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Santa Cruz: Vandals damage Father Serra artifact at Holy Cross Church
Contra Costa Times ^
| 5/8/12
| Cathy Kelly, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Posted on 05/08/2012 8:49:04 AM PDT by SmithL
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Santa Cruz is very well known for its tolerance for everyone (except for those they disagree with).
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posted on
05/08/2012 8:49:10 AM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Won’t be a hate crime.
And we all know why.
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posted on
05/08/2012 8:54:03 AM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: SmithL
Some anti-church slogans and symbols were painted, he said. Possibly they could figure out if this was a "hate crime," or even what the motivation was, if they took the trouble to read what those slogans and symbols said. Or even reported what they said in the news release.
If this had been a crime against some black organization or home, we could be quite sure that all the slogans and symbols would be thoroughly reported--or even invented, if necessary.
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posted on
05/08/2012 8:57:35 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Da Coyote
Place your bets...
My money is on Atheists or ROPers.
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posted on
05/08/2012 8:58:39 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: GraceG
Gay activists or muslims would be my guess
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:02:52 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(I like Obamacare because Granny signed the will and I need the cash)
To: GraceG
If they would tell us what the slogans were we might know, but I would guess either atheists or gay activists or anti-”Western Civilization” types who consider the Franciscan missionaries evil because they were bringing Spanish Catholicism and cultural norms and destroying the Indians’ utopia.
To: Cicero
Sadly either atheists or ROPers.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:07:03 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: SmithL
I haven't been to Santa Cruz since the late 80s, when it was infested with 1960s, filthy, drug addicted hippies.
The public park was strewn with so many zonked out bodies it looked like a war zone.
In fact, my company allowed us to stay in the Dream Inn which was very expensive, but safe.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:07:46 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: GraceG
In Oregon, a church identified as anti gay was vandalized and a group claimed responsibility. There has been no police action and likely won’t be considering Portland’s mayor and politics. In your CA case, the historical artifacts may prompt some action but I wouldn’t count on it.
I’d add gay activists to your list but they are often the same as the anarchists.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:08:03 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: muir_redwoods
Vampires, a bunch of Lost boys
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:18:11 AM PDT
by
Chainsawj
(Looks like I have NOBODY to vote FOR, I'll just vote againest the dems.......AGAIN.)
To: SmithL
I’m surprised Holy Cross Church was lacking security cameras and a burglar alarm system. I hope they add a security system now in order to ward off future attacks by these left-wing nut jobs.
To: Biggirl
Sadly either atheists or ROPers.Santa Cruz also has its merry band of Occupiers.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:19:34 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: SmithL
When I read about incidents like this, thoughts of Spain pre-civil war come to mind.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:21:12 AM PDT
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
I'm surprised that people are still commenting without actually reading the articles.
The church is alarmed, but the vandalism outside did not prompt an alarm, Hoy said.
They might need to consider motion lights, he said.
Friend said the suspect damaged a video camera on the church property also, and that investigators are working to determine if any video was captured before the damage was done.
Police are looking into the possibility of this being a hate crime, he said.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:30:30 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Would not surprise me as well.
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posted on
05/08/2012 9:34:33 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
05/08/2012 10:24:34 AM PDT
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
To: passionfruit
Means “Religion Of Peace”, in reference to Islam.
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posted on
05/08/2012 10:31:04 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: Siobhan; Canticle_of_Deborah; NYer; Salvation; american colleen; Desdemona; StAthanasiustheGreat; ..
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posted on
05/08/2012 12:10:04 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
To: SmithL
Vandalism of Christian churches has not been a common tactic of Moslems in the United States or Europe, up to this point. Moslem attacks on Jewish sites in Europe have grown commonplace.
This type of vulgar destructiveness is the hallmark of homosexualists, atheists (those devotees of “Reason”), and anti-life fanatics ... and the same person often fits all these categories!
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posted on
05/08/2012 1:15:13 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Skip the election and let Thomas Sowell choose the next President.)
To: SmithL
Father Junipero Serra was not only beatified by the Catholic Church, but has a statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol:
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posted on
05/08/2012 2:24:21 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
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