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Posted: 12/19/2005 4:45:13 PM EDT

I thought vandals were at their worst on Halloween.

WATSONTOWN, Pa. -- A motorist has run over the Nativity scene at a church in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. The same thing happened last year.

The Reverend Donald Jones, the pastor of the Watsontown Alliance Church, said last year's damage wasn't so bad. The driver only ran over the edge of the creche.

This time, he said, "it's been pretty well destroyed." Jones says, "They got Mary and Joseph, the baby Jesus, the wise men and a couple of shepherds."

Jones says the damage to the large, illuminated figures could not have been accidental.

He says, "It had to be deliberate. The figures sat up on a hill above the road," and the driver had to enter the parking lot to drive over them.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:46:58 PM EDT

[#1]

that's pretty pathetic.

i'd recommend roofing nails around it, but i know some how someone innocent would get hurt.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:48:13 PM EDT

[#2]

Some people absolutely make me sick...what kind of senseless, heartless person would do this?

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:49:28 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Some people absolutely make me sick...what kind of senseless, heartless person would do this?

Seen the video of the kids beating the dog with the skateboard? Same type of people.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:49:34 PM EDT

[#4]

Ahh, the "tolerant" strike again.

A local radio show host was planning on renting space in the town square to put up a cross to commemorate the "reason for the season", until he received emails from people threatening to vandalize and destroy the cross. No one seems to mind the menorah that is put up in rented space there every year...

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:56:48 PM EDT

[#5]

Holy Crap how much insurance coverage would you have to have for running over the savior of the world

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:58:26 PM EDT

[#6]

Typical hatred from the DUh crowd.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:10:18 PM EDT

[#7]

Next year he should set up a perimeter of Spike Strips around the nativity scene. lol.

The wife and i agree, this would be funny.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:12:31 PM EDT

[#8]

PA huh, must be the Viva La Bam crew.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:14:37 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Ahh, the "tolerant" strike again.

A local radio show host was planning on renting space in the town square to put up a cross to commemorate the "reason for the season", until he received emails from people threatening to vandalize and destroy the cross. No one seems to mind the menorah that is put up in rented space there every year...hr

Is THAT what happened to Lars' plans for the cross?

It is Portland, how am I not surprised at this.

Steven

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:18:25 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Next year he should set up a perimeter of Spike Strips around the nativity scene. lol.

The wife and i agree, this would be funny.

you misspelled "claymores"

.... j/k.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:30:29 PM EDT

[#11]

As they drove by did they yell "Take it to the religion forum?"

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:34:38 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Ahh, the "tolerant" strike again.

A local radio show host was planning on renting space in the town square to put up a cross to commemorate the "reason for the season", until he received emails from people threatening to vandalize and destroy the cross. No one seems to mind the menorah that is put up in rented space there every year...

I would volunteer to stand armed watch around it.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:37:42 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
that's pretty pathetic.

i'd recommend roofing nails around it, but i know some how someone innocent would get hurt.

Post a sniper in the steeple.

Posted: 12/20/2005 3:31:48 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Next year he should set up a perimeter of Spike Strips around the nativity scene. lol.

The wife and i agree, this would be funny.

you misspelled "claymores"

.... j/k.

mmmm... claymores.

Posted: 12/20/2005 3:34:08 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I thought vandals were at their worst on Halloween.

WATSONTOWN, Pa. -- A motorist has run over the Nativity scene at a church in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. The same thing happened last year.

The Reverend Donald Jones, the pastor of the Watsontown Alliance Church, said last year's damage wasn't so bad. The driver only ran over the edge of the creche.

This time, he said, "it's been pretty well destroyed." Jones says, "They got Mary and Joseph, the baby Jesus, the wise men and a couple of shepherds."

Jones says the damage to the large, illuminated figures could not have been accidental.

He says, "It had to be deliberate. The figures sat up on a hill above the road," and the driver had to enter the parking lot to drive over them.

One church in town had a nativity scene using live animals, and some idiot kids decided it would be "fun" to take rebar and beat Brighty the mule who was a part of the display. It took that mule months to recover.

At least they only killed plastic figures.

Still, this is the reason we need to bring back flogging. Some people are just in need of a good butt whoopin.

Posted: 12/20/2005 3:35:54 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Typical hatred from the DUh crowd.

As much as I like to blame stuff on the DUh crowd and the liberal rot that infects their brains, this is most likely not a statement against Christianity. The most likely explanation is a few dumb-a$$ed teenagers destroying stuff because the little bastards think it is "cool".

Posted: 12/20/2005 3:37:18 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Post a sniper in the steeple.

If we need snipers to defend a Christmas display, then America really has gone too far.

Now guys watching over the cross using paintballs....THAT is some good entertainment right there!

Posted: 12/20/2005 11:55:53 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Ahh, the "tolerant" strike again.

A local radio show host was planning on renting space in the town square to put up a cross to commemorate the "reason for the season", until he received emails from people threatening to vandalize and destroy the cross. No one seems to mind the menorah that is put up in rented space there every year...

Is THAT what happened to Lars' plans for the cross?

It is Portland, how am I not surprised at this.

Steven

Yup, that's what happened. A lot of people are pretty bummed out about it, especially the guys at the church that already made the cross.

Quoted:
Quoted:
Ahh, the "tolerant" strike again.

A local radio show host was planning on renting space in the town square to put up a cross to commemorate the "reason for the season", until he received emails from people threatening to vandalize and destroy the cross. No one seems to mind the menorah that is put up in rented space there every year...

I would volunteer to stand armed watch around it.

I thought of that when I heard it, but Lars brought it up and said that it just wouldn't be right if we needed armed guards around the thing 24 hours a day.

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