Is The Klan Burning Churches Again?
[Glover Grove Baptist Church] is one of at least six black church fires in the South, all of which have taken place in the week-and-a-half since nine people were killed in Emanuel AME Church.
Fires in Charlotte, N.C., and Knoxville, Tenn., are both being investigated as arson. Authorities in Macon, Ga., are investigating another there as “suspicious.” A fire at a Tallahassee, Fla., church was likely caused by electrical problems, authorities have said. Another in Gibson County, Tenn., may have been caused by lightning. One burning in Charlotte is being investigated to determine if it could have been a hate crime.
And last night, a landmark AME church in South Carolina that had been rebuilt after being set afire by the Ku Klux Klan two decades ago was destroyed in a fire:
A historic South Carolina black church was gutted by a fire Tuesday night, just hours after the NAACP warned pastors nationwide to be vigilant following a series of blazes at Southern black churches.
Flames engulfed the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, about 60 north of Charleston, as it burned for nearly three hours.
“It’s gone,” State Rep. Cezar McKnight (D-Kingstree) told the Post and Courier.”They don’t know the cause yet, but I am hoping for the best.”
Mount Zion AME is now the seventh black church in the South to be burned in the past two weeks. It was previously burned to the ground almost exactly 20 years ago by the Ku Klux Klan.
Tuesday’s fire started around 8:30 p.m. and was under control by 11, officials said. Photos showed the church completely consumed by fire, with its roof destroyed and its towering white spire vanished into the flames.
The troublesome truth is that a pattern had already been discerned by law enforcement authorities, and yet a church that had once been a target of the Klan has again been destroyed.
Just don’t call it a wave of racist terrorism targeting a religious and ethnic group – I mean, seven torched black churches must be some kind of coincidence, and such speculation would be way too premature, right?
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Suzanne McFly July 1st, 2015 at 09:39
Does the Supreme Court have anything to say?
Talibandrew Breitbot July 1st, 2015 at 09:44
Haven’t heard a peep about this from Real Chief Justice Don Anthony “Fat Tony” Scalia, but it would not shock me if a whole lot of Dixie-Swastika-fetishizing “justices” at the state and federal level secretly see this as just another expression of religious freedom. They wear the black robes in the courtroom, but would rather you not know about their stashed-deep-in-the-closet white robes and hoods.
Anomaly 100 July 1st, 2015 at 09:52
RACE BAITER!
Suzanne McFly July 1st, 2015 at 09:55
They started it.
Talibandrew Breitbot July 1st, 2015 at 09:41
If not the KKK, it’s some network of racist haters emboldened by their new hero, Dulann Storm Roof. You can bet your bottom dollar that the DOJ and FBI are putting known Klan groups, stormfront.org, and the White Citizens’… er, ahem, Council of Conservative Citizens under the proctoscope.
wpadon July 1st, 2015 at 10:55
I thought I saw Dylann Roof on stage with Gov Christie for his announcement to run for President.
Keyser Soze July 1st, 2015 at 13:31
Ha! The Klan has always counted among it’s membership large numbers of law enforcement and high ranking politicians. Which is why they are still allowed to exist and march freely, while other groups are labeled as terrorists and destroyed
jybarz July 1st, 2015 at 09:51
Sherlock: elementary, my dear Watson.
labman57 July 1st, 2015 at 10:00
White Southerners have been indignantly decrying the sudden demise of the Confederate flag, insisting that the flag represents their southern heritage and has nothing to do with their racist history, and to prove their point … they burn down historical churches cherished by local black communities.
ExPFCWintergreen July 1st, 2015 at 10:28
What else would you expect?
ExPFCWintergreen July 1st, 2015 at 11:10
False Flag! False Flag! (You know it’s coming – even this American Nazi Party “comic” book from 1978 invoked it.)
EnuffBull July 1st, 2015 at 10:49
Get the FBI down there NOW. Get Homeland Security down there NOW. Get the National Guard down there NOW.
