Story: "Crowded antique shop puts Virgin Mary statue in parking lot, worshipers start showing up to pray."

[mdgspencer]

Crowded antique shop puts Virgin Mary statue in parking lot, worshipers start showing up to pray

There’s something about Mary. An antique store owner who didn’t have room in his shop for a recently acquired Virgin Mary statue was caught by surprise when passersby started pulling ov…

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The antique shop owner. who isn’t Catholic, was caught by surprise when passersby started pulling over to worship before the four-foot tall icon after he put in his parking lot.

He likes it, and will keep the statue right where it is.

 

[adamhovey1988]

Venerators, not worshippers, given the modern connotation of the word worship.

 

[adamhovey1988]

You are not the only one

 

[Jen95]

“Worshippers”…hmmm, what does that remind me of…

 

[adamhovey1988]

The name “Jack Chick” ring a bell?

 

[Tis_Bearself]

This is nice that people pray, but either weather or vandalism is going to get that statue if it is not taken indoors.

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

If you build it they will come

 

[Jen95]

I meant the use of the term “Easter worshippers” during the Sti Lankan bombings this last Easter.