[Apologetics] Catholic League: NATIVITY SCENES VANDALIZED NATIONWIDE

[Art Kelly]

--- On Mon, 12/22/08, Catholic League <lg at catholicleague.org> wrote:

From: Catholic League <lg at catholicleague.org>
Subject: NATIVITY SCENES VANDALIZED NATIONWIDE
To: arthurkelly at yahoo.com
Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 1:50 PM





























December 22, 2008
 
NATIVITY SCENES VANDALIZED NATIONWIDE
 
Every year we are flooded with reports from across the nation about nativity scenes being vandalized. This year was no different. 
 
Here is a list of some of the incidents that came to our attention:
 

In Sandusky, Ohio a 50-year old figure of the Baby Jesus was stolen from a downtown park; it was found a few days later hanging from a ceiling fan in the apartment of the thief who stole it
A Christian pastor in Loma Linda, California was beaten and left in critical condition while decorating his church
In Orange County, Florida a Christian church’s drive-through nativity scene was completely demolished by vandals
The Blessed Virgin figure was stolen from a nativity scene in front of a home in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Twice within a couple of weeks, the crèche in Norwood, Massachusetts was vandalized
A drive-through nativity built by a Christian church in Stone Mountain, Georgia was destroyed
In Waggaman, Louisiana, a 38-year old man, accompanied by two boys, trashed Christmas decorations at five homes
A 50-year old statue of a shepherd was beheaded in a nativity scene in downtown Kingsport, Tennessee
The Holy Family was stolen from a crèche outside of a home in New Albany, Indiana
The nativity scene in front of a Christian church in Christoval, Texas was splattered with red paint
Figures of the Baby Jesus were stolen from homes or churches in Memphis, Tennessee; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Valrico, California; Akron, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Andover, New York; Sumter, South Carolina; St. Charles, Illinois; Moberly, Missouri; Lehighton, Pennsylvania; Bismarck, North Dakota; Omaha, Nebraska; Paw Paw, Michigan; North Richland Hills, Texas; Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania




 





Susan A. Fani
Director of Communications
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
450 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10123
212-371-3191
212-371-3394 (fax) 
 

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