Alaska Gov. Palin's church gutted by fire
Just the other day Alaska Gov. Palan's church was gutted by fire of suspicious origin. Several women that were inside the church making ornaments apparently for Christmas when the fire started near the very front of the church. No one was hurt because the fire alarm sounded allowing everyone to exit the building. Authorities suspect that it may have been arson. Although this is only speculation and has not been proven and no one has been caught. They suspect arson because of Gov. Palin's anti-homosexual viewpoints and because of her church's involvement with the American family Association in sponsoring a program aimed at people who may be uncomfortable with their homosexuality claiming that they may be able to change.
Although I try not to be very biased I do think that this was purposefully set and it seems to be quite a coincidence especially as this is approaching the Christmas season. It may also be a backlash from the outcome of California's passage of proposition eight. And although I don't like the idea of violence, American history has been written in blood and violence. When the British came over and tried to take over the New World and tried to make us their colonies we went to war with the British and succeeded from the British Empire. Later on when people from the South wanted to split the United States in half we had the Civil War and much blood was spilled. Among these things we also had minor skirmishes such as the protests by women to become equal citizens and gain the rights of voting. African-American people had the likes of Martin Luther King said I have a dream and they were rioting in the streets and bloodshed until they gain equal rights. Gay people got sick and tired of being arrested and punished and beat up by the police and rioted in what is now called 1969 Stonewall riots. We told them then that we were not going to take it anymore and that we were going to fight back. The latest problems that we now face are against those we love to whom we would like to marry. Of course my question is, will the passage of proposition eight in California lead to bloodshed and riots similar to Stonewall or perhaps worse? Only time will tell.
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