7 Churches Burned in 2 Weeks

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BY BENGE NSENDULUKA , CP REPORTER
October 25, 2015|12:30 pm

... Since Oct. 8, more than half a dozen churches, which all vary denominationally, have been targeted in what police believe to be deliberate acts of arson. The latest attack occurred on Thursday at the downtown Shrine of St. Joseph Church, which sustained fire damage to its rectory doors.

Police found similarities in the arson attacks in that the fires at all seven churches were similarly set and occurred when the church was empty. The attacks have occurred at predominantly black congregations located near Ferguson, with the exception of St. Josephs although it is located in a predominantly black neighborhood ...

http://www.christianpost.com/news/7-churches-burned-in-2-weeks-racism-is-alive-in-st-louis-pastor-says-148363/

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1. My bet is racism was the motive.

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2. Who is doing this?

and why?

This is a disgrace!

The FBI needs to become involved in this if they aren't already!

This is certainly a more than newsworthy item and why we aren't hearing much about this is bothersome and loathsome at best!

& recommend!!

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3. Seventh Arson Fire at St. Louis Churches

Friday, October 23, 2015
By JOE HARRIS

... All of the fires consisted of a small blaze set outside of exterior doors ... Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Thursday asked U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch for help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Koster said that no motive is known, but the fires appear to be hate crimes. "The first six of the seven fires occurred at churches with predominantly African-American congregations, and the seventh was set at a church in a predominantly African-American neighborhood," Koster wrote to Lynch . "Furthermore, the fires are transparently attacks on people of faith, targeting their most sacred places. Hate crimes can never be tolerated, but the damage inflicted by such crimes is especially acute in the greater St. Louis area, which is still recovering from the events in Ferguson last year" ...

http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/10/23/seventh-arson-fire-at-st-louis-churches.htm

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