William Bryant July 1st, 2015 at 10:59
I just love sensationalism, it’s totally logical. BTW the latest fire cited in this article was deemed NOT arson by investigators (no need to print that, it wouldn’t help sensationalism!). None the less, I think we should bring in the National Guard, Homeland Security, TSA, NSA, FBI, CIA, and a couple midgets to find these people and scour the earth with their remains!
(Of course, we could just stop making racist thugs popular on TV and giving their racist ideas any sort of credence in our media, and instead focus on the love the overwhelming majority of people in SC have been showing) We have focused on racism instead of love, and racism has prevailed! Congratulations.
Annie July 1st, 2015 at 11:18
So this should be quietly swept under the rug without mention? The polite southern way? Are you serious? We are blessed to have insta-coverage of all incidents with the 24-hour news cycle, and, in this case, it’s rightly being blasted everywhere and it should be. Looking at your profile picture, I’m guessing you’re too young to have witnessed the racist horrorshow that was the 1960s in America. People died horrible deaths at the hands of southern racists aka the KKK and most white people still angry their side didn’t win the ‘War of Northern Aggression’ as they call The Civil War. Many of us marched and worked very hard to see laws changed and civil rights protections put in place. In my lifetime, black people weren’t allowed to vote. They weren’t allowed to marry white people. Black children died in a church fire.
Church fires are the signature of the KKK. This cannot be ignored. it feels like 1960 again, and a lot of us are legitimately sad and angry about this. Please watch and learn.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:25
You Grubers are always stuck back in time, whether about Bush or whatever. You Demwits need to get your acts together and in touch with reality.
Annie July 1st, 2015 at 14:33
Is this a joke, or projection?
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 15:28
The church burned down and no one did it. Why make up sheet?
Annie July 1st, 2015 at 15:36
It feels like I’m feeding a troll, and it doesn’t feel right. So I’m done here.
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 16:05
Name calling always makes you look smart.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 23:01
LOL. Obama and his butty Gruber call you guys stupid idiots. Man up and don’t take that kind of sheet from your own guy, set an example for your kids .
bpollen July 2nd, 2015 at 03:53
See! Name calling makes you look super smart! The spelling and grammar errors are just icing on the cake! And the “man up”, boy, that shows you are super smart and a little conflicted about your sexuality!
You wound me to the quick… as in “Quick, get the camera! The baby’s making faces!”
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 11:39
Annie, thank you for your reply. I respect what the generation before us did. But you did not understand my comment at all. We have merely jumped to conclusions and allowed the story of those who died to be stolen, and given the racists the spotlight instead. Your rant went rather off the deep end I understand it wasn’t pointed at me, you have some things to get off your chest.
Morgan Freeman had a very intelligent thing to say about getting rid of racism the underlying context of which I will now explain: We gave very little media attention outside of Obama speaking at the funeral service to 1) the people who lost their lives, and 2) the reaction that the actual people of Charleston gave of praying and weeping together, all races. Instead of the media spreading the message of hope and feeding into the minds of impressionable young people how we should be reacting in this time of violent idiotic racism, we gave nearly all the media attention to one young insane racist, a flag, and the KKK. We forgot the people who died, and replaced them with sensational media. I’m sorry but if I was from your generation, this would infuriate me. The young people in the South, SC especially, hate this type of sensational media. We have worked so hard to pick up the yoke of your generation and take beating racism to the next level.
Your generation laid some very solid foundations with us. Instead of seeing white people and black people, we see our friends and our co-workers. Instead of seeing black crime and white crime, we see just crime. This is why the city of Charleston did not riot as some other cities did, we do not see crime as divided by color. We have progressed much further than you give us credit for, and we are sick of seeing the media ignorantly give the small minority of idiots a podium to preach their racist agenda.
