Reply #4: I hated when the

[Creationismsucks]

Taliban did this to the giant Buddha statues, and I hate that someone would do this to their neighbours. If you really disagree with religion (and I certainly do!) you win the argument with words, not with cheap acts of vandalism. This sort of behavior will be blamed on atheists, and that pisses me off.

It just isn't nice. Rightly or wrongly, this statue meant something to the parishoners. They'll never listen to criticism of their beliefs if they percieve of the critics as acting this way.

Probably a deranged teenager or something. Still, property should be respected.