Posted on 08/27/2006 5:55:35 AM PDT by NYer
St Luke's Church has links to the Holy Grail story
Treasure hunters trying to crack the Da Vinci Code are believed to be behind criminal damage at a village church with links to the Holy Grail.
Chisels and hammers were used to chip away at walls inside St Luke's church in Hodnet, Shropshire.
The church has attracted many visitors including tourists from overseas after its links to the Holy Grail were featured in a book and website.
The Reverend Charmian Beech said: "They seemed to know what they were doing."
A number of holes were chiselled into the stonework of the Grade I-listed 14th Century church in the nave, near the choir vestry door and by a stained glass window.
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 There is nothing really left to find at Hodnet Church, apart from God 
The Reverend Charmian Beech
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That window has helped fuel the church's links to the Da Vinci Code because there is a feminine-looking St. John - one of the major themes of the best-selling novel by Dan Brown.
The Rev Beech said: "We are not sure what they were looking for.
"There is nothing really left to find at Hodnet Church, apart from God. We are fed up with it."
 A stained glass window shows a feminine looking St John
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The church also features strongly in The Chalice of Magdalene, written by "historical detective" Graham Phillips.
In it, his search for the Holy Grail leads him to St Luke's and the stained glass window. The story also features on the author's website.
The Rev Beech said they had always welcomed visitors to the church, but would have to review security and may have to fit CCTV cameras.
Author Mr Phillips said of the vandalism: "I think it is disgraceful what has been done to the church.
"In my opinion whoever did it is not only despicable but stupid.
"There is no point anyone searching in Hodnet church because the cup that the stained-glass window code alluded to has already been found."
Nothing was taken but the damage could cost thousands of pounds to repair. Police are investigating.
Ping!
this can't be true, because we know that movies don't influence people.
LMAO!!!
Name?
Shropshire Slasher.
Occupation?
Shropshire Slasher.
"this can't be true, because we know that movies don't influence people."
Song lyrics, either.
Whatever happened to the idea of personal responsibility? It isn't the fault of the movie, it is the fault of the stupid people who vandalized this historic church.
who would probably be content with torturing cats if they hadn't been inspired by the nonsense in the movie.
You're so right. I guess if you pound into childrens' heads over and over, "you're an ape," and they believe you, it's their fault for acting like apes.
Pointing out the obvious influence is not denying personal responsibility, homeboy. The purveyor of the message has some, too. Greater, in fact, for he knows; the idiots are just idiots.
From time to time I like to adopt a mask of wide-eyed naivete' with the more Darwinian set of liberals in order to set up questions like:
"So how much monkey blood do you think you have in you?"
And
"Do you seem to find that your monkey genes come more from your Mom's side of the family or your Dad's?"
It appears to disconcert them.
...there might be an inexhaustable supply of ready made monkey alibis and monkey insults, too.
Oh, but wait, I can already see where that's headed, and we can't go there.
So, I guess it's OK to believe you're descended from an ape (except when you point to it as a cause of your behavior), but you just can't say that anyone else is.
Thanks for the ping!
There is no responsibility by the movie-makers for any of this. Claiming that there is is little more than liberalese Political Correctness. What next boy, should we look and see if their daddies beat them when they were kids?
"There is no responsibility by the movie-makers for any of this."
I would like to know how, in this year of Our Lord 2006, people who appear to have enough intelligence to scratch and belch at the same time can nonetheless deny the oft-proven power of propaganda.
Perhaps if I turn up the volume...
PROPAGANDA WORKS!
Can you hear me now?
the consequence of your premises (explicit and implied) is that the individual is responsible for his actions but the institution in not responsible for its actions.
philosophy is a funny thing! where else can you find a libertarian making a case for fascism?
What about Pat Buchanan?
you said it so much better than I could have...
But still, they could all benefit from a good caning.
LOL
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