I never said we should sweep it under the rug. What I was saying is, let’s stop letting sensational media carry the racist message out for more idiots to get fired up about it. Instead, let’s talk about how the people of Charleston properly came together and showed how the lines of race have been blurred, how we can stand together against racism and violence, and how Charleston especially has become a melting pot and example for other cities like Ferguson and Baltimore.
Trust me, my generation has worked very hard at extinguishing racism as well; and we are just pissed to see the damn racists get all the attention.
Annie July 3rd, 2015 at 08:46
Thanks for a well thought-out and well written response. Your initial comments focused on sensationalism, and that bothered me. It bothered me because I don’t see it as sensationalism if media shows and reports on what’s actually happening. This is a huge story that cannot be allowed to die. I won’t let it die if I can help it. I’ve been blogging about it all week.
I think I should clarify that I do not get my news from the television. I get it online from sources I myself have found to speak the truth as I believe it to be. I am also a talk radio junkie, and, because the big media operations have shut down all the progressive radio stations save only a handful, I listen online. I happen to be a bleeding heart liberal in the old style; to the left of Al Sharpton. That said, I wish no media would give any attention to these sick slaughterers of good people. I would rather see coverage of the rest of the story. Online progressive media does exactly that. So, I listen and read.
I believe my eyes and ears are still good enough to help me discern the difference between truth and untruth. I have nothing but compassion for you atypical Southern white people. I have friends there, On IOP, who also don’t fit the profile. Sadly, I feel we have let your generation (and ours) down, because when the dust died down and legislation in place, we thought we’d won the war. I’m appalled to see it never really died. It just went underground, and we let our guard down. Shame on us.
We all have some very hard and important work to do. My back is a mess, the result of much fun and active subversiveness in my youth, but I can still march and protest almost as well as I did back then. And I can write.
I am doing my best to work on this with inspiration and love rather then with anger and negativity. I would urge you and yours to do the same. It’s right to get angry and disgusted. It’s how you respond to the shitstorm the big bullies dredge up that matters. Carrying anger around in your gut will kill you after it turns you into a hateful and miserable person. Keep your head up and your eyes and ears open. Respond with nonviolence and inspiration. And always know you’re doing the right thing.
Perhaps I will see you on the front lines. Take care.
dave-dr-gonzo July 1st, 2015 at 12:00
“deemed NOT arson”
No.
Authorities in Tallahassee said that an electrical fire was a “likely” cause. Given longstanding reports of racism within the Tallahassee law enforcement community, it would be irresponsible NOT to take this “cause’ of the fire with a grain of salt.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:28
Churches burn down all the time, what planet do you live on. There are tons of old dilapidated structures serving as churches. ON a upbeat note, new safer and greener more environmentally friendly earth churches can be built to replace these old ones. That is what liberals want too.
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 16:02
“Churches burn down all the time…”
Prove it. Show me news reports of a slew of churches burning down in a two week period. Further, show me news reports of a slew of churches in Southern states that had predominately black congregations that accidentally went up in flames in a two week period.
Failure to do so just proves that you are making up stories. Gee, where have I heard that phrase before???
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 11:21
I wasn’t talking about the fire in Tallahassee, but you can read my other replies to maybe understand the actual intent of my comment.
Mike July 1st, 2015 at 14:04
How stupid are you…??? I really mean it, how stupid can you actually be and still be able to type…???
When 7 black churches burn down within 2 weeks of a deadly attack on a black church it’s called common sense to investigate those fires, not sensationalism. Arson investigations can take months to complete, they require massive amounts of lab work and analysis…You should be intelligent enough to realize that preliminary reports are almost always wrong.
It might be more prudent to wait til the investigations are completed before announcing the findings.
“We have focused on racism instead of love, and racism has prevailed!”
Sounds like a poster at a tea party rally…childish jabberwocky. Having lived in this country as a man of color for more than 63 years, your statement is idiotic, inane, and insipid.
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 11:19
“You should be intelligent enough to realize that preliminary reports are almost always wrong.”
