Updated: 7 predominantly Black Churches have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Updated: 7 predominantly Black Churches have burned since the Charleston Massacre
#1Updated: 7 predominantly Black Churches have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/28/15 at 1:50pm
Apologies if there is already a topic on this, I looked and didn't see one. But can we talk about this? I am so angry, hurt, frustrated, saddened, disgusted... ok I can't come up with enough emotions going through my head about this right now. I honestly am starting to worry this is just the beginning and the worst is yet to come.
Reports that between 3-6 black churches have been the victims of arson attacks since the#CharlestonMassacre. Please do not let this be a quiet matter. We will not and cannot live in terror.
Two source links are below. 3-6 was stated because 3 are confirmed arsons; there have been reports of 3 other burned down black churches but not yet confirmed as arson by mainstream press.
Source: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/whos-burning-black-churches-arsonists-hit-at-least-3-southern-congregations-in-the-last-7-days/
Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/06/arson-churches-north-carolina-georgia/396881/
5 black church arsons in 6 days:
Knoxville 6/21
Macon GA 6/23
Charlotte, NC 6/24
Warrenville SC 6/26
Tallahassee 6/26
#2Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/28/15 at 7:37pm
White, straight, male Christians have lost their $hit!
We shouldn't be surprised. They keep proving they are a fragile bunch.
Updated On: 6/28/15 at 07:37 PM
#2Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 2:19am
I'm ashamed to say I totally missed this until seeing your thread, so thank you for starting it, OP. I wonder what the chances are that these acts of arson were committed by white, Christian males. Hmmmmmm. If these attacks were known to have been perpetrated by individual Muslim men CNN and Fox and everyone else would be declaring that the country was under attack. But these cases, of course, will just be described as isolated incidents perpetrated by "lone wolves".
#3Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 12:34pm
It is easy to miss. The Media hasn't really been covering it. Burn one CVS however...
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LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#4Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 12:42pm
Unless something has changed in the last 12 hours, this has received zero national media attention. That's shameful.
#5Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 3:06pm
You think at least Fox News would cover this as a war on Christians!
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#6Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 3:14pm
^ HA!
It is shameful this isn't being covered. But sadly not surprising.
#7Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 5:14pm
In the past 9 hours, it's been covered by everything from the Washington Post to NPR to the NY Daily News to Forbes to Fox News to MSNBC to Christian Today to the BBC and the Daily Mail.
A Google news search turns up 251 articles on the topic.
Google News Search: black + churches + arson
#8Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 5:16pm
Well after the fact. Glad that they finally caught on.
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#9Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 5:16pmSorry--that should be 598 articles.
#10Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 5:18pm
Sorry. I'm not sure one counts these. It looks like it's been covered by over 1,000 news sources and websites
#11Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/29/15 at 11:57pm
Daily Beast reviews the possible conspiracy theories.
DAILY BEAST: Burned Black Churches May Be ‘Violent Backlash’ After Charleston Shooting
#12Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/30/15 at 10:39pm
#7 is burning right now.
http://www.wach.com/news/story.aspx?id=1224673
GREELEYVILLE, SC (WCIV) -- A black church is on fire tonight 20 years after it was burned to the ground by two former members of the KKK....
#13Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/30/15 at 10:43pm
Jesus Christ.
#14Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/30/15 at 11:05pm
Racism is a thing of the past!
I will bet anything this is backlash for the Confederate Flag controversy.
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#15Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/30/15 at 11:16pm
"Sorry. I'm not sure one counts these. It looks like it's been covered by over 1,000 news sources and websites
https://www.google.com/search?q=black+churches+arson&oq=black+churches+arson&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.10127j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=black+churches+arson&tbm=nws"
BTW, I meant to respond to PJ's posts earlier. You're absolutely right that there are hundreds, if not thousands of news sources which have reported on these arson attacks in the past couple of days. But, I think it's fair to point out that the weight of this developing story has not been appropriately covered by most major news outlets - both print/digital and broadcast. Most news websites are reporting on each fire as an individual story with "possible links" to other recent church burnings. And that link is being reported as almost something of a curiosity rather than a deeply disturbing rapidly emerging trend.
I'm repeating myself here, but because the victims are black people and because the perpetrators are, in all likelihood, white Christian males, the bigger national story is being downplayed. If these were attacks on mostly white churches by brown skinned men of muslim origin, there would be 24/7 white-knuckled reports on every major network and even talks about it being our next 9/11. But instead we get this almost muted response from most of the media as though they're begrudgingly covering something of "black interest" to appease the diversity watchers at their networks and publishers.
I'm not suggesting that the panicked chicken little style of reporting that often infects cable news is always a good thing, but I think it's definitely worth noting the complete tonal shift when these attacks affect a less than well represented community.
pippin423
Understudy Joined: 7/18/05
#16Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 6/30/15 at 11:20pm
I do not for the life of me understand how a person or people, can have that much evil in them. Does it make these idiots feel good about themselves burning down churches? This is becoming almost two separate countries. It is sickening.
#17Just the beginning? At least 3 Black Churches (possibly up to 6) have burned since the Charleston Massacre
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:53am
Arson (even non-hate-related) is the most difficult crime to solve, because all it takes, they say, is "a man and a match"--and unlike homicide, robbery, rape or burglary, the physical evidence is usually "lost in the embers," consumed by the fire itself.
Any clues they do find--similarity of the accelerant, similar blocking or closing of doors and windows, multiple fuel sources--can point to a pattern of arson. And with the history of black churches being burned going to back to the 1820s, it's pretty clear that it can be called a hate crime. But without a suspect or hate being expressed in words, it's impossible for the FBI to know if it's a single arsonist or a conspiracy.
I doubt the current Obama-adminitration FBI is dragging its heels, even if some of the local authorities are. I'm sure the arsonist or arsonists will be caught--and the proverbial book will be thrown at them.
The Washington Post has a well-researched article this morning on the history of why racists burn black churches.
WASHINGTON POST: Why racists target black churches
