A San Diego [make that Bakersfield -- see the first comment] man, draped in an American flag, poured gasoline over himself and lit a match. He did so -- get this -- to protest the school district's decision to uyse the terms "Christmas" and "Easter" in describing its vacation schedule. He was wearing a sign that said "[deleted] the religious establishment."
Honestly, people, we at the Egg would just like to point out, yet again, that secular types are as capable of being violent extremists as anybody else.
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This was reported in the San Diego U-T but did not happen in San Diego. It happened in Bakersfield, which is nowhere near San Diego.
Not saying it *couldn't* happen in San Diego, mind, just that in this case it *didn't.*
If it were a San Diego man, I'd wonder if he were the same deranged pyromaniac who set our Cathedral church on fire *during our main Sunday service last week,* using cassocks and surplices in the choir vesting area as his starter material.
http://www.stpaulcathedral.org/pages/special_fire.htm
No one injured, TBTG, damage estimated at $100,000. Made III Advent a bit more dramatic than usual, let me tell you....
Oops. Sorry about relocating the self-immolation. And as for the burning =cathedral ... wow. First I'd heard of it, so thanks for the tip.
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