Thank you for making my point for me. Instead of hearing about a church fire and immediately assuming it was the KKK (not saying it wasn’t, or some other racist idiots) and assuming the whole South is behind this, maybe let’s allow the FBI/local police/etc do their job and tell us the real cause of the fires, then we can make an intelligent instead of sensational debate about what’s going on. Instead, we are just giving stupid racists glory in what they did and credit for what the probably didn’t do.
We have allowed this type of sensational media to cloud what really happened, 9 innocent loving people died and the people of Charleston came together to pray and weep with them and their families by the tens of thousands each day. The entire state has done so, with the exception of a small handful of racist idiots who get to steal the entire media’s attention. This is hardly fair to the people who actually lost a loved one a few weeks ago. I guess the flag debacle really stole it first, to allow the politicians to score points. You as a “man of color” should especially understand this.
BTW, as a country that is trying get rid of racism how is pointing out the fact that you are a man of color helping anything. You are more right than me simply because you are a different color? That’s not cool. I’m in a sense a “man of color,” too, with my mother’s side being Cherokee. Want to talk about racist oppression? But I don’t care, because we are all American. Everyone’s opinion is valid here. Or was Morgan Freeman wrong?
Mike July 2nd, 2015 at 13:35
Ah, now I understand, you have a reading comprehension problem….
The article clearly asks a rhetorical question and merely states that the investigation includes the KKK because of their past experience.
You are free to partake in the fantasy you have created to back your failed narrative, however, your hyperbole is just that.
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 13:51
I read sensationalism as sensationalism. Your inability to see to try and see my point of view does not mean I did not understand the story. If you do not agree that we should bring more attention to unity and peace rather than racist thugs, then simply say so and back it up instead of finding some way to insult me who you know very little about. I hope you didn’t take any of my comments in a similar manner against you, and if you did I apologize.
It seems commenters on this site would only like to bring each other down in an effort to make them seem more right, instead of having actual discussions.
Mike July 2nd, 2015 at 13:58
Everything I posted is true…the article says exactly what I said it does and none of the things you implied.
Why, or how, could you expect me to have an intelligent conversation with a person who indulges in fantasy…???
Have a nice day.
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 14:22
Thanks for your response. I was making observations outside the article. Too bad it’s above anyone here to have intelligent discussions, it could be fun and productive. Have a nice day Mike and I mean it!
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:23
They are just making up fake stories for what reason is below my intelligence level. They do it for fun or some other sick and twisted reason. But it sure doesn’t help anything.
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 15:58
“They are just making up fake stories for what reason is below my intelligence level. ”
English is not your strong suit, I see. Are you a furriner?
whatthe46 July 1st, 2015 at 17:04
he’s worse than a furriner… he’s super stupid.
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 16:04
Yeah, pay no attention to a string of suspicious fires. They must ALL be accidental and just an AMAZING coincidence. I’m sure the insurance companies will take that stance too! “Don’t bother checking, just pay the claim.”
William Bryant July 2nd, 2015 at 11:06
Because that is exactly what I said, wow. Of course the cops and likely FBI will investigate this, but leave them to catch the assholes who did it. You can’t do a thing about it. We have focused so much effort on giving media attention to hate we forgot that the people of Charleston did not riot or kill each other; instead, they drew crowds of tens of thousands every day the week after to weep and pray together for the 9 who died. We seem to have forgotten the people who actually died a couple weeks ago, and have instead talked more about the racist Dylan and given more credence to his racist agenda.
bpollen July 2nd, 2015 at 15:47
Actually, no you didn’t say exactly that as you now claim. You said that they should send “midgets” to “find these people and scour the earth with their remains!” That’s nothing like what I said.
And what the hell is this “we” shite? “We” haven’t forgotten that Charleston didn’t riot or engage in wholesale slaughter. “We” haven’t forgotten the victims of Dylann Roof. You should speak for yourself, because you SUCK at speaking for “we.” If “YOU’VE” forgotten, that is your problem. “We” are obviously a lot more aware and in the present than you show yourself to be.
uzza July 1st, 2015 at 11:28
Probly ISIL. Bound to be.
