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Arson suspected in fire at Palin's church
Anchorage Daily News ^
| December 14th, 2008
| WESLEY LOY and RINDI WHITE
Posted on 12/14/2008 1:34:22 PM PST by Species8472
FRIDAY NIGHT BLAZE: As many as 40 volunteer firefighters helped out; single service scheduled today.
WASILLA - A Friday night fire at Gov. Sarah Palin's church caused an estimated $1 million in damage, and investigators say it could be the work of an arsonist.
Firefighters were called to Wasilla Bible Church about 9:40 p.m. and found flames and smoke coming out windows at the back of the three-story structure, said James Steele, chief of the Central Mat-Su Fire Department.
Five women, and possibly a couple of children, were inside the church working on crafts, but everyone got out safely after a fire alarm alerted them to trouble, Steele said.
It was the biggest fire the department has seen this year, and Steele said as many as 35 to 40 volunteer firefighters came from across the region to battle the blaze.
"We are definitely treating it as suspicious and as potential arson at this point," he said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; churchburning; domesticterrorism; leftwingcriminals; palin; pds; ratcrime; wasilla; wasillabiblechurch
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Politically motivated anti Christian hate on display!
To: Species8472
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:37:20 PM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Species8472
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:38:04 PM PST
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: Species8472
I hope she goes there to pray. A horrible act by a leftist mind setter.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:38:22 PM PST
by
BlueStateBlues
(Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
To: Species8472
Keep posting this story. We might as well shoot for a FR record ;o)
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:40:57 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life ;o)
To: Species8472
hmm. who would vandalize a church?
To: Dr. Ursus; Species8472
Five women, and possibly a couple of children, were inside the church working on crafts, but everyone got out safely after a fire alarm alerted them to trouble, Steele said. Add at least 5 counts of attempted muder to Arson when they catch "Da-Bum(s)."
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:42:30 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Species8472
And yet no one bothered Wright’s church.
What a bunch of pigs that would go after her church.
To: SandRat
I wonder if this has anything to due with Prop 8 backlash?
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:45:48 PM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Dr. Ursus
Since one of the ways we “know” that the Saracuda is a hick and a jerk and a bubble-head is that this church had the NERVE to offer counseling and workshops for homosexuals who were unhappy with their “orientation”, I think it’s a theory of the case worth considering.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:49:00 PM PST
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: Species8472
Right out of the Odinga playbook!
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:49:07 PM PST
by
RatsDawg
To: Species8472
I would certainly hope they are beginning the investigation with a serious look at the “burn their Churches” crowd opposing Prop. 8. Especially being “Love Won Out” has a face there, and it got exposure during the campaign.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:49:23 PM PST
by
gidget7
(Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
To: the invisib1e hand
Religion-hating liberals?
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:50:44 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: Species8472
When arrest are made, the hate crime laws must be implemented. If not, they will explain to Christians why hate crimes do not apply to people who attack and hate Christians.
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12/14/2008 1:54:18 PM PST
by
Paige
("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing," Edmund Burke)
To: Species8472
Not to worry! I think God has a special place for church-burners. There will be hell to pay!!
To: Liberty Valance; xcamel; Species8472
This is just breaking on Drudge and FR has had maybe one thread on it...
Don't be so scroogie, LV & XC...Species happens to live in Alaska, so cut him some slack!
To: Dr. Ursus
Prop 8 haters, Pro-Abortion Crowd, Anti-Gun Crows, Animal-Rights Crowd.. take you pick of where to start looking for suspects.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:57:46 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Paige
Religion-hating liberals? That's one word...exception being for Islam since it serves their anti-Christian agenda.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:58:06 PM PST
by
NewLand
(Illinois math: 1 seat + 1 Governor = $5 million)
To: Species8472
Will there be any outrage from the liberals that a Christian house of worship was tourched>
Remember all the phony outrage when Bill Clinton “remembered” black churches burning as a child and a search of the records showed none around his area?
Liberal hypocrites.
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posted on
12/14/2008 1:58:59 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(It's no longer the Press Van, it's a "Tanker" Truck!)
To: Guenevere
Hmm.. FR has 6 threads going, and 4 that have been locked or pulled.
Search works.
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posted on
12/14/2008 2:00:50 PM PST
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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