LOS ANGELES — 11/02/01- A man suspected of vandalizing three Roman Catholic churches and placing a stolen religious statue near a mosque with material saying, "Allah is the only true God" has been arrested.Posted on 11/02/2001 9:55:32 PM PST by niki
LOS ANGELES — 11/02/01- A man suspected of vandalizing three Roman Catholic churches and placing a stolen religious statue near a mosque with material saying, "Allah is the only true God" has been arrested.
Emad Ibrahim Saad, 35, of Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday and booked for investigation of vandalizing a place of worship, said police Det. Kurt Wachter. He was jailed in lieu of $70,000 bail, pending a Monday arraignment. He remained in jail Friday.
Among the sites Saad is suspected of vandalizing is St. Augustine Church in Culver City. There, a statue of the Virgin Mary was beheaded and one of Father Juniperro Serra, founder of California's early missions, was ripped from its pedestal and taken to a nearby mosque.
Authorities say Saad is also suspected of stealing Islamic literature from a Los Angeles mosque and leaving it behind at the vandalized churches in Culver City and Los Angeles.
He was arrested by Culver City and Los Angeles police Thursday morning as he distributed Islamic literature in the suburban city adjacent to Los Angeles.
Wachter said authorities believe Saad acted on his own and was not part of a larger group.
Maher Hathout, a senior adviser for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said whoever committed the crimes violated the tenets of Islam.
"This is an act contrary to the spirit and the teaching of Islam," he said.
Earlier this week, Cardinal Roger Mahony cautioned against a rush to judgment, saying the vandal or vandals could be taking advantage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to cause rifts between Catholics and Muslims.
"We have to continue to be people of faith, and, most important, we have to trust each other," he said.
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Los Angeles police have arrested a man they believe vandalized religious statues at a religious school Monday night.
Emad Ibrahim Saad, 35, was taken into custody Friday. He's accused of damaging Virgin Mary and Junipero Serra statues at St. Augustine's School in Culver City.
Investigators said that Saad might have vandalized two other Catholic churches, leaving behind Islamic literature stolen from a Mosque in each case.
Saad is being held on $70,000 bail. Authorities said that he most likely acted alone.
How many times have we heard this tired phrase?
According to ALL Muslim spokespersons, every damn time one of their flock is caught for an evil deed, the deed is not sanctioned by the peaceful Islamic religion!
To the contrary, they preach hate in their mosques and in their schools!
Like I trust anything he says (and I'm a Catholic).
Voice of experience?
Damn the double-standards!
Fill in the blanks with any major religion. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism. What do expect? A religion that endorses evil deeds?
Yes but some RIGHTLY SO and some not.
Mind how wide a brush you use.
It was intentionally broad.
It is natural to include as many people as possible when referring to the total number of adherents to a religion. But when the topic turns to how many are 'true' adherents the numbers dwindle rapidly. Evil doers are rightfully the first to be disavowed. Heretics come next, then apostates, schismatics, sectarians, etc down the line
Thanks for the reminder. I keep forgetting. </ sarcasm>
I obviously took your statement a little too personally.
All this....
"It is natural to include as many people as possible when referring to the total number of adherents to a religion. But when the topic turns to how many are 'true' adherents the numbers dwindle rapidly. Evil doers are rightfully the first to be disavowed. Heretics come next, then apostates, schismatics, sectarians, etc down the line"
....is useless as far as I can see.
I am a christian and believe that 'religion' as the world generally seems to understand it,is a shackle.Unfortunately as a christian I am for the most part identified with that same thing.
Thanks for the reply.
May God bless you
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