/s
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:22
Or the Black Panthers.
uzza July 1st, 2015 at 15:26
Or maybe zombies, it could be zombies. Or aliens. I bet it was aliens, hating on us coz we’re not green. No, I’ve got it, it was the Fire Villains– probably Nitroblast.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 15:30
Build a new safer and more green church now. Think positive.
Annie July 1st, 2015 at 15:37
Please don’t feed the trolls :)
uzza July 1st, 2015 at 16:00
Well, I was mocking him, but evidently along with logic and grammar that is one of the things they’re too dumb to get. Sorry.
Annie July 1st, 2015 at 16:09
It’s okay. It took me a couple of posts to realize it.
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:46
Firezombies!
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 15:57
Racist.
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:45
Thanks for answering the question, “Just how stupid are you?” without anyone having even asked.
Very efficient of you.
bpollen July 2nd, 2015 at 03:50
HAHAHAHAHA…. Oh, you wound me!
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 05:51
Oopsie. That was meant for 4DFMD.
I was going for the whole ‘house divided against itself’ thing there
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 05:51
Thanks for answering the question, “Just how stupid are you?” without anyone having even asked.
Very efficient of you.
ExPFCWintergreen July 1st, 2015 at 11:42
I’m sure FOX will be covering this latest “War on Christianity” in … never.
Warman1138 July 1st, 2015 at 11:49
How many ”other” churches have burned during the same time frame? It is often said that more than one coincidence is one too many. Domestic terror has no place in the 21st. century and those responsible have to be caught, anything else is unacceptable.
Judgeforyourself37 July 1st, 2015 at 11:50
It is very disheartening to learn that 40 states still have active KKK hate groups. What is wrong with people who still hate anyone that looks a little different? We are all one race, the human race. Other nations must shake their heads and wonder why some in this country are so regressive and OK, I will say it, STUPID.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 13:06
There is hate is all countries.
Judgeforyourself37 July 1st, 2015 at 16:02
Since when does that make “hate groups” good?
Ask yourself about any decision you are about to make or something that you are about to say, “Is it true,” “Is it kind,” “Is it necessary.” A lesson that, apparently, not everyone has learned.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 13:05
Combover Combs likes to crank up the flame and stir the race pot almost as much as The Obama’s do.
tracey marie July 1st, 2015 at 13:07
puleeze, stop with the attacks on black people
arc99 July 1st, 2015 at 13:15
So you need to criticize the way Alan runs his website, but offer not a single word of criticism of the reality that the repugnant organization known as the Ku Klux Klan still exists.
Noted….
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:20
Pull your panties up and be a man. Making up fake stories about the KKK burning down churches isn’t helping blacks at all, Gruber.
bpollen July 1st, 2015 at 15:56
Yeah, way to show you really know what your are talking about. “Pull your panties up…” actually indicates that you have doubts about your masculinity.. If you have a fact, please present it. Otherwise you are just wanking off in public.
And this IS a story about people burning black churches, one of which was already burned by the Klan, so they are NATURALLY SUSPECTS! Blow off Stormfront for an evening and watch Law & Order or something. People with a record of violence against the victims are ALWAYS suspects.
Judgeforyourself37 July 1st, 2015 at 15:59
The Klan burned crosses on people’s lawns and “visited” white people when they “DARED” to have friends who were black or of another ethnicity and made it clear that this “was verboten.” Yes, that happened in, usually progressive,” Massachusetts.
The KKK is one of the, way too many, hate groups that exist in this nation.
Mike July 1st, 2015 at 16:12
Panty fetish I’m guessing. Makes sense that a racist like you would have sexuality issues…
Help is out there.
VegasJessie July 1st, 2015 at 19:27
Not panty. Panite. Don’t you speak teabag?
