If this was a Mosque, the media would be screaming “Hate crime!”

But...Dead silence.

No statue no matter who it is of, should be vandalized

If the Church would quit diddling about with little boys they might not have there statues smeared with feces.
This was not random.

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That's not the church.... That's the maryian cathlic ritual organization doing that.
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Like I said, the Church.

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Hello,
That's not the Jesus church.... That's the maryian cathlic ritual organization doing that.
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It ain't just the Catholics. When I say the Church, I mean your Church also.
Do not for one moment think, or believe, that I mean otherwise.

Pardon, but Vic is correct in terminology... The Catho system is FAR different from
the True Christian Bible Church, & they have UNDUE adulation, being a corrupt &
lacivious "Country" that stole some aspects of historical/ Biblical Jesus Christ.
For their "busine$$" practices & hateful deceits...They are a 'Threat to every country's
sovereignty as they wish to rule the whole world'...

As your statement attest, only you know the true wishes of God.
Every Christian denomination would take over the world given the chance. It comes from the belief that only they know the true wishes of their God their god demands that all worship only Him.

That is stinky atheistic belief...
The CC Strongly Desires to "rule the whole world" & is working hard for that end, were you to understand how that system Bends their scruples
to attract any & all religions & people; Christians or Not..
No Other "denomination" is interested to my knowing & the Honest
Bible ones understand "Few will be saved" & Only those in the Family
of Christ Jesus...Which is the Only reason to "contend for the Faith
ONCE delivered to the saints" per Scripts.

As an atheist I hold no religious beliefs.
I do not "Believe", I think. I have no "Faith" as faith requires an suspension of thought.

Just trying to help you thru eternity. Selah.

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Much of your religion is spent on rewriting the Bible and what other organizations must believe of what your religion says.?
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I claim no religion. I believe in no gods.

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There are many who don't claim the religion you in.
Scripture can help you find god to believe.
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I was raised as a Christian. Went to Sunday school. Studied the Bible cover to cover. It was this very study of the Bible that convinced me there is no God.

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And that's when you found your current religion.?
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I have no religion. Why do you refuse to accept that.

Kind of like "reverse psycology" where a member openly "dirties" a symbol...?
As for also when some Rabbi got caught in Calif. painting swatstikas on his own
building in the cover of night...? Ah-h-h the ways of the follies of mere men (?)

Can't stand the Catholic Church, I hope it gets broken up and a lot of the people in this organization that protects pedophiles go to jail.

At the same time, you don't vandalize stuff.

Why does society have to ENDURE their paganistic beliefs ?? Bad as balphomet's statue TO ME!
I WAS in that ugly, sin filled threat to the sovereignty of ALL Nations because of parental & "church"
BRAINWASHING, which got relieved via the JOY of total deliverance thru the REAL, ALIVE JESUS.

"It’s heart wrenching to contemplate the anguish and pain that an individual must be experiencing to commit such an act"
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^^^^ "Heart wrenching?" Really?
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https://www.newscenter1.tv/...

Just a small selection of the overall International Picture...
That "system" is of satan the dark side as described in Bible.
Their murders, thefts, corruptions have THWARTED the name of Christianity which follows Bible...

The onlooker tends to lump all "Christians" in one, BUT bitterly NOT TRUE...
even their disignation is a foreign to Bible word "catholic = "universal" which means believe what
ever you like; just be addicted to OUR (Not God's) "sacraments" which are PATHETIC...
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"CHRISTIANS" FOLLOW THE WORDS OF CHRIST having spiritual meanings... Cathos follow
man-made idiotic rituals that are worthless when compared to "Christianity"... THEY have a history
matching "Cain killed Able" from the early years..Able followed God; Cain did stuff HIS way...
And was forever CURSED for such..
"BY their Fruits you will know just what people ARE" = wise words of Jesus..

So....it's not okay to empathize with other people because someone completely shat all over everything that they supposedly stood for? It isn't smallpox, people.

Q) Do you empathize for statues or children?

The only role the statue plays is that it was the target of the suffering soul. I empathize with anyone who is suffering, including victimized children. Trust me, I know more about it at first hand than any human being should.

Perhaps You are a "victim" of some abuse [as i was also], & You SHOULD sue the bast-rds...

Why? They're not responsible for what individuals choose to do. Those who break the law should face the consequences.

Are you talking about religious abuse or abuse in general? Because none of my abuse had anything to do with Religion.

Besides that, regardless of their reasoning and whatever they suffered doesn't vandalism isn't ok.

That is exactly as i "reasoned it" as "just men doing what they desire- right or wrong... BUT 2 things: One = Papacy
"overseers" are NOT tending their designated sheep, &
therefore only 1 has been delineated(as i am aware) since
1990's...though done for centuries..
Two: "They" are billed as holy men representing GOD him
self, so they are to be "holy"/ separated as they also Swore;
Therefore- the sign of transub has been exposed for what
it REALLY IS: a circus freak event on a pretend altar for
quacks to "sell their wares"...Which includes man worship
of ANTI- Bible SINNERS IN COSTUMES...
CHECK OUT THE "VORTEX" /CHURCH MILITANT ON U TUBE
FOR EVEN GREATER EXPOSING OF latent sexual SINS forced
upon the Minions/ SLAVES of the Vatican Country pretending to be a True Church...They LIE to GOD daily.

Has anyone ever told you you come across as fanatical? Because you do.

i believe to be fanatical for the Lord Jesus Christ, & for those who NEED HIM personally. One on One.

Did you read the article I posted?

I'm sorry, but that made no sense at all.

Seems like a rose colored view of the past.

Respect may have been what you saw on the surface but in MANY cases it was a facade.

Back in those days you admire so much, altar boys were being molested at an alarming rate.

I'd rather see people be real and less respectful on the surface if it means child abuse issues are lessened.

Or maybe an atheist with too much to drink. We can all speculate, can't we?

It would be unusual for an atheist to bear that sort of animosity toward Mary.
It would seem to be somebody who felt like they were hurt by the Catholic Church.
But, it could have been some random drunk who didn't even know what the statue represents.

Okay, how many people here think Catholics worship idols or anyone/anything else than Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are all Christ?

I think technically, only the Son is the Christ.

I'm sorry doesn't every religion have symbols.

I would imagine so, yes.

All gods were created by Mankind to explain things they did not understand.

Asking Mary to pray for me is not worshipping Mary.

YES, and God is Perfectly able, willing, & desiring to have the Children of His to
come ONLY to Him, being the Awesome Creator God with Plenty of Power...
AND "I Am a JEALOUS GOD" is His Bible quote...Many think they can "do their
own thing / way" to honor God, but Himself says: "I AM the Way, the Truth, & the
Life; NO ONE comes to the Father, except THRU ME" said Jesus Son of God incarnated...(JOHN 14:6) says all 26 Bible versions i have.
"For there is One God & ONE MEDIATOR between God & people, the man: Christ
Jesus" (Paul: 1 Timothy 2:5)...CENTRALIZED Christianity is on Christ Jesus.

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