If it's arson, is it also a hate-crime?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband Todd and up to 1,000 fellow parishioners will worship in a local school this morning after a suspicious fire virtually destroyed the Wasilla Bible Church early Saturday.
The Rev. Larry Kroon said some parishioners were in the church on Nicola Avenue at the time the fire was noticed but no one was injured. Firefighters battled for about eight hours in minus-20 degree temperatures to completely extinguish the blaze that began at the front door.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate went to the church Saturday to apologize to pastors in case the estimated $1 million fire damages, suspected as arson, were "in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received" since the governor's involvement with John McCain's presidential campaign.
The 30-year-old congregation in Wasilla, about 40 miles north of Anchorage, had moved into its new church just 30 months ago. Church officials said they expect to hold services at the Wasilla Middle School for the foreseeable future during repairs.
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Only if it's white christian conservatives, walking wounded victims of everyone. When Black and/or liberal churches burn at the hands of angry conservative whites, they're complaining and "being PC".
So, I hope people will be consistent and apply the same standard to those who label this a "hate crime" when it still hasn't even been determined whether or not it's arson.
Oh, aren't we the total victim. If it is a "hate crime" to single out a person or group because of their ethnicity or whatever, then conservative whites get to be a legitimate group as well. Or are you one of those people who believe that ONLY white people or ONLY Christians are bigots?
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