Usually, racist baggers not only have issues with interpersonal relations, but they have very justified inferiority complexes that is only compensated by lotsa guns and symbols of hate.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 22:59
Don’t be stupid.
William July 1st, 2015 at 23:17
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Um Cara July 1st, 2015 at 13:40
What exactly is this ‘do’ that this person “The Obama” possesses, and how does it worsen racial issues? And why would you criticize Alan for ‘stirring the race pot’ on an article about the Klan? Surely you must believe the Klan does more stirring of said pot than Alan?
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:15
Alan is a paid liberal troll that does nothing but keep black people down and stir the race pot just like The Obama’s.
Um Cara July 1st, 2015 at 14:23
Just like The Obama’s what? For goodness sake, finish your thoughts, man!
Judgeforyourself37 July 1st, 2015 at 15:56
If you are a picture of a 4th Degree FreeMason, I am very happy that my husband never chose to join that organization, many years ago, when it was “the thing to do to get ahead” in corporations and even the Protestant Church if someone was a cleric. .
VegasJessie July 1st, 2015 at 19:18
White supremacist dipshits have this nasty habit of superimposing their own inferiority, hatred and stupidity on others. Stop projecting and come out of the closet as the racist waste of carbon that you are. Only conservatives pay trolls to do their bidding. Liberals simply use their gray matter to accomplish this paltry task. Go back to the Oathkeepers site. Better yet, check Kevin Jackson’s Blacksphere.
burqa July 1st, 2015 at 20:44
HAHAHAHAHA!
Look who’s calling other people trolls!
Anything on the topic at hand?
Anything?
Obewon July 1st, 2015 at 21:49
My dad earned his “32nd Degree” as newbie Free Mason in 18 months! What happened? 4 is as high as all your fingers and toes go?
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:34
Could’ve exceeded his IQ (likely). Might’ve lost count or interes… Ooh, shiny!
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:31
*eyeroll*
tracey marie July 2nd, 2015 at 11:35
you poor inbred.
Mike July 1st, 2015 at 13:50
Check your link, you’re on Liberland, I think you meant to get to Stormfront.
Get your racist a$$ over there quick so they can tell you all the other things the Obama’s are doing that you can’t do and can’t fight against….in fact, if I were you, I’d just take a warm bath and open a vein…hurry.
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 14:16
I don’t know why you Grubers put up with these elites keeping the blacks down. Pull your panites up and be a man. lol.
Mike July 1st, 2015 at 14:24
I guess it comes down to who do I believe, you or my own eyes…
No one is keeping me down…(great racist talking point though) as I thought, you’re too young to even know when your speaking to a man of color.
VegasJessie July 1st, 2015 at 19:15
The Neanderthal with the racist asshole symbol as its avatar doesn’t warrant anything other than grunts. Pull your panites up.
burqa July 1st, 2015 at 20:47
The poor dear is reacting predictably after a week in which his side took a serious drubbing and they got Jeb! and Trump leading the polls………oh, what an awful time to be a Pee Partier!
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:30
I’ll be sure to send him an e-mail of condolence.
Progressive Republican July 2nd, 2015 at 02:28
Or a grown-up at all.
burqa July 1st, 2015 at 23:48
“Panite”?
What’s that, an ore or something?
burqa July 1st, 2015 at 20:41
Horrible, horrible crimes.
I hope they not only catch the perps, but use them as examples at sentencing time…
4th Degree FreeMason by Decree July 1st, 2015 at 22:57
You’re wasting your time of fantasy, the fire was not caused by your boogeyman, Gruber.
burqa July 1st, 2015 at 23:47
You are the only one to say the boogeyman caused the fire so your argument is with you.
Please hurry up and straighten yourself out so you don’t go around with those erroneous notions.
Let us know if you find you’re unable to understand yourself on this one. Maybe one of the rest of us can help you convince yourself of what you mean if it turns out you don’t get the points you make to yourself on the matter….
tracey marie July 2nd, 2015 at 11:36
correct, by white supremacists like you