Posted on 12/13/2007 8:55:54 AM PST by Pyro7480
AN Osborne Village church has been desecrated with pro-choice abortion graffiti, but the pastor says the vandalism is just a cry for attention and will not lead the church to remove a controversial statue outside.
The graffiti -- a spray-painted message outside the church reading "My Body, My Choice" -- has been on the south side of Holy Rosary Church at 510 River Ave. since at least earlier this week.
It's located behind a stone statue outside the Catholic church dedicated to the lives of unborn fetuses, which was installed in 1998, according to a metal plate affixed to the statue.
"To me, it's a constant reminder of the struggle that's going on... this has been happening for the longest time," said Father Sam Argenziano, the church's pastor.
Argenziano said there was no immediate plan to chemically remove the black spray paint until spring, and he preferred those with dissenting views contact the church to discuss their concerns rather than resorting to vandalism.
When people see it, if they're pro-abortion, then they think it's a little victory for them. If they're anti-abortion, it reminds us of the struggle we have going on in society for those of us who don't believe in abortion," said Argenziano.
"We know where we stand, we know where they stand."
Friday, the graffiti on the south side of the building facing Norquay Street remained.
Underneath the three-metre scrawl on the church building was a small, spray-painted fetus.
"I think it's a disgrace," said David Brown, 37, a neighbour of the church, who lives on Norquay Street. Brown said he believes abortion should be available in certain circumstances, but said he found the vandalism on the church disturbing.
"They could put up a poster if they disagreed that strongly," he said. "Totally destroying someone's place of worship is wrong."
It's not the first time a Winnipeg building has been hit with pro-choice vandalism.
Broadway's Crisis Pregnancy Centre, a Christian pregnancy counselling centre that does not provide references for abortion to pregnant women, has also been spray-painted at least five times in the last year.
So they like killing innocent young life AND defacing property of those who stand in support of protecting it.
Wow, to be a liberal really must be about making deals with the devil.
Not just her body anymore.
Demonstration of Lefty tolerance.
“My Body, My Choice”
Not if they catch you, sister. Your body will be in jail.
Catholic ping!
Correction....it’s pro-*abortion*,not “pro choice”.”Choice” is vanilla vs strawberry or Yankees vs Mets.Abortion is where you see little arms and legs in the stainless steel tray.
Just a tiny tidbit, but did you notice the newspaper’s use of the seemingly redundant phrase, “unborn fetuses”? Like, the next step is to redefine babies after birth as, maybe, “born fetuses”? So you can abort them, too, if you belatedly change your mind about the motherhood thing?
“Just a tiny tidbit, but did you notice the newspaper’s use of the seemingly redundant phrase, “unborn fetuses”?”
Yup, I did notice that. Par for the course. The left needs to dehumanize the innocent unborn to substantiate their beliefs.
There. Fixed it.
That's fine.
Just don't kill the life your "choice" created.
This article probably won't make it past the local news.
So will someone be haled before Canada’s star chambers —oops I mean human rights commissions, under Canada’s free speech destroying hate speech laws? Probably not, since the target is the mean old Church and not one of the favored victim classes.
There is a huge number of asians living in Canada ,, buddhists and such ,, what would the pro-murder contingent do if a shrine similar to the one dedicated to the dead unborn at Hasedera Japan was put up.
Of course, this won’t be considered a hate crime.
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According to Intrade, the winner of yesterday’s GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
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I don't know much about Canadian law, but in the US, I don't think so. The graffiti attacks a political position based on the tenets on the church -- it doesn't contain a direct slur or threat against a specific group.
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