06-30-2015, 04:28 PM
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6 black churches burned down in 1 week only days after Charleston.
http://rt.com/usa/270457-black-churches-fires-south/
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Six mainly African-American churches in five US states have burned down since the deadly attack on parishioners in Charleston, and officials say at least three fires were set deliberately. The arson cases are being investigated as possible hate crimes.
Historically black churches in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia have been damaged or destroyed in fires that began last Monday. In two cases, the fires may have resulted from natural causes, while three were determined to be arson, and one is still being investigated.
The fires have drawn suspicion of foul play, beginning just days after 21-year-old Dylann Roof killed nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Facing nine counts of murder and possible federal hate crime charges, Roof reportedly told the police he wanted to “start a race war.”
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06-30-2015, 05:04 PM
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Truculent!
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I'm confused. Are the churches actually painted black? That should be the only reason they are referred to as "black churches".
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06-30-2015, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
I'm confused. Are the churches actually painted black? That should be the only reason they are referred to as "black churches".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_church
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06-30-2015, 05:22 PM
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Truculent!
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Oh. Well it's on Wikipedia, so it must be right...
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06-30-2015, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Oh. Well it's on Wikipedia, so it must be right...
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It is a common phrase.
Whether you like or agree with it or not is another thing all together.
The phrase is common in the States.
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06-30-2015, 05:30 PM
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Truculent!
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Well I do disagree with it. Which is why I was being a wiener.
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06-30-2015, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Oh. Well it's on Wikipedia, so it must be right...
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If you can cite a source more reputable than Wikipedia that refutes the existence of a term that has been in use for 150+ years to describe churches that minister to a predominantly African-American congregation, I'd be happy to read through your citation.
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06-30-2015, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Well I do disagree with it.
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Why?
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06-30-2015, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Well I do disagree with it. Which is why I was being a wiener.
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Solid work drawing discussion away from possible hate crimes.
#slowclap
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06-30-2015, 05:35 PM
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Oh this is a fun thread...
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06-30-2015, 05:37 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Do you think the arsons could have been set by a Black person? Racial tensions must be high in that area, since the shooting, and people would probably be more vigilant if a suspicious Caucasian came into a Black neighbourhood.
I recall watching this true crime story about serial killer Wade Williams. The detective assigned to the case, happened to be White. He would scope the area, and noticed when Black people saw him, they would immediately call their children in, lock the doors, and peer through windows. He theorized that the killer must be Black, since there was no way a White person could abduct Black children, and go undetected, due to the hysteria that the Black community was in, in the late 70s.
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06-30-2015, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
Do you think the arsons could have been set by a Black person? Racial tensions must be high in that area, since the shooting, and people would probably be more vigilant if a suspicious Caucasian came into a Black neighbourhood.
I recall watching this true crime story about serial killer Wade Williams. The detective assigned to the case, happened to be White. He would scope the area, and noticed when Black people saw him, they would immediately call their children in, lock the doors, and peer through windows. He theorized that the killer must be Black, since there was no way a White person could abduct Black children, and go undetected, due to the hysteria that the Black community was in, in the late 70s.
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Yeah of course it possible, who has said it isn't?
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06-30-2015, 06:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jets4Life
Do you think the arsons could have been set by a Black person? Racial tensions must be high in that area, since the shooting, and people would probably be more vigilant if a suspicious Caucasian came into a Black neighbourhood.
I recall watching this true crime story about serial killer Wade Williams. The detective assigned to the case, happened to be White. He would scope the area, and noticed when Black people saw him, they would immediately call their children in, lock the doors, and peer through windows. He theorized that the killer must be Black, since there was no way a White person could abduct Black children, and go undetected, due to the hysteria that the Black community was in, in the late 70s.
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Well yeah, I guess it's possible that a crazy black guy is running around getting his jollies burning down black churches, but I think it's far more likely that this is racist white terrorists doing this. That's who has been doing it for generations, after all.
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06-30-2015, 07:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jets4Life
Do you think the arsons could have been set by a Black person? Racial tensions must be high in that area, since the shooting, and people would probably be more vigilant if a suspicious Caucasian came into a Black neighbourhood.
I recall watching this true crime story about serial killer Wade Williams. The detective assigned to the case, happened to be White. He would scope the area, and noticed when Black people saw him, they would immediately call their children in, lock the doors, and peer through windows. He theorized that the killer must be Black, since there was no way a White person could abduct Black children, and go undetected, due to the hysteria that the Black community was in, in the late 70s.
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All is possible. Since 1951 91 black churches have been torched in that part of the south .
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07-01-2015, 07:55 AM
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But Fox News has told me that because there is a black president that there is no longer racism concerns in the country.
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07-01-2015, 08:04 AM
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Is this a 200 year old thread bump?
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07-01-2015, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Is this a 200 year old thread bump?
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Time moves slower in the South. They really need to get some physicists and mathematicians to explore this phenomenon. You'll likely also want to include some geneticists and sociologists.
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07-01-2015, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Well I do disagree with it. Which is why I was being a wiener.
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We do an outstanding job of labeling and categorizing every single person in this country. So it would follow that we might as well label churches too, after all church is not about faith, its about demographics!
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07-01-2015, 08:34 AM
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BTW...the fire in Greeleyville, SC last night was not arson according to sources.
http://ksn.com/2015/07/01/another-bl...cause-unknown/
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07-01-2015, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
I'm confused. Are the churches actually painted black? That should be the only reason they are referred to as "black churches".
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Are they painted black, might just be the stupidest question ever asked on CP. Whether you were being a Weiner intentionally or not is irrelevant. Worst. Question. Ever.
Why are there no white churches, amirite wastedyouth?
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