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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Tue Dec 6, 2011, 03:44 PM Dec 2011

Pagan stone circle may have been destroyed in religous hate attack


The site in Lampeter, south west Wales, which also includes an altar and fire pit has been damaged beyond repair.


The University of Lampeter is well-known for its theological courses and there is speculation that the attack could be religiously motivated.


The steps giving access to the site, in the grounds of the town's Trinity Saint David University campus, were also torn apart.


Police believe that weapons, such as crow bars and pick axes, may have been used to deliberately cause as much damage to the area as possible.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8925373/Pagan-stone-circle-may-have-been-destroyed-in-religous-hate-attack.html
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Pagan stone circle may have been destroyed in religous hate attack (Original Post) icymist Dec 2011 OP
Some people are just mean and stupid Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #1
Including the college administration... icymist Dec 2011 #2
Things like this make my blood boil Tyrs WolfDaemon Dec 2011 #3
Their lector Dec 2011 #4
Disgusting! Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #5
This type of thing really infuriates me, especially those using fundy religion to RKP5637 Dec 2011 #6
There was vandalism some time ago Guy Montag Jan 2012 #7

icymist

(15,888 posts)
2. Including the college administration...
Tue Dec 6, 2011, 03:51 PM
Dec 2011

<snip>
Interestingly, the BBC reports that university officials aren't overly concerned with that notion. Cen Powell, executive head of estates and facilities at Trinity Saint David, said, "There is no reason to believe that this was a result of hate crime and would consider it to be an act of vandalism."
http://paganwiccan.about.com/b/2011/12/02/pagan-site-damaged-in-uk.htm

Tyrs WolfDaemon

(2,289 posts)
3. Things like this make my blood boil
Tue Dec 6, 2011, 08:22 PM
Dec 2011

And the Univ taking it as just vandalism is beyond belief.

Each and every one of them ought to do the thought exercise of 'How would I feel if my church was destroyed like this'. The only problem is that only a few of them would understand how the two are related to each other. I’ve heard the ‘but it’s not the same thing’ excuse many a time when giving people this type of thought experiment. They usually come back with something like ‘but mine is a real religion and that stuff isn’t’.

There are days when I feel it isn't worth waking up.

lector

(95 posts)
4. Their
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 01:13 PM
Dec 2011

Holidays are stolen, there fairy tale is falling apart. They can't even practice what they preach any more.
How sad. I wish I could help them.

Behind the Aegis

(54,854 posts)
5. Disgusting!
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 02:35 PM
Dec 2011

The university's attitude almost makes it worse, salt on the wound. Some are so insecure with their own beliefs they must destroy those of others or ridicule them.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
6. This type of thing really infuriates me, especially those using fundy religion to
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 08:34 PM
Dec 2011

justify their persecution of others. I call it nothing less than a religious hate attack.

Guy Montag

(126 posts)
7. There was vandalism some time ago
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 03:16 PM
Jan 2012

to the Pagan Circle in Colorado Springs.

This is sad to hear. My the Goddess forgive them. Let the blessings be.

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