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  • Arsonist or performance artist? (Seattle P.I. columnist "understands" Church arsonist)

    10/30/2007 10:15:14 PM PDT · by Stoat · 17 replies · 129+ views
    The Seattle P.I. ^ | October 30, 2007 | D. Parvaz
    It's one thing to set fire to The Man at the Burning Man festival a few days early -- at least the effigy is built to be burned, albeit at a specific hour. But Paul Addis, the guy who bummed out thousands of burners by torching The Man before festival participants were ready for it, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of trying to torch a historic cathedral in San Francisco. Here's a slice from the story:(Edit)On the one hand, I can understand the power of the image to someone who sees the church as an oppressive institution. On the other...