hmmm... smells fishy to me. (Reply #7)

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Fri May 22, 2020, 11:14 AM

not_the_one (2,227 posts)

7. hmmm... smells fishy to me.

I would go with the "stirrer of shit" motivation, and not necessarily by the "social distancing" crowd.

Let's see what comes out in the investigation. Dim wits who can't spell probably left some clues...

It easy to jump to an obvious conclusion. Accurate conclusions can be anything BUT obvious.

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
A church battling coronavirus restrictions was destroyed in a fire that investigators believe was ar [View all]	ripcord	May 2020	OP
"Yep, nice church ya got there..."	CaptYossarian	May 2020	#1
"Someone has just turned these people into victims"	jberryhill	May 2020	#2
Or maybe they were fishing for victimhood, and decided to use dynamite . . .	hatrack	May 2020	#3
That's my guess as well. Self-inflicted theatre and/or insurance money. Nt	lostnfound	May 2020	#26
Just like Westboro Baptist in Topeka,Ks just "happened" to catch fire..........	Bengus81	May 2020	#48
Unless they Did It Themselves For Insurance, Sir	The Magistrate	May 2020	#4
My thoughts went there too	bucolic_frolic	May 2020	#9
I agree. Sounds too manufactured, too setup, too deliberate. Perhaps done as a means to...	SWBTATTReg	May 2020	#11
No knowledge of this church	SheltieLover	May 2020	#15
Yes, but would those stupid people burn a church for opening?	yardwork	May 2020	#34
same here	gopiscrap	May 2020	#18
My first thought	UpInArms	May 2020	#24
Yep. That was my first thought.	Cirque du So-What	May 2020	#12
Agreed.	MicaelS	May 2020	#32
Also my immediate thought. Or a false flag intended to create discord.	yardwork	May 2020	#33
Yeah...look at that crappy carpet in that picture	Bengus81	May 2020	#49
Check the preacher's hands for spray paint and accelerant.	Grokenstein	May 2020	#5
I disagree -- it's difficult to get spray paint on hands that	NCjack	May 2020	#13
At least no lives were lost in the fire	DBoon	May 2020	#6
hmmm... smells fishy to me.	not_the_one	May 2020	#7
Very true	Angrybob2001	May 2020	#14
Welcome to the party, Angrybob2001	not_the_one	May 2020	#53
Inside job!	Vinnie From Indy	May 2020	#8
It's	TxVietVet	May 2020	#10
There's a saying: "You're not helping!" n/t	SpankMe	May 2020	#16
Were they behind on the mortgage?	Canoe52	May 2020	#17
God's will.	Texaswitchy	May 2020	#19
Considering they couldn't spell "Hypocrite" correctly,I'm gonna go with a right-wing kook...	AKing	May 2020	#20
Hmmm...this one is real tussle.	roamer65	May 2020	#21
The minister of the church is white	ehrnst	May 2020	#41
Lack of tithing makes pastor desperate?	Solly Mack	May 2020	#22
A Democrat would know how to spell hypocrite.	maxrandb	May 2020	#23
By your logic, a Democrat should know how to spell "influx" as well.	Jedi Guy	May 2020	#51
Since I consider those fleecing Fundy churches as toilets	maxrandb	May 2020	#52
Disquieting	EAB	May 2020	#25
Stay on the high road?	bluecollar2	May 2020	#29
Cons are trying to kill us, there is no road at all...	Eliot Rosewater	May 2020	#45
This is your first post on DU.	yardwork	May 2020	#35
Was it Rev. Lovejoy?	Initech	May 2020	#27
False flag	FreepFryer	May 2020	#28
Hitler/Poland comes to mind....n/t	bluecollar2	May 2020	#30
The spelling makes me think it was them.	marble falls	May 2020	#31
To respond to responses...	EAB	May 2020	#36
Assuming the assertions above are true that this is a black church ...	mr_lebowski	May 2020	#37
It's got a white minister	ehrnst	May 2020	#40
Hence my caging based on another comment, I didn't know either way ...	mr_lebowski	May 2020	#46
I agree - particularly considering some oddities in the minister's recent past. (nt)	ehrnst	May 2020	#47
there was a false flag attack on a radio station that Hitler used as an excuse to invade Poland	muriel_volestrangler	May 2020	#38
Thank you!	EAB	May 2020	#43
They Left a Corpse Or Two On The Scene, Sir	The Magistrate	May 2020	#44
I have to wonder, did the building need some expensive repairs?	ehrnst	May 2020	#39
Looks as though the minister doesn't stay in one church very long...	ehrnst	May 2020	#42
Bring in the investigators and accelerate sniffing dogs...........	Bengus81	May 2020	#50

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