Quote:A wooden cross that sits in front of an Upstate church was set on fire over the weekend, according to an incident report from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

A church deacon at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Old Howard Gap Road reported the burned cross on Saturday morning.

He told deputies that someone set fire to the large wooden cross which had a wreath and purple cloth over it between 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

According to an incident report, church leaders believed that a purple cloth and crown of thorns on the cross were set on fire, and the flames ultimately charred the cross and the grass around it.

"To think in 2014 something like this is still happening, it's just a tragedy," the Rev. Walter R. Belton told WYFF News4's Mike McCormick. "Like anyone, anger was the first (reaction). But then something else came, when you think about an individual who can actually do something like that, you really want to pray for them, because apparently they're not where they need to be with God."

The church’s camp director spoke with officers at the scene and she said on Friday a truck pulled into the church parking lot while the children were on the playground.

She said she approached the truck and one of the men inside made a comment about burning everything down across the street so he would be able to see Howard Street.

"Regardless of who did it, it was a horrible thing to do it, especially in front of a church," said Belton.

Belton is reviewing surveillance video from cameras outside the church.

Deputies said they have no suspects or motive, and that there is no indication that the arson was a hate crime.

"Even though they set fire to the cross in an attempt to destroy it, the fact that it's still standing it's a testimony to our faith that regardless of what happened, we're going to be here, we're going to make a difference," Belson said. "I think to leave it up is a testimony to the one who tried to destroy it to let them know that we're not going to be defeated."

(04-14-2014 03:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like Reddit atheists.

(04-14-2014 03:52 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like Reddit atheists.

Redditor extremists are some of the worst people on this earth. I love putting a good troll thread in the feminism section. "Wife wants to move back to school while I work 50/hr weeks, watch the kids, and pay the bills. I just want her to come home on weekends, is that too much to ask?

Wheewww you'd think you were asking for them to cut off their own legs so that Bin Laden could come back to life with the kind of responses they throw out.

(04-14-2014 03:55 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  They actually believe that members of the GOP would support gassing all of gays or starting a nuclear war for Jesus.

(04-14-2014 03:55 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:52 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like Reddit atheists.

Redditor extremists are some of the worst people on this earth. I love putting a good troll thread in the feminism section. "Wife wants to move back to school while I work 50/hr weeks, watch the kids, and pay the bills. I just want her to come home on weekends, is that too much to ask?

Wheewww you'd think you were asking for them to cut off their own legs so that Bin Laden could come back to life with the kind of responses they throw out.

If you want to read something cringeworthy, check out some of the comments in this thread:

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/22ytug/dear_conservatives_if_you_want_to_live_in_a/

I'm not even conservative, and the way characterize "conservatives" makes me angry. They actually believe that members of the GOP would support gassing all of gays or starting a nuclear war for Jesus.

(04-14-2014 03:55 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:52 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like Reddit atheists.

Redditor extremists are some of the worst people on this earth. I love putting a good troll thread in the feminism section. "Wife wants to move back to school while I work 50/hr weeks, watch the kids, and pay the bills. I just want her to come home on weekends, is that too much to ask?

Wheewww you'd think you were asking for them to cut off their own legs so that Bin Laden could come back to life with the kind of responses they throw out.

If you want to read something cringeworthy, check out some of the comments in this thread:

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/22ytug/dear_conservatives_if_you_want_to_live_in_a/

I'm not even conservative, and the way characterize "conservatives" makes me angry. They actually believe that members of the GOP would support gassing all of gays or starting a nuclear war for Jesus.

(04-14-2014 03:55 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:52 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 03:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Sounds like Reddit atheists.

Redditor extremists are some of the worst people on this earth. I love putting a good troll thread in the feminism section. "Wife wants to move back to school while I work 50/hr weeks, watch the kids, and pay the bills. I just want her to come home on weekends, is that too much to ask?

Wheewww you'd think you were asking for them to cut off their own legs so that Bin Laden could come back to life with the kind of responses they throw out.

If you want to read something cringeworthy, check out some of the comments in this thread:

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/22ytug/dear_conservatives_if_you_want_to_live_in_a/

I'm not even conservative, and the way characterize "conservatives" makes me angry. They actually believe that members of the GOP would support gassing all of gays or starting a nuclear war for Jesus.

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

(04-14-2014 04:17 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

Thank you Rainman.

(04-14-2014 04:20 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:17 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

Thank you Rainman.

You're welcome flamer.

(04-14-2014 04:21 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:20 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:17 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

Thank you Rainman.

You're welcome flamer.

Poor fitbud gets his widdle feelings hurt.

Hey, you don't want me to comment on your low IQ, then don't show it off so much.

(04-14-2014 04:13 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

They typically burned their own crosses, not other people's.

(04-14-2014 04:24 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:13 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 04:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Burning crosses is a tactic of the KKK.

They typically burned their own crosses, not other people's.

Membership is down. With a low donation stream, you have to cut costs somehow.

(04-14-2014 04:24 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Dr. Touch?