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Church Arson Motivated By Anti-Obama Rage

The Republican

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January 19, 2009

One of three men arrested for burning down a black church a few hours after Barack Obama was declared the winner of the presidential election last November told investigators he set the church ablaze because he was angered by the prospect of a black president.
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  1. Hoodwinked said,

    on January 22nd, 2009 at 11:33 am

    I wonder where all the people are who theorized that the preacher of this church burned it down himself to collect insurance money. When this story was first run, the online comments blasted that community for “playing the race card”. They are nowhere to be found–not even to offer an apology or to say I was wrong.

  2. Sharonms said,

    on January 22nd, 2009 at 11:57 am

    Typical cowardly moron.

  3. Miriam Aguilar said,

    on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    When people attack a house of God, there is no turning back. It appears nothing is sacred (not even life) to those who live in fear.

  4. JoeBuddha said,

    on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Hey, these people aren’t called “losers” because they came in second…

  5. George Sidoti said,

    on February 5th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    this is the ultimate act of a coward. Anyone who violates any religiously oriented building should not allow himself to be called and American. This act of burning a church violates the moral fiber of everyone living and working in the United States of America.

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