Christian group tears down mysterious monolith on California mountain

[demmiblue]

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In a video, which was livestreamed and posted online, the group of young men drive from southern California to tear down the structure. Under cover of darkness, they hike up to the structure and tear it down while chanting “Christ is king!”. They then erect a homemade wooden cross in its place and drag the remains of the monolith down the mountain to their car.

During the video, the men also make offensive comments and drink substantial quantities of energy drinks, while also referencing Donald Trump and the QAnon conspiracy theory and their mission is to demonstrate “how much we love Jesus Christ”.

The vandalism angered local officials.

“We are upset that these young men felt the need to drive five hours to come into our community and vandalize the monolith,” Atascadero’s mayor, Heather Moreno, said in a news release. “The monolith was something unique and fun in an otherwise stressful time.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/christian-group-tears-down-mysterious-monolith-california-mountain

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. that's some scary cult-like shit right there.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. the little sh*ts should address the idolatry of Trump worship instead of worrying about a gag or fad

[SomedayKindaLove]

3. Monoliths are driving Qanon crazy

They dread M-drops as much as they eagerly await Q drops

[Squinch]

6. What's an M-drop? (She shudders to ask...)

[tblue37]

10. I think he's referring to monolith drops: M for monolith.

[Squinch]

15. Ohhhhhh!

[SomedayKindaLove]

24. Yes, Tblue37 is correct!

Apologies for creating shuddering

[C_U_L8R]

4. What sanctimonious jerks.

They may love Jesus but Jesus would think they're a bunch of assholes. He'd rather hang with lepers.

[underpants]

8. Hopped up on energy drinks

[Initech]

28. That's why I call them "Talibornagains".

Their beliefs are more in line with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Taliban than they are actual Christianity. You'd think they would make natural allies.

[Squinch]

5. Good christ. What assholes.

[murielm99]

7. They get their panties in a twist over

what was probably a practical joke? The joke is on them.

[ornotna]

9. Thankfully we have good upright christians like these fellas

Assholes.

[Baclava]

11. They putting up a shrine to their God King Trump-Christ instead?

[efhmc]

12. Make it a rule that if one puts up a cross on public lands that he

must also post a copy of the beatitudes.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek,for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful,for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Still looking for the category for yachts, private jets, third wives, $70K for hair, stealing from charities, or anything that involves harming other people.

[RockRaven]

13. One cannot steal property just because the property is in a public space, no?

Isn't this some kind of larceny?

[Initech]

14. These morons are why we can't have nice things.

[crickets]

25. Yep. First thought that came to mind.

Why destroy something that didn't belong to them, wasn't hurting anyone, and was just a funny prank for other people to enjoy?

[Dem4Life1102]

16. Why aren't they being arrested

for vandalism?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Our supreme court would uphold their right to destroy pagan heathen obelisks.

We really need to replace the Washington Monument with a giant cross. Because Jeebus.

[rockfordfile]

18. arrest those pos

[Mosby]

19. They found another one.

Link to tweet

[demmiblue]

20. Lol!

[crickets]

26. I love that! nt

[rusty fender]

29. So perfect!

[Behind the Aegis]

30. LMAO!

That's awesome!

[Vinca]

21. The next monolith needs to be engraved "Placed Here By God" -

just to mess with their tiny, little heads.

[grantcart]

22. This is why we can't have nice things anymore . . .

[mainer]

23. Like the Taliban destroying Buddhas

Exactly the same.

[whistler162]

27. yeah week old pieces of scrap metal

the same as thousand of years old statues! OKAY!!!!!

[mainer]

32. In the name of religion. That's what I meant.

That part's the same.

[Behind the Aegis]

31. Assholes. NO! FUCKING assholes!

Seriously, why do some shit like that?! Selfish shitheads!

Meanwhile in Greece...

‘Jesus Wins’ spray-painted on synagogue and Holocaust monument in Greece




Coming to America?