Vandals Cut Down Sculpture of Mythical Irish Sea God and Replace It with a Cross

[pokerfan]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/27/vandals-cut-down-sculpture-of-mythical-irish-sea-god-and-replace-it-with-a-cross/

In Northern Ireland, atop Binegenagh Mountain and overlooking Lough Foyle, there sat a statue of the sea god Manannán mac Lir (below). The statue, created by artist John Darren Sutton (some of whose work can also be seen in HBO’s Game of Thrones), was one of several sculptures to be found along the Limavady Sculpture Trail. The trail was designed with visitors in mind, as a way of sharing and commemorating the area’s “most notable myths and legends.”

[catbyte]

1. Funduhmentalism of all stripes is poison. No difference between Islam, Christianity, or Judiasm.

[Panich52]

2. Sure. What do Christians care about tradition & customm

Oh, wait...

[niyad]

3. and yet, this very morning I read about the mormons saying they would stop fighting marriage

equality, as long as the rest of us stopped persecuting religious believers.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Reminds me of Bamiyan...

...and the beautiful giant Buddha statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

Fundamentalists, regardless of which "god" they claim to follow, seem to bring only hatred, destruction, discord, and death wherever they go.

[Iggo]

5. Idiots.

[cbayer]

6. Vandals Desecrate Two Graves and Smash Jesus Statue in San Gabriel

http://ktla.com/2015/01/23/vandals-desecrate-2-graves-smash-jesus-christ-tombstone-at-cemetery-in-san-gabriel/

Stupid people do stupid things.

[demwing]

7. A wooden cross?

Sorry for the poor imagery, but I hope someone burns that thing to ashes.