Man “angry at God” drives minivan into church sanctuary

[Ian David]

Sacramento, Feb 21, 2008 / 02:04 am (CNA).- A man who said he was angry at God drove a minivan through a Catholic church in Rancho Cordova, California late on Saturday night, the Sacramento Bee reports.

Harold David Zequeda, 36, drove a silver Ford Windstar through St. John Vianney Church.

Witnesses said the driver pulled onto the church’s front lawn and floored the gas pedal.

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One witness said the driver had dropped a photograph of several young children and told police he was angry at God.

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Zequeda is charged with vandalizing a house of worship, a felony, and driving with a suspended license. He is being held on $1 million bail.

More:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=11849

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Fortunately God wasn't home at the time.

Should've waited until Sunday, Harold.

[skooooo]

2. Guess he showed God!!

[Ian David]

3. I think god has insurance. n/t

[xchrom]

4. have ''dear john'' letters gone out of fashion?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. Judging from today's posts, a man after IanDB's own heart

:eyes:

[moggie]

6. Yes, it's the same thing, isn't it?

Recklessly endangering lives, and causing criminal damage, is just like reporting on priests who break the law, on a site which has an "ignore" feature. :sarcasm:

[beam me up scottie]

15. Oh, absolutely.

Pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of the Moral Majority should be a felony - punishable by death.

(and it probably will be if our guy Huckabee gets installed. )

[Goblinmonger]

19. Hey, dear

good to see you again. Hope all is going well.

:hug:

[Ian David]

7. Oh, don't be silly.

I would never do something that stupid.

That's why I'm building a giant tower in my backyard, so I can shoot god with arrows.

Geesh!



Seriously, though. My problem isn't with god, but with his fan culb.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Big time

but only against Christian fans, judging from today's information dump.

[Ian David]

9. Asked and answered. I've posted crap from black collar douchebags of every variety.

You must be new here.

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.democraticunderground.com+%22black+collar+crime

[Dr. Strange]

10. A giant tower, to shoot god with arrows?

What are you babbling about?

[varkam]

11. Vandalizing a house of worship is a felony?

Yeesh.

[Ian David]

13. god-related stuff gets special protections. But generally, vandalism is illegal. n/t

[varkam]

14. Yes, I am aware that vandalism is illegal.

It just seems like a bit of a stretch to make something like spraypainting a church a felony.

[TZ]

16. I'm going to disagree with you there

I believe its probably a felony because of how often it happens with Synogogues. They get spray painted with swastika's and KKK symbols quite a bit. Considered a version of a hate crime. Since it would be hypocritical to only apply this law to Synogogues, I can see how this can cover Church vandalism too. I might be an atheist, but I think spray painting houses of worship is deliberately offensive and I think a felony charge is appropriate.

[Ian David]

17. Plus, religions have a history of not always getting along together very well.

And don't forget, The KKK hates Catholics at least as much as they hate Jews and Black People.

[varkam]

20. I'm thinking about a couple of rebellious kids...

just trying to piss people off by spray-painting "God sucks" on a church or something like that. I agree with you that when it approaches the level of a hate crime, more severe punishments are probably in order - but when it's done by statute there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of discretion.

[tinrobot]

12. Isn't God everywhere?

If so, he could have hit God anywhere he drove.

[HumanBeast]

18. I Have A Better Idea.

Why could not he just put a sign in his yard that said, "God Sucks"?