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struggle4progress

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19. Suspicious fire, stabbing follow church ruckus
Tue May 15, 2012, 12:54 PM
May 2012

Humboldt Chronicle October 5 2011
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
VOL. 125, NO. 40

... The recent ruckus at a Fruitland church was followed last week by one of the member's home being the site of a suspicious fire. Another member was cut outside his home in Bradford. Firefighters responded to a fire at Eugene McCoy's home at 237 Alamo Highway, Trenton, at 2 a.m. last Saturday. The fire began on an outside wall and was confined to the back bedroom and wall. The fire is under investigation by the Gibson County Fire Department and the State Fire Marshall Ron Powers, said GC Fire Chief Bryan Cathey. Arson is suspected. Patrick Flatt, another member of Grace Fellowship Church, was attacked and stabbed in his backyard, reported Bradford Police Chief Scott Combs. Two men wearing hoodies reportedly jumped Flatt at his home at 413 West Main in Bradford. That investigation continues as well ...

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This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus May 2012 #1
+10000000 Lawlbringer May 2012 #9
the universe according to Dante's Inferno... RitchieRich May 2012 #11
Actually, I appreciate this lol Lawlbringer May 2012 #15
you have a great point. RitchieRich May 2012 #26
<3 Lawlbringer May 2012 #29
Hate crime Vanje May 2012 #2
Yep, good old christian love. I left all religion decades and RKP5637 May 2012 #3
this kind of thing is why I no longer consider myself Christian WestWisconsinDem May 2012 #4
my prayers go to God, not the Pope. RitchieRich May 2012 #12
God doesn't have a religion, does She? Magoo48 May 2012 #14
the case of Faith v religion RitchieRich May 2012 #27
this is a terrible incident KurtNYC May 2012 #5
I hate to see what would of happened if it were some stranger. They'd be dead. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #6
Probably treated like Matthew Shepard. I won't name states, but I had RKP5637 May 2012 #17
Your right. That is who I was thinking about. That sweet young child. Did you read the book southernyankeebelle May 2012 #20
No, I didn't, I would not have been able to finish it either. The senseless RKP5637 May 2012 #24
It is scary and depressing. Honestly I don't see any hope yet. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #28
Me neither, and I have a real fear it's only going to get worse. It's RKP5637 May 2012 #30
When I am out if a person gives me eye contact I nod my head and smile and say hello how are you. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #33
I do similar. I get looks from teabagger types. Maybe because my RKP5637 May 2012 #34
Well that is all you can do. Hello and keep on walking. I do the same. I always get stares southernyankeebelle May 2012 #35
Good for you, not to change!!! Some people will try to run your life for RKP5637 May 2012 #36
Your right. I have lived many different places. But I think if you put a smile on your face southernyankeebelle May 2012 #37
This story is from late September 2011: struggle4progress May 2012 #7
Ah! Here's a later news report! struggle4progress May 2012 #8
... A minister of a church where a recent ruckus resulted in an array of charges and counter charges struggle4progress May 2012 #22
Indicted from page 1A ... Jerry Pittman, theft of property ... struggle4progress May 2012 #23
... The senior Pittman preached against homosexuality from the pulpit, but mostly struggle4progress May 2012 #16
Deacon Stabbed In Bradford struggle4progress May 2012 #18
Suspicious fire, stabbing follow church ruckus struggle4progress May 2012 #19
Case of Preacher Accused of Attacking Gay Son Goes to Court struggle4progress May 2012 #21
Leviticus 20:13 dash_bannon May 2012 #10
its a strange paradox RitchieRich May 2012 #13
Many of these people are parrots, biological computers fed the word or RKP5637 May 2012 #25
sounds better RitchieRich May 2012 #31
(Methodist Coloring Book) RitchieRich May 2012 #32
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