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Police: Kentucky Hindu temple vandalized in hate crime
The Seattle Times ^ | Thursday, January 31, 2019 | The Associated Press

Posted on 01/31/2019 2:13:57 PM PST by Jyotishi

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a Hindu temple in Louisville has been vandalized in a hate crime, its windows broken and walls covered in hateful messages. Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad tells The Courier Journal that “repugnant messages of hate” were spray-painted on its walls during a break-in this week. He says xenophobic and sexist messages were scrawled along with images of crosses and phrases such as “Jesus Is The Only God.” Someone spray-painted the eyes of a Hindu religious figure, with black paint dripping down the image’s face. Swaminarayan Temple officials say there is no video recording of the crime. The chief says an investigation is ongoing and officers will be at the temple on Sunday to ensure the community’s safety.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: christian; god; hate; hinduism; jesus; louisville; terrorism; xenophobia
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1 posted on 01/31/2019 2:13:57 PM PST by Jyotishi
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To: Jyotishi

More liberal abuse fantasy porn?


2 posted on 01/31/2019 2:18:00 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Jyotishi

Too many of these incidents scream “hoax.”


3 posted on 01/31/2019 2:19:04 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Jyotishi

“Jesus is the only god”

I doubt a Christian would paint that on any wall.


4 posted on 01/31/2019 2:21:01 PM PST by jimtorr
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To: jimtorr

Jesus is God? Um, not what I was taught.


5 posted on 01/31/2019 2:24:41 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: jimtorr

For one thing, Christians capitalize the word God when referring to the one true God. Small g is used for a pagan god, like the god of war.


6 posted on 01/31/2019 2:25:57 PM PST by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: Jyotishi
Fake Hate Crime Index.

$10 says this one'll be listed there, soon enough.

7 posted on 01/31/2019 2:26:04 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Jyotishi

Police are looking for a couple of white guys wearing MAGA hats, carrying a noose and a bottle of bleach.


8 posted on 01/31/2019 2:28:38 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Christians would not destroy or vandalize the property of others. And earning their enmity is no way to try and convince others to find Christ.


9 posted on 01/31/2019 2:29:27 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Christians win by the power of prayer backed by the all sufficient blood of the Lamb, and by their testimony. To don the garments of terrorism is foreign to the gospel message.

I hope many local churches write to newspaper editors pointing out that this is not the manner in which the gospel message authorizes its sharing.


10 posted on 01/31/2019 2:34:49 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

And the message of this incident is: unassimilated immigrants are good, American natives are xenophobic sexist haters


11 posted on 01/31/2019 2:35:24 PM PST by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: carriage_hill

Or unsolved, 1 of the 2.


12 posted on 01/31/2019 2:37:09 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Someone spray-painted the eyes of a Hindu religious figure. . . .

Hmmmm. . . . Only a Hindu believer would have the knowledge to be able to do that. Not some redneck Kentucky yokel.

13 posted on 01/31/2019 2:43:11 PM PST by TheConservator (All the blather about TrumpÂ’s violation of the law is simply a projection of their own lawlessness.)
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To: central_va
Jesus is God? Um, not what I was taught.

That is a basic tenet of the Christian faith. Jesus is both man and God.

But I've I've never heard it expressed that way; certainly not in graffiti. I call hoax.

14 posted on 01/31/2019 2:45:46 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Jesus is not God. Jesus is God’s son a separate and distinct entity.


15 posted on 01/31/2019 2:47:32 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Jeff Chandler
That is a basic tenet of the Christian faith.

What church taught you that?

16 posted on 01/31/2019 2:51:09 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: central_va
Jesus is not God.

Believe what you like, but Christians believe Jesus -- the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity -- is both God and man.

17 posted on 01/31/2019 2:51:54 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Wow, I doubt every Christian believes that.


18 posted on 01/31/2019 2:53:11 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: central_va
What church taught you that?

Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Evengelical, ALL OF THEM teach Jesus is God.

But I'm sure you can find some itinerant preacher wandering the hollers of Harlan County who teaches otherwise.

19 posted on 01/31/2019 2:55:24 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

+1


20 posted on 01/31/2019 2:56:25 PM PST by Phillyred
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