As we were driving back to East Texas after Monday night's class, two more churches were becoming victims of arson. While firefighters attempted to put out a church fire in Lindale, another church was set on fire in Tyler. Both churches experienced total losses.
Ten churches have been targeted in East Texas towns, such as Tyler, Lindale, Athens, and Will's Point. As the group or person are still at large, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives have gotten involved with the investigations. The churches being burned have been smaller, more rural churches with mainly white congregations which serve a variety of denominations.
As these churches served smaller congregations, electronic security systems were not in place, due to financial constraints. Churches in our area are developing differing systems, which usually involve church members patroling the premises on a regular basis. What is the motive? It is anyone's guess at this point. Are these arsonists covering up another crime, or is this a group or person with issues involving hatred towards God or another group of people.
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