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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:58 PM

rug (48,218 posts)

Deputies looking for church vandals

Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012

Richland County deputies are looking for whoever is responsible for several vandalism incidents at Irmo churches.

Deputies were called to Shady Grove United Methodist Church twice between Friday after someone spray-painted atheist messages on the building. Between Friday evening and mid Saturday morning, someone spray-painted the phrase “God=Delusion” on the side of the building.

Then, on Monday, someone affiliated with the church arrived to find the words “There is no God” on the side of the building and “Atheism” on a concrete slab near the entrance.

The two incidents were preceded by a similar case of vandalism at St. Johns Lutheran Church at 1028 St. Johns Road in Irmo between May 11 and May 12. In that incident, deputies discovered a swastika painted on the church’s basketball court and “DF 10” in the parking lot.

http://www.thestate.com/2012/07/11/2350131/deputies-looking-for-church-vandals.html

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Deputies looking for church vandals (Original post)	rug	Jul 2012	OP
Fucking New Atheists.	Goblinmonger	Jul 2012	#1
Darwin would be ashamed , Atheists aren't cowards	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2012	#2
Some atheists are assholes.	Goblinmonger	Jul 2012	#3
Really? This is as bad as The Holocaust? n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#4
No, I'm saying comparatively it isn't	Goblinmonger	Jul 2012	#6
Sarcasm tags are helpful. n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#7
Yeah I'd say a bit of a difference between	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2012	#8
This is an act of extreme douchebaggery. But I think the two incidents are unrelated.	Ian David	Jul 2012	#5
Of course, the vandalism could have been done by the "Christians" themselves...	xfundy	Jul 2012	#9
Or not.	rug	Jul 2012	#10
Do you have proof either way? n/t	trotsky	Jul 2012	#12
The writing's on the wall.	rug	Jul 2012	#13
Yes, we have proof that someone did it.	trotsky	Jul 2012	#14
We also have the content of the writing.	rug	Jul 2012	#15
The game is already over for you, rug.	trotsky	Jul 2012	#16
I regret this incident, and in expiation I wll tonight tag several churches with	dimbear	Jul 2012	#11

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:01 PM

Goblinmonger (16,412 posts)

1. Fucking New Atheists.

I bet it was Dawkins and Harris.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:03 PM

orpupilofnature57 (10,679 posts)

2. Darwin would be ashamed , Atheists aren't cowards

Vandalism is cowardice.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:05 PM

Goblinmonger (16,412 posts)

3. Some atheists are assholes.

Some are kids that are stupid. What are ya gonna do? I'll put this up against Kristallnacht any day, though.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:15 PM

Ian David (68,662 posts)

4. Really? This is as bad as The Holocaust? n/t

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Response to Ian David (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:17 PM

Goblinmonger (16,412 posts)

6. No, I'm saying comparatively it isn't

The OP seems to want to show atheists as assholes, Just wanted to remind what assholery looks like in regard to holy building destruction.

Sorry for being unclear. Was clear in my head.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:20 PM

Ian David (68,662 posts)

7. Sarcasm tags are helpful. n/t

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:39 PM

orpupilofnature57 (10,679 posts)

8. Yeah I'd say a bit of a difference between

Vandals and systematic Genocide ,that's why Separation of Church & State is so essential for a democracy and healthy society.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:17 PM

Ian David (68,662 posts)

5. This is an act of extreme douchebaggery. But I think the two incidents are unrelated.

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Nazis tend not to be Atheists, and Atheists tend not to be Nazis. Nazis are usually chrisTians.

And WTF is "DF10?"

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Response to rug (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:00 PM

xfundy (2,604 posts)

9. Of course, the vandalism could have been done by the "Christians" themselves...

to continue to bolster their claims that they are victims of "persecution," get fair & balanced "news" coverage, gain sympathy and hopefully votes for the cancervative candidate, who they were convinced was part of a cult less than a year ago, but now is the cancervative savior, since the preacher-man told them to vote for him.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:11 PM

rug (48,218 posts)

10. Or not.

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Response to rug (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:23 AM

trotsky (33,131 posts)

12. Do you have proof either way? n/t

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:20 AM

rug (48,218 posts)

13. The writing's on the wall.

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Response to rug (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:29 AM

trotsky (33,131 posts)

14. Yes, we have proof that someone did it.

Where's your proof of what they believe (or don't)?

Secondary question: is it possible for Christians to lie?

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Response to trotsky (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 08:40 AM

rug (48,218 posts)

15. We also have the content of the writing.

Now, if you believe the person did not mean what s/he wrote, provide the proof.

A question for you: do you think an atheist is capble of doing this?

(I'm giving you the two minute warning, I have little interest in playing this game for long.)

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Response to rug (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 09:02 AM

trotsky (33,131 posts)

16. The game is already over for you, rug.

You didn't answer my question, so I'm not going to answer yours. You may have your last word / last snappy insult now.

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Response to rug (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:29 PM

dimbear (5,297 posts)

11. I regret this incident, and in expiation I wll tonight tag several churches with

respectfully selected Bible verses.

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