obviously. Yours was made up separately.
64
posted on
02/03/2006 6:59:39 AM PST
by
Theoden
(Fidei Defensor - Deus vult!)
To: Another Thought
- the Southern Baptist Convention has gone through a split (with the SBC being the most conservative) and there is a lot of animosity in some parts of the country. Who knows? I suspect that it is likely to be a loony individual or small group with a grievance. I'm Southern Baptist and the "split" you are referring to is news to me. I might add I'm an active Southern Baptist. Our splits usually only mean that more churches will be started, not burnt down.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:00:23 AM PST
by
CajunConservative
(Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Jindal.)
To: Blueflag
oops Yeah! Get it right. Don't insult us like that. Everyone knows Mississippi exists just so Alabama won't be rated #50 in everything.
66
posted on
02/03/2006 7:01:06 AM PST
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
To: mariabush
67
posted on
02/03/2006 7:02:14 AM PST
by
DocRock
To: Theoden
Don't start fighting.
Baptists are not protestant. The heritage comes from the churches who did not join the ROman Catholic church at its founding. I won't argue with you. If you reject this information, it does not matter to me. It's just for your edification.
68
posted on
02/03/2006 7:02:16 AM PST
by
Sensei Ern
(Now, IB4Z! http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "Cowards cut and run. Heroes never do!")
To: CajunConservative
One cannot discount that these may be cooking accidents. After all if there is one thing we Southern Baptist's are known for it is our Pot Luck gatherings ;-)
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:03:39 AM PST
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
70
posted on
02/03/2006 7:04:05 AM PST
by
Velveeta
To: Wallace T.
Just heard on the radio news at the top of the hour here that 4 of the churches are white and one was black. Arson is suspected.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:04:06 AM PST
by
NTegraT
((For 12 Days of Christmas))
To: FormerLib; rhetorica; 1-Eagle; outlaw1_2003; AzaleaCity5691; Texaggie79; the final gentleman; ...
Alabama ping!
I'm surprised no racial numbers about the churches have been pulled up yet. Unless they're predominantly white (which would explain why the media isn't saying anything; if these were 'black' churches, the media would be on this like white on rice).
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:04:42 AM PST
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
To: Celtic Conservative
There's no such thing as a hate crime. Arson is a crime like any other.
(Or so I've read around here.)
To: precedence
Per FoxNews radio:
One black church, 4 white churches.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:05:27 AM PST
by
wildehunt
(I told them they'd need horses...)
To: commish
Maybe they were frying up some chicken and there was a grease fire that got out of control.
75
posted on
02/03/2006 7:05:36 AM PST
by
CajunConservative
(Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Jindal.)
To: mariabush
You're right; the Baptist church is an outgrowth of the Bible-based anabaptist movement, which was neither catholic or protestant.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:07:21 AM PST
by
precedence
(Rumsfeld: "I don't do quagmires.")
To: Wombat101
Question: What's the difference between a Baptist and a Methodist?Answer: A Methodist will say hello in the liquor store.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:07:21 AM PST
by
numberonepal
(Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
To: precedence
To: WKB
You are correct. I attend FBA and it is not predominately white. Maybe 50% or 60%.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:08:36 AM PST
by
jer33 3
To: Sensei Ern
I am not attacking Baptists as a whole, only an individual. I have noted many of her posts in the past as being rabidly anti-Catholic, and rather than taking the "high road", I am throwing her own garbage right back in her face. I have a list of posters like her.
I get along with almost every Protestant I meet, and I only go after those who have a habit of attacking the Church. I apologize if I came across wrong, I usually do.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:08:53 AM PST
by
Theoden
(Fidei Defensor - Deus vult!)
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