Two Charged with Defacing Grotto of Lourdes at Mount St. Mary's (Maryland)

Hagerstown Herald-Mail ^ | 2/11/2008 | n/a

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EMMITSBURG, Md. — Police have arrested two men they say vandalized the Grotto of Lourdes at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Police estimated the damage at about $1,500.

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Timothy A. Hines, 20, of Silver Spring, Md.; and Jesse R. Huston, 20, of Derwood, Md., were arrested early Sunday.

Both are charged with malicious destruction of property over $500, malicious destruction of property under $500, trespassing and defacing religious property, police said.

Police said the men entered the Grotto of Lourdes and allegedly damaged a large cross and several glass jars containing prayer candles.

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ping

[BaBaStooey]

I’m not saying we should just pray and not call the cops. By all means, call the fuzz. Justice be done.

But we should temper our thirst for vengance. There is a reason why stuff like this always gets pulled off against Christianity. It is because Christians act differently than those who belong to other religious groups. It is because He told us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us.