German telecom companies hide antennae by turning them into crucifixes.

[Fenris]

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European companies are finding ingenious ways to disguise ugly, but necessary, mobile phone antenna masts. Customers can pick everything from trees to crucifixes.

Those willing to set up mobile phone antenna masts on their property can get good money for their cooperation -- along with grief from their neighbors.

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The latter crosses the line for some congregations, who are not willing to see Christ on a cross, with antennae sticking out here and there. The mayor of Schwabhausen, in deeply Catholic Bavaria, has come out against such an antenna in his village church. Mobile phone companies are hesitant as well.

"The churches actually don't like it so much," said Susanne Satzer-Spree, a Vodafone spokeswoman.

[pagerbear]

1. Oh. My. God.

[tandot]

2. OMG. Vodafone killed Jesus...

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[Tempest]

3. Those Bastards!

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[kimchi]

4. How irreverent!

I certainly wouldn't want an antenna coming out of Kuan Yin. It is bad enough poor Hermes is delivering flowers.

The highest order of tacky brought to you by greed. Ugh.