> And, in fact, when various Black churches in the American South were under
> attack a few years ago (there was a series of bombings and burnings), it
did
> get nationwide news attention. Muslims in India are under attack by
Hindus;
> does Europe care? Does Europe even notice?

> Tom Beck

I saw this mentioned a few times in the last week and want to bring some
balance into the mix. Here is an unbiased article:

http://www.cjr.org/year/96/5/churches.asp

No churches were bombed; burning of churches of all faiths and races has
been on the rise, slowly, for years; a small percentage, 5 of 75 or 7%, can
be directly blamed on racism but this is no higher than it has been.

Without trying to trivialize the situation, I offer all the standard
disclaimers. (ie, I think ANY arson is reprehensible).

Kevin T.

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