Posted on 09/13/2017 12:46:59 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
A bronze statue of the Roman Catholic priest Junipero Serra at the Old Santa Barbara Mission was decapitated and doused with red paint on Sunday night or early Monday morning.
The statue, on the western side of the Central Coast property near the mission's office, has since been covered with a tarp. The Santa Barbara mission has been called the "Queen of the Missions."
The statue was vandalized in a similar fashion as another Father Serra statue in Monterey last year. That figure, which was beheaded but not painted, has since been repaired. Another, in Santa Cruz, was vandalized with the word "genocide" in late 2015.
Serra was a Franciscan friar in the 18th century who founded nine of the state's 21 missions. He was canonized as a saint in 2015 by Pope Francis
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
FYI
BTW, I wouldn’t call Santa Barbara “Central California”, but this is a snooty San Francisco newspaper writing.
I think central coast is ok for Santa Barbara, but I understand the basis of your comment.
The thing is, my guess is the vandals probably think California belongs to Mexico.
But without Junipero Serra, it wouldn’t ever have been part of Mexico to begin with.
More “not hate” from the left.
People are so bored.
Mandatory DRAFT MUST be reinstated...
“Mandatory DRAFT MUST be reinstated...”
I don’t think I want people who would do this protecting the nation.
Right. When I think of Central California I’m thinking
the San Joaquin Valley. Some refer to Santa Barbara as
part of the Central Coast but personally I consider
anything south of Lompoc as South Coast.
This destruction of Father Serra statues is an extension
of identity politics as promoted by the Democrat Party
and possibly carried out by ‘Native Americans’ or
libtards from UCSB. On Facebook there has been a
photo circulating that shows 3 Indians at the Mt Rushmore
viewing area all flipping-off the busts of our presidents.
Similar attitude as the Father Serra haters, I reckon.
It’s all about the evil Euro white man.
Not surprising. California schools and universities have been serving this poison wine for a long time now.
Not just California. The NEA is nationwide.
We have education problems in more places than
not these days across this country.
The national transformation would move the populace of the nation closer to her original values...collective responsibility, collective duties.
You are exactly correct.
You are welcome here, but please don’t bring along any other Califonians unless from Palos Verdes or Orange County or north of the Bay Area.
wrong, Wrong, WRONG
Listen you misinformed, maleducated person; that is NOT what the United States is about.
Get ahold of the US Constitution and TRY to comprehend.
“A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”
Well, we can’t tolerate that kind of thinking... can we?
The perps no doubt are funded by the Obama Crime Syndicate (OCS) via the corporate money scam.
Collectivist troll alert......
That idea is so leftist.
It’s all part of the American “Taliban” movement. It’s only going to get much worse. In their dreams,they wish they could do much more,such as bomb Rushmore, and some will push it that far.
Who was the murdered ex UK ambassador in your tag line?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.