Higher power provides for safe return of stolen Nativity Jesus

Palm Beach Post ^ | December 28, 2007 | ROCHELLE E.B. GILKEN

[Red Boots]

Future welfare queen. No morals, ethics or brains.

Or respect...Jesus was face down on the floor ! Without even a pillow ! That's low !

[tiki]

If it was up to me to pass sentence, she would have to stand before the congregation and apologize and then I would “sentence” her to attend mandatory RCIA classes.

[aroundabout]

I think it has something to do with the value of the stolen property.

[longtermmemmory]

my purpos all sublime;
I will achieve in time;
to make the punishment,
fit the crime..


This matter just shouts out for a creative intervention sentence so they DON't actually have a criminal record but have a lesson which improves the content of their character. In other words, a lesson that is educational rather than punative.

Perhaps being required to help clean up the scene, or something related to community service.

[Mad Dawg]

Often the demarcation between misdemeanor larceny and felony larceny is $1k.

[BlueDragon]

"I blame that no-good Fernando."

He does soud like he's no good, and it does sound as if it was at the very least, a bad influence on her. I would think that, the actual "Jesus" could forgive him too.

But then, what the heck do I know?

...wait a minute....just think...the girl said was said to be "crying at the station", and having confessed, "I stole Jesus". Many do worse than that with Him, on a daily basis, without even realizing it...

I do hope that the Lord will use this for the good, for her, and her life.
Let's not forgot to pray also, for that errant Fernando.

[BlueDragon]

"Future welfare queen. No morals, ethics or brains."

Perhaps you are correct, but I can't tell that much about her, from just this scanty news article, and a photo.

[Barnacle]

Two years ago our baby Jesus was stolen from our parish manger scene. It was returned a couple of weeks later.

This year, we secured it with an inconspicuous steel cable. It’s still there.