Four days before his arrest in connection with the three Louisiana Baptist church fires, the suspect expressed disgust with Baptist beliefs on Facebook, CNN has learned
Responding to a post about"afrikan spirituality," Matthews, posting under the name Noctis Matthews, said he cannot"stand all these baptists around here, bunch of brainwashed people trying to find happiness in a religion that was forced on their ancestors just as it was on mine.
While the motive is still under investigation, authorities said that Matthews' interest in black metal music may have influenced his behavior.Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes. The black metal songs typically have a fast tempo and feature shrieking vocals, heavily distorted guitars and unconventional song structures. A song from the suspect's band, Pagan Carnage, referenced church burnings.
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