Complex sentence: After the fire department has extinguished the blaze, Homer fears that God was showing vengeance, but Rev. Lovejoy points out that God was actually working in the hearts of Homer's friends, despite their different faiths.
Split into simpler sentences: After the fire department has extinguished the blaze, Homer fears that God was showing vengeance. However, Rev. Lovejoy points out that God was actually working in the hearts of Homer's friends, despite their different faiths.