Fire Breaks Out at Westboro Baptist Church

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Updated: 6:21 PM Aug 2, 2008 Fire Breaks Out at Westboro Baptist Church $10,000 in damage was caused after fire consumed a garage and privacy fence at the Westboro Baptist Church. Posted: 6:21 PM Aug 2, 2008 Reporter: Rae Chelle Davis Email Address: RaeChelle.Davis@wibw.com

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Fire broke out at Westboro Baptist Church early Saturday morning. The Topeka Fire Department says they were called to the church on 12th street after 1:00.

They say two large trash cans were on fire as well as a garage and wooden privacy fence.

Shirley Phelps with Westboro Baptist Church believes the fire was set on purpose.

Fire investigators are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire. They say the fire caused $10,000 in damage.

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Posted by: Luc Location: st. louis on Mar 18, 2009 at 02:16 PM

srry for re-posting. 2 wrongs do make a right if the second evil prevents an even worse evil.
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Posted by: Xenu Location: Galactic Confederation on Sep 1, 2008 at 04:50 PM

These people are pathetic!! For a bunch of lawyers the only insults they seem to know are "Fag" "Dyke" and "your going to hell" You would think they could find some new comebacka and retorts
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Posted by: Malorie on Aug 14, 2008 at 05:33 PM

I'm not gonna say it was right for this to happen because two wrongs don't make a right but you have to expect things like this to happen after all the stuff that you people do. If somebody did set this fire it was probably because they were trying to tell you people to leave America alone and leave the military alone.
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