Thread by @NoLore

Hi! You might see that there are hundreds of messages targeting me for making yet another completely reasonable point.

Don't worry about me! I'm really, really fine. I have visitors!!!! But ...

All this outrage over church burning makes me think of 3 things.

One: the church i grew up in was demolished. By the diocese. They wanted a shiny new church and despite the protests of many parishioners, our church was self-immolated.

I think of that because it's funny that destroying a church is "always bad" except when it isn't. And guess how much money the capital campaign raised for the new church that could have been paid out to victims of the church ...

Two: as i and many others have said, we do not know who is burning these churches or why. Cops, arsonists, individuals mad about church abuse or inaction are all possible.

And the RCC's refusal to atone for its sins ...

Make their buildings a target for so many different kinds of people.

Anyone who looks at these acts and claim that "this is not how you do reconciliation" is being ridiculous and should be criticized for their assumptions.

Three: guess what -- nothing is permanent and no private property is sacred. The most recent church to burn was hit by lightening. Sure, it's sad for parishoners but these private property absolutists are dangerous too ...

Because they worship at the altar of what has created so many of our problems in the first place.

Look up Ozymandias if you have to.

Anyway! As i said, I'm very fine. After your first like 8 rodeos with being swarmed by the far right, it's only annoying insofar as you cant really use twitter for a few days normally. But I'm personally well.