[dr_lew]

Who owns the statue?

If the city owns it, then I don't consider it to be Sacred. So it can't be desecrated.

I disagree entirely. Ownership is not a governing principle in any such case as this ...

"This is my tarbaby, so I can spit on it all I want." ... Yeah.

[JoeDetweiler]

My point is somewhat different. I do not believe that God would allow something which is Holy to be owned by a Satanist. So, if he owns it, then it isn’t Holy.