Palin’s church set ablaze

CNN is reporting Wasilla Bible Church was severely damaged on Friday night in what authorities in Wasilla are categorizing as a “suspicious” fire. Despite church members being in the building at the time of the fire, no one was seriously hurt, and shortly after the blaze, former Republican vice presidential candidate, Gov. Sarah Palin, issued a statement offering an apology to the assistant pastor of the Wasilla Bible Church “if the incident is in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received since she became a vice presidential candidate.”

Obviously it’s too early to say if the fire was definitely set intentionally or not, and if it was, it will be hard to determine a motive behind the fire unless the culprit is caught, but I certainly hope that if the fire at the Wasilla Bible Church was set intentionally, that it wasn’t done so to make a political statement. After all, “political statements” should never involve burning down a church, no matter what your politics or the statement you’re trying to make.

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2 thoughts on “Palin’s church set ablaze

  1. Here’s the problem I have:
    The church states that the damage is “upwards of $1mil”. What 30-year old property these days REALLY sells for $1mil? Seriously?
    Follow the money to find the culprit, me thinks.

  2. Well, it is a large church, so I’m not disputing the value of the building and its contents. I’d hate to think the blaze was set by someone in an attempt to make some money, but stranger things have happened. No matter what the reason for setting the church ablaze, arson is nasty business.

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