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Old 06-30-2015, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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This is just horrible.

Six churches with predominantly Black congregations have burned since the attack in Charleston.
Three have been confirmed as arson, the others are under investigation.

Charlotte Among The Cities Last Week Where Black Churches Were Burned

And if that isn't bad enough:

"As African Americans in Texas and North Carolina contemplate rebuilding three more churches destroyed by fire, a phalanx of federal investigators moves across the South, searching for evidence linking the latest attacks to the burning of 29 other black churches in the last 18 months."

America's Long History of Black Churches Burning - latimes
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Old 06-30-2015, 10:30 AM
 
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If confirmed as arson; stipulate the use of state funds to rebuild them and these racist azzhats would be brought to justice overnight.
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Old 06-30-2015, 12:03 PM
 
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I dont trust the SPLC. I have seen them outright lie. As far as I read, there are no suspects or motives. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that white people are running around the South burning black churches. If these were indeed arson, modern forensics should be able to track down the arsonists and put them in jail where they belong.
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Old 06-30-2015, 11:17 PM
 
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I dont trust the SPLC. I have seen them outright lie. As far as I read, there are no suspects or motives. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that white people are running around the South burning black churches. If these were indeed arson, modern forensics should be able to track down the arsonists and put them in jail where they belong.
Ok so do you believe the Washington Post Five predominantly black Southern churches burn within a week; arson suspected in at least three - The Washington Post

or..NPR?

Investigators Probe Fires At 6 Black Churches In 5 Southern States : NPR
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Old 07-01-2015, 06:38 AM
 
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I dont trust the SPLC. I have seen them outright lie. As far as I read, there are no suspects or motives. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that white people are running around the South burning black churches. If these were indeed arson, modern forensics should be able to track down the arsonists and put them in jail where they belong.
What's that have to do with the fact that black churches are going up in flames almost every other night? I mean, aside from an attempt to distract from the glaringly obvious fact that black churches are being intentionally targeted by flailing away at the SLPC strawman?

Gee, look, another just last night:
South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME church burns - CNN.com

So let me get this straight. You think church arsons are so common as to happen numerous times weekly. You also think it is statistically normal for them to all happen in the same part of the country (the South) and to all happen to that minority of churches that are black churches? Never taken a stats class, have you? (not that special academic instruction is necessary to see such an obvious an out of the ordinary trend)



By the way, the church that burned last night? It was opened in 1996, a year after... it was burned down by the KKK as part of a spate of burnings of black churches across the South in 1995. Let me guess - more coincidence, right?
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Old 07-01-2015, 06:42 AM
 
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0 white churches burned.
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Old 07-01-2015, 06:45 AM
 
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....Never taken a stats class, have you? (not that special academic instruction is necessary to see such an obvious an out of the ordinary trend)



By the way, the church that burned last night? It was opened in 1996, a year after... it was burned down by the KKK as part of a spate of burnings of black churches across the South in 1995. Let me guess - more coincidence, right?
I'm guessing that otherwise, you would be against using "stats class" to predict if a particular race was going to commit crime.

The two most important lines from the article you linked, you don't seem to pay any mind to.
"Anytime there is a house of worship involved in a fire, ATF is automatically assigned to look into the cause," said ATF Special Agent Tom Mangan.
As yet, authorities do not know what caused it, said Williamsburg County Fire Chief Randy Swinton.
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Old 07-01-2015, 06:58 AM
 
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As noted, another one last night.

I wonder, how many have to burn before people are as outraged by this as they are about the "ISIS cake."
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Old 07-01-2015, 07:26 AM
 
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What's that have to do with the fact that black churches are going up in flames almost every other night? I mean, aside from an attempt to distract from the glaringly obvious fact that black churches are being intentionally targeted by flailing away at the SLPC strawman?

Gee, look, another just last night:
South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME church burns - CNN.com

So let me get this straight. You think church arsons are so common as to happen numerous times weekly. You also think it is statistically normal for them to all happen in the same part of the country (the South) and to all happen to that minority of churches that are black churches? Never taken a stats class, have you? (not that special academic instruction is necessary to see such an obvious an out of the ordinary trend)



By the way, the church that burned last night? It was opened in 1996, a year after... it was burned down by the KKK as part of a spate of burnings of black churches across the South in 1995. Let me guess - more coincidence, right?
Goodness yes. It's just a coinky-dink. No biggie.
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Old 07-01-2015, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Fairfax, VA
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If confirmed as arson; stipulate the use of state funds to rebuild them and these racist azzhats would be brought to justice overnight.
Churches are tax-exempt. They are not entitled to taxpayer funds. That is what insurance is for.

Al Sharpton has been known to commit fraud to push his agenda. How do we know that blacks are not burning down their own churches to get attention?
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