Thursday, June 08, 2006

Vandals desecrate grounds of Holy Hill on 6-6-'06

How many street riots and fatwas would have taken place in fundamentalist Muslim countries over what these vandals did to a Roman Catholic site. Unlike the them, the Christians here reflect on the act and, while still a vulgar act, in the big picture, it isn't worth killing for:

"'I think, overall, people are disgusted by this,' he said. But it was one conversation with an elderly Jewish woman that helped Kontny put the desecration in a larger perspective and understand that the damage was not permanent.

'She told me that her Synagogue was spray painted with Nazi graffiti,' he said. 'This happens, I know. I'm glad that the damage was superficial.'"

Update: Apparently suspects were arrested this morning at the scene. Five people were seen in a car this morning and apprehended by sheriff deputies who believe they returned to the scene to 'view their handy-work'.

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