{"id":5813,"date":"2008-12-13T21:02:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-14T04:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2008-12-13T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-14T04:22:30","slug":"evil-is-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=5813","title":{"rendered":"Evil is Evil"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is awful<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Gov. Sarah Palin’s home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize if the fire was connected to “undeserved negative attention” from her failed campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee.<\/p>\n

Damage to the Wasilla Bible Church was estimated at $1 million, authorities said Saturday. No one was injured in the fire, which was set Friday night while a handful of people, including two children, were inside, according to Central Mat-Su Fire Chief James Steele.<\/p>\n

He said the blaze was being investigated as an arson but didn’t know of any recent threats to the church. Authorities didn’t know whether Palin’s connection to the church was relevant to the fire, Steele said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I bow to nobody in finding Sarah Palin to be an odious lightweight. And I\u00a0find the version of Christianity presented by her church to be deeply flawed. But it goes without saying that believing in a flawed religion does not make one deserving of attacks, and that nobody should have their church burned because of the political disposition of one of its members. It’s too early to say why this fire was set, but if it was a “liberal” out to say something about Sarah Palin or her church, they’ve utterly failed; the only message this sends is that the person who set this blaze is a reckless criminal, and they deserve a lengthy stay in prison for their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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