and jeffrey mittman is the executive director of the aclu of missouri. we welcome you both to democracy now! let's start with reverend rodrick burton. talk about what happened to your church, the day, how you learned what was happening, were you there. >> i got a phone call about 3:19 10,he morning on october informing me that a fire was set at the front door and the fire department was there putting the fire out. thankfully, a neighbor called the fire department. and also informed the fire minister musice lives, he two doors down. he fire department woke him up so he would come and open up the door. so the good neighbor facilitated a quick response and the fire was able to be limited to just the front door. nermeen: reverend burton, do you have an idea who was behind the attack? >> no, i have no idea list of no one left any sort of threatening voicemails or sent any threatening letters, so i don't have any idea. nermeen: jeffrey mittman, could you talk what we know about so far about the attacks on churches? >> unfortunately, what we know is rather limi