I don’t think the police would do anything about it though.
Me too…in a mall parking lot a few years ago, someone stole the magnetic sign that had my business info painted on it. Unless they just really wanted to drive around town advertising for me, it was probably kids having some “fun”.
Have y’all seen the women who take their handbags up to Communion with them? That’s sad if you’re afraid the little old lady in the pew behind you is going to steal your checkbook!I don’t have a fish symbol, or anything else for that matter, on the outside of my car. I’m sorry someone decided to steal your friends’ emblems, though.
I always thought that was the people who leave after receiving, instead of waiting until the mass is over …
Did you see on the news where a woman was attacked while praying in church? She fended off the attack by stabbing the man with her pen. So, stealing in church isn’t the worst thing that can happen.
The pastor of my parish has warned women not to leave their purses in the pew when they are not there. The collection was stolen during Mass and during several other instances. Sad what is happening to our world.Me too…in a mall parking lot a few years ago, someone stole the magnetic sign that had my business info painted on it. Unless they just really wanted to drive around town advertising for me, it was probably kids having some “fun”.
Too bad about water’s fish.
In my neighbourhood, there was a guy who got arrested after stealing out of poor boxes at several churches, Catholic, Orthodox and Lutheran. He finally got caught because he stole from a church that had security cameras. He pleaded guilty to all the church thefts in court.
Too bad about water’s fish.
Not the little old lady’s only! I’ve had my purse stolen while at church. I don’t dare bring it now and if I do I make sure it is with me at all times. (That includes going up for communion)
Why does it automatically have to be a ‘Hate Crime’? They didn’t damage the cars in any other way. They didn’t set them on fire, or scratch the paint, or put huge dents in it. So how is it a hate crime?
my rant is over… Continue on with the thread! Geez, can you tell this is a hot button for me???
That’s happen in my parish too.
Sinners, even active ones are and should be welcome to Church.That’s really sad that you can’t even feel safe from thieves at church.
I dont make the laws. I have no idea what they are in your state, but trust me the laws where I live leave it very wide open to include the lamest of reasons to convict someone of a hate crime.Why does it automatically have to be a ‘Hate Crime’? They didn’t damage the cars in any other way. They didn’t set them on fire, or scratch the paint, or put huge dents in it. So how is it a hate crime?
This is an issue in this world today. Not you exactly but your post gave me food for thought. Instead of trying to look at the ‘crime’ through love and turning the other cheek as Christ has said (after all no REAL harm had been done) hoping that the kids will think about God when they look at what they stole, we automatically jump to the conclusion that it was a hate crime against Christians. As a society we are so quick now to say that if something is done against us it is because of our race, creed, or sex. Why? Some people just do things because they are stupid. It’s not a hate crime just an idiot thing to do but the person they did it to is so sensitive that it turns out to be bigger than it is. When did we become such a sniveling, whiny, ‘I am going to tell mommy on you’ type of country? Just look at sexual harrassment suits or any law suit for that matter… I would wager that 60% of the law suits out there are leaning more on the frivelous side… Sorry,
I pray that the HS convicts those kids to think about what they have done when they look at those symbols. Who knows:shrug:, but wouldn’t that be a COOL conversion story?