Six predominately black Southern churches burn within a week; arson suspected in at least three

The Washington Post ^ | June 29, 2015 | Lindsey Bevar

[knarf]

In the week after nine people were shot dead at Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, six churches with predominately black congregations in five Southern states have burned. Three of the fires are being investigated as arson.
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[knarf]

This just showed up in my wife's FB page and I have never heard of any of this
Have I been asleep or was it kept quiet or what ?

[skr]

Democrat operatives working hard to get their voting base ready for 2016

[iowamark]

Churches and synagogues are under attack from various sides today. I would have good fire alarms, security system, and cameras in place in every one. I am surprised that insurance companies have not so insisted.

[Darteaus94025]

Is this their return fire?

[uncitizen]

Yep

[cva66snipe]

The first fire came late June 21 when, police said, someone set fire to some hay bales just outside the College Hill Seventh Day Adventist in Knoxville, Tenn. The church sustained minor damage. Its van was also burned

The Knoxville area is having an abnormally dry spring and summer. We are in the first stage of drought. Yes if hay bales were left there {I'm assuming for decoration or landscaping} they would likely go up from a cigarette or if green hay spontaneous combustion.

A few miles north of Knoxville a few years ago a motel burned due to mulch they think. When I was growing up in the 1960's I remember several church fires in Knoxville within about a year. All white churches.

I also remember a scandal over a church fire in Knoxville. It was a church Reggie White was a co=pastor of. Reggie was a good man perhaps who trusted others too much. But this is an interesting read. I remember the scandal. Church's pastor sentenced for drugs, funds gone

Also churches are vulnerable to arsonist from Kooks who have some mental disorder and churches are easy lower risk targets. Most of them burn though due to undetected issues in the churches wiring or HVAC system etc. They can burn quite a while inside and not be detected. Gas leaks especially in rural churches happen as well.

[Netz]

The current sitting President of the United States is nearly 100% responsible for setting Race relations back 50 years. His policies, interference, outspoken defense of thugs, critiques of his own Police forces, bias, prejudging and general radical agenda have inflamed race relations. Up until 2008, things “seemed” to be reaching some kind of normalcy but the POTUS has caused infection and insurrection and that will be one of his many policy failures displayed at his Presidential Library some day.

[Veggie Todd]

Charlie Manson is smiling.

[zipper]

Back when Clinton was president there were a rash of dozens of supposedly deliberate black church burnings. USA Today did an extensive analysis and long article about it; their conclusion was it was not a white or Republican conspiracy at all. But it definitely was mentioned in a lot of Democrat fundraising emails, and got a lot of air time on the networks.

Of course now this couldn’t happen. USA Today is far too far left to publish an honest assessment.

[monocle]

Bill Clinton’s Fantasy #3
“I have vivid and painful memories of black churches being burned in my own state when I was a child.”
President Clinton
June 8 1996 - national radio address

[okie01]

Rural churches are favorite targets of arsonists.

With wood construction and their spire creating a perfect flue, a church building can create quite a spectacular fire. A rural location allows plenty of time before the fire is reported and fire equipment can be brought to bear.

And a lot of rural churches in the south are "predominantly black" churches.

Accordingly, there is a history of church burnings--caused by arsonists without any racist motive.

[Sontagged]

Social media and the internet in general have long blown the cover of these staged “hoax” events.

The surveillance footage will have been “lost” or “erased” because, of course, these are paid Uniparty operatives working to divide our country by hatred.

The monied Elites think we are idiotic plebes for buying the “left/right” paradigm.

At the top, there is NO “left or right”. It is rule by divide and conquer, at any cost.

[Gaffer]

And Bill Clinton remembers as a teenager all those black churches being burned in Arkansas. Oh wait........

It’s hard to say what tickles the MSM’s fancy anymore as far as news goes. This article is the first I’ve seen or heard from here in Georgia......

[Mark17]

Charlie Manson is smiling.

I talked to Charlie a couple of times. He is one weird dude.

[Species8472]

NFPA stats show 1800 fires a year in "religious" institutions.

That's almost 5 a day.

15% are suspicious.

Nothing to see here.

Move along.........

[Salman]

Here we go again.

Just like 1996.

[Joe Boucher]

A black friend of min e in rural Georgia posted about this on her facebook page.
She is terrified that this is a widespread thing.
I think it is democrats trying to make it look like pubbies being racist.

[Sherman Logan]

Sad about the headline.

Predominately isn’t even a word.

They meant, of course, predominantly.

Headlines are written by editors. Apparently they don’t edit themselves.

[Dr. Ursus]

Three words- Black church maintenance!

[CommieCutter]

I don’t remember it being this bad in the 80s 90s or 2000s. Not saying it didn’t happen just saying today seems like when I read about the 1960s.
The Dems need their 1960s back and they will create it if they have to.