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12-13-2011, 02:35 PM
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In addition to this being a stupid/bad/criminal/thoughtless/selfish idea, there is an additional level of disrespect here in light of the fact that these were religious figures. No pun intended, but is nothing sacred?
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12-13-2011, 03:14 PM
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In addition to this being a stupid/bad/criminal/thoughtless/selfish idea, there is an additional level of disrespect here in light of the fact that these were religious figures. No pun intended, but is nothing sacred?
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Do you worship Jesus, or a plaster figure of him that probably gets stuffed in a garage for the other 11 months of the year?
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12-13-2011, 03:37 PM
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Do you worship Jesus, or a plaster figure of him that probably gets stuffed in a garage for the other 11 months of the year?
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I agree. However I can't help but think that if this were a Muslim symbol during Ramadan, the girls could have ended up with a hate crime charge as well.
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12-13-2011, 03:46 PM
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I agree. However I can't help but think that if this were a Muslim symbol during Ramadan, the girls could have ended up with a hate crime charge as well.
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But doesn't Islam have different standards for things like that overall?
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12-13-2011, 04:04 PM
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I agree. However I can't help but think that if this were a Muslim symbol during Ramadan, the girls could have ended up with a hate crime charge as well.
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Yes, if the students were not Muslim.
That is because it would probably be a hate crime. College students who want to do silly pranks have tons of "Christian symbols" all over the place to use for their pranks. Finding the relative few Islamic symbols where they are would be much more calculated and for a purpose beyond a student prank.
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But doesn't Islam have different standards for things like that overall?
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No.
Even if Islam did, no one should be arrested based on Islamic standards. The perspective of this being a crime is based on (whether it is reported and) the law.
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12-13-2011, 04:12 PM
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Do you worship Jesus, or a plaster figure of him that probably gets stuffed in a garage for the other 11 months of the year?
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That logic would make more sense if these college students were using their own figures for the prank rather than stealing figures. When you steal, you are not able to say "well, this is JUST a plastic figure that would go in a garage."
As for what people worship:
Faith-bases worship whatever they worship as symbolized by certain images regardless of whether those images are stuffed in a garage. If people would not be thrilled if graffiti was placed on these images, it is not ridiculous for people to not be thrilled if these images are used for pranks.
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12-13-2011, 06:37 PM
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That logic would make more sense if these college students were using their own figures for the prank rather than stealing figures. When you steal, you are not able to say "well, this is JUST a plastic figure that would go in a garage."
As for what people worship:
Faith-bases worship whatever they worship as symbolized by certain images regardless of whether those images are stuffed in a garage. If people would not be thrilled if graffiti was placed on these images, it is not ridiculous for people to not be thrilled if these images are used for pranks.
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I was going overboard a bit in reply to the poster who was going overboard a bit and acting like they were Satanists or something.
Considering we laugh about the "shepherds" wearing towels on their heads and the Virgin Mary farting when little kids have Christmas pageants, I just don't think this is that big of a deal.
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12-13-2011, 06:44 PM
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Considering we laugh about the "shepherds" wearing towels on their heads and the Virgin Mary farting when little kids have Christmas pageants, I just don't think this is that big of a deal.
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I think there is a big difference between children being children in a Christmas pageant and college students taking, for whatever reason, a nativity scene that doesn't belong to them as a joke. Apples and oranges.
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12-13-2011, 06:46 PM
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Considering we laugh about the "shepherds" wearing towels on their heads and the Virgin Mary farting when little kids have Christmas pageants, I just don't think this is that big of a deal.
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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