-Caveat Lector- Pastor Accused in Texas Church Fire WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) -- A minister and three other people were accused of burning down a church in 1996 to collect $270,000 in insurance. The Rev. Theophilus Thompson, pastor of the Full Gospel Power House Church of God in Christ, was free today after posting a $150,000 bond. The other three suspects, Wilma Monday, Dusty Dean Williams and Christopher Charles Johnson, did not immediately post bonds and were being held at the Wichita County Jail. The arrests Sunday night came less than two weeks before a statute of limitations on the case expired. Wichita Falls Fire Chief Ronnie James confirmed the arrests but declined to give details. Thompson's telephone number was unlisted, and he could not immediately be reached. When the blaze was set on Nov. 20, 1996, more than 100 predominantly black churches-mainly in the South-had been burned in less than two years. Thompson formed the predominantly black congregation in 1960. Ms. Monday and her husband, James, purchased the church building in 1993 from the Methodist Church, and as part of the purchase agreement, took out an insurance policy for $270,000. AP-NY-11-08-99 1248EST DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
