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'Vandals have hacked at the heart of Christianity'
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| Dec 9th, 2010
Posted on 12/09/2010 10:33:00 AM PST by TaraP
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To: SueRae
As another poster commented, take cuttings and plant them in hidden places.
Shades of the White Tree of Gondor.
To: AD from SpringBay
I agree that it is just a tree. But make no mistake that the attack was not against the tree itself.
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posted on
12/09/2010 10:51:50 AM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(In 2012 you will awaken from your HOPEnosis and have no recollection of this... "Constitution")
To: narses
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posted on
12/09/2010 10:52:31 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius.)
To: AD from SpringBay
If it is at all like “thorn” trees on my property, they grow right back. They didn’t tear out the roots — they “heavily pruned” it.
It’s offensive and outrageous, but I’ll bet that a new tree will sprout from the roots by June.
To: LibLieSlayer
Sure is a sad thing to see ...
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posted on
12/09/2010 10:55:08 AM PST
by
mlizzy
(Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
To: Sherman Logan
Probably a pretty good chance that Tolkien was familiar with the tree and the Cromwell story.
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posted on
12/09/2010 10:59:37 AM PST
by
old3030
(I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look.)
To: TexNewMex
One poster explicitly blames a local real estate developer for the destruction. If so, this is a highly charged conflict of a different kind. Probably the true reason when it finally comes out.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:02:26 AM PST
by
hoyt-clagwell
(5:00 AM Gym Crew)
To: InvisibleChurch
Its not Biblical. Dont make an idol out of a tree. There's nothing wrong with it. A relic or artifact merely provides a connection to a long past event. It's evidence-- a physical representation of history that has lasted through centuries. Nobody is worshipping it.
It's one thing to read a story about something that existed centuries ago. It's quite another to actually be able to go there and touch a piece of it. It true of any historical artifact.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:02:58 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: old3030
Somehow I suspect he wasn’t a fan of Cromwell or the Roundheads.
To: TaraP
THE PEACEFUL RELIGION,
WE NEED TO DO SOME H-Bombing!
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:04:46 AM PST
by
factmart
To: AppyPappy
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:07:06 AM PST
by
factmart
To: TaraP; Islaminaction
I bet is was those damn muslims!
To: TaraP
The heart of Christianity is Jesus Christ, and no vandal can harm Him.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:09:08 AM PST
by
Mom MD
(Jesus is the Light of the world!)
To: AppyPappy
The Brits have some weird legendsThat they do -- but what does that have to do with this thread.
be careful how you answer that
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:09:49 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: rightwingextremist1776
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:10:20 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Bon mots
Islam is from the PIT OF HELL!
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:10:46 AM PST
by
factmart
To: AD from SpringBay
Amen! You beat me to it. Still an attack on Christianity, no doubt.
To: TaraP
Maybe some other limbs will be removed.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:12:34 AM PST
by
Vaduz
To: TaraP
You can’t have anything enjoyable and meaningful around Muslims, although this is something I wouldn’t put past pop culture in general.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:13:02 AM PST
by
pallis
To: InvisibleChurch
Its not Biblical. Dont make an idol out of a tree.They didn't worship the tree. The tree was, according to legend, planted by Joseph. It's something spiritual.
Please avoid the religious strawman arguments.
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posted on
12/09/2010 11:13:55 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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