Authorities investigating fires at historically black Louisiana churches

[Professor Emeritus]

These old church negroes are so delusional it's dangerous.

How on earth did these white supremacist attacks "unite" anyone?

There are many times when an overtly racist act wakes people up and forces silent moderates to finally realize what's up. Those three kids getting killed in Neshoba County are what brought the feds in hard and got the country woke to how bad shyt was for black people in Mississippi. And that picture of the dogs getting sent after kids in Birmingham probably turned the tide of the Civil Rights Movement.

If the people of the church feel like they have outside enemies and have to band together stronger, they could come out more united than before. And if people of their towns see white racists who burn churches on one side and innocent black victims on the other, they might be more likely to side with the Black people and take racism seriously than they were before.

Also, there were some pretty concrete outpourings of support that this pastor has referred to:

Fundraising efforts for the churches that started last week had reached more than $150,000 of the $1.8 million needed when on Tuesday the GoFundMe campaign skyrocketed to nearly $620,000 and counting. The push for the donations was inspired by social media users spreading awareness of the campaign.

"It's a blessing," the Rev. Gerald Toussaint, pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, said of the money raised. "It's going to help our community. What the devil meant for bad, God's going to turn it into something good."

The blazes that destroyed three historically black Baptist churches in St. Landry Parish within 10 days are considered “very suspicious,” officials said Thursday, as community members grappled with the destruction and voiced concerns about more fires.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz, Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and agents from local offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gathered Thursday for a joint press conference, less than 12 hours after the most recent blaze.

"The most important thing we can do today is embrace this church community, embrace these citizens and embrace these pastors," Browning said at the press conference.

“There is clearly something happening in this community,” Browning said. “That’s why it’s imperative that the citizens of this community be part of our effort to figure out what it is.”

Browning encouraged the perpetrator or perpetrators involved to come forward before someone gets hurt.

“You’re attacking God’s home,” he said, later adding, “If you’re going to turn to the house of God, turn to it for resurrection, turn to it for forgiveness.”

Sheriff Guidroz reassured faith leaders from the Seventh District Missionary Baptist Association and the St. Landry Ministerial Alliance gathered at Thursday’s press conference that law enforcement is responding diligently to the fires.

“Law enforcement is on the job and we’re doing everything we can collectively to solve these crimes,” he said. “Whatever it takes, we’re going to do it.”

Browning said the investigation will be led by 20 fire marshal’s deputies and roughly 10 agents from ATF. They will be assisted by several agents from other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

Guidroz said he’s approving overtime for deputies, planning to allot additional manpower to patrols near churches and will work with the pastors to decide on additional safety measures. He also offered the agency's gymnasium as a temporary place of worship to the congregations who are now without a physical church building.

After the press conference, Guidroz and other law enforcement officials held a private meeting with the pastors to brief them on the investigation and discuss additional security for the houses of worship.

In a statement Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards echoed officials’ sentiments and called on state residents to love and support the effected congregations.

“Our churches are sacred, central parts of our communities and everyone should feel safe in their place of worship....my heart goes out to each of the congregations and all of those who call these churches home," Edwards said.

Those honestly do sound like signs of community unity. And the cop whose son was responsible thought his son's actions were suspicious and turned in his own son to the authorities.

 

[Easy-E]

Still haven't learned

So pathetic

I don't think our people understand how much danger this puts us in.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Black Metal has way too many fans that are straight up Nazis.

This edgelord ass cac thought he could bring that Scandinavian Death Metal vibe to America by burning down Black churches. And he's the son of cop.

He's a domestic terrorist and needs to be dealt as such.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

They are still burning black churches in 2019?

The people who did it need to be thrown in jail for a long, long, long time.

No Gofundme page?

But ummmm... it's amazing how they could come up with 1Bill in 2 days for other houses of "worship",

Crowdfunding to Rebuild Notre Dame After Fire Hits $1 Billion
"The outpouring of grief from around the world when Notre Dame erupted into flames Monday quickly turned into a determination to rebuild—and the crowdfunding effort to help repair the damage has now reached just under $1 billion."

 

[How Sway?]

These people are sick

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

They are still burning black churches in 2019?

The people who did it need to be thrown in jail for a long, long, long time.

No Gofundme page?

They had one up 6 days ago - finally started gaining some momentum after the Notre Dame situation
Donations for Burned Black Churches Top $1M After Notre Dame Fire
Click here to support Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry organized by Ruth Jack

 

[MollyGalaga]

St Landry parish cops always been af from what my boy told me

 

[ball15life]

 

[Freedman]

Seem like they trying to say he is crazy and get him off


https://www.klfy.com/local/sentenci...three-historic-black-churches-moved-to-nov-2/