By Alabama Public Radio
Boligee, AL – Governor Bob Riley says he has not seen evidence of a conspiracy against Baptist churches or religion in general. But, he's asking residents to be patient as the investigation into nine rural church fires continues. He toured four of those church sites in Greene, Pickens and Sumter counties yesterday. They were burned early Tuesday. Five other churches in Bibb County were burned early last Friday. The governor says the cases can be solved, but he says it may take a while. Meanwhile, Alfa Insurance is offering a ten thousand dollar reward for information. The company is also offering awards for information about the five burned churches it insures.