Posted on 04/03/2011 4:32:24 AM PDT by raybbr
NEW HAVEN Whoever broke into the Episcopal Church of St. Paul & St. James early Saturday smashed stained glass windows and tore a Bible in half, but did not steal anything of great value.
The damage done, however, was worse than what could be measured in money.
The Rev. Alex Dyer, priest in charge of the Wooster Square neighborhood church since August, said he can only imagine that the person responsible for the vandalism was filled with anger or hate. And in this Lenten season, the holiest time of year for Christians, Dyer said the focus is on forgiveness.
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May it grow tall and green!
We're shopping around for our various picks of herbs and some vegetables this year. Tomatoes and ocra will be first on the list for veggies. They can best withstand the desert heat out here.
Basil, mint, rosemary and oregano seem to do very well even in direct sunlight, once you nurse some of them through the initial shock of exposure.
Cheers and good luck!
This happens in the sanctuary city, ironically. Sad to hear this.
“Smart said neighbors involved in the community block watch have been extra vigilant in the area.”
Apparently not.
Is there only one Bible in the church? Was there something special about that one?
I don't know about the church in question, but there remain to this day a few good churches hanging on within the TEC.
Let me guess. Muzzies expressing their peacefulness?
Himmm...islamofascist response to koran burning - riot and kill indiscriminately.
My thoughts exactly.
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