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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJehovah’s Witnesses accused of vandalizing 7,000 year-old pyramid out of fears of devil worship
Members of the Christian sect state that they are following the word of God and believe that the sites are still used for traditional rituals that are not Christian and may involve devil worship.
The 7,000 year-old Makonikha sanctuary in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo is comparable to Mecca for Muslims or the Vatican for Catholics, the researchers explained.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-vandalizing-7000-year-old-pyramid-out-of-fears-of-devil-worship/
The Jehovah's Witnesses are claiming this story to be false
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/06/28/world/americas/ap-lt-mexico-shrine-damaged.html
But from that same NYTimes article
"I was there, and the Jehovah's Witnesses said they had done it," Perez Lugo said, noting some were recent converts to the religion who used to go to the site for Otomi ceremonies.
dembotoz
(16,785 posts)really should not need the thingy but well ya know.....