CBC News has examined 33 Canadian churches that burned to the ground since May 2021. Just two were ruled accidental.

Investigators have determined that 24 were deliberately set while others are still under investigation. Some researchers and community leaders suggest Canada’s colonial history and recent discoveries of potential burial sites at former residential schools may have lit the fuse.

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  • Rosco
    -4•10 months ago

    Christianity might not be very useful and a waste of money, but we shouldn’t defend dumbasses that go around burning buildings for fun.

      • Rosco
        1•10 months ago

        This won’t help to give them reparations from the church, it only antagonizes them further.

        • @[email protected]
          4•10 months ago

          This might be a bit of a mindblow for you, but some people don’t accept weregilds or, like, care about antagonizing criminal organizations.