Posted on 09/02/2014 3:36:27 AM PDT by markomalley
Columbus Police said they've never had anything like it - three churches vandalized in the same night.
Someone spray painted them on the outside. It's the words used, though, that have some people asking if this was more than a prank.
“It was just one word. It said ‘Infidels!'” Father Doug Marcotte said of what was spray painted on Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Columbus overnight Saturday.
Parishioners saw that, along with the word "Qur'an 3:151" on their way into mass Sunday morning.
“It's certainly not a warm and fuzzy verse. It talks about the infidels, their refuge being the fire,” explained Father Marcotte.
Specifically, that passage of the Qur'an reads: "We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers."
Saint Bartholomew's wasn't the only Columbus church vandalized.
“It's really bizarre and the fact that they hit two other Christian Churches. It's not like we're all in a line. So why did they pick the three of us,” asked Father Marcotte.
Outside East Columbus Christian Church and Lakeview Church of Christ, members there found the same kind of graffiti Sunday morning.
“Is there somebody that really believes this that we're all infidels so they felt the need to write it all over our church? “ asked Father Marcote. “Is this some sort of nasty prank? Is this someone that's trying to incite people against Muslims? I mean I don't know,” he added.
Columbus Police said they're looking at surveillance video to help figure it out.
Until they do though, parishioners at Saint Bartholomew's have been unsettled by the defacing of their church, at the very least.
“There's a lot of bad stuff being done in the name of Allah and so when people see this happening in Columbus, whether that was truly the person's intent or there's something else going on, It makes people nervous. It makes people upset. It makes them scared,” said Father Marcotte.
Columbus police would not comment on whether they had alerted federal authorities to the vandalism because of its nature. The priests at Saint Bartholomew's said they've been contacted by members of the local Muslim community in Columbus who have condemned the vandalism and offered to help clean it up.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.
Not surprised.
Not sure what to think, but “Qur’an” is a non-standard way for an American to spell that word.
In the comments, someone had a good point:
Kyle Beshears · Mobile, Alabama
It’s probably fake, folks. It should be Al Imran 3:151, not Qur’an 3:151. (Like John 3:16, not Bible 3:16.)
Punks. Probably from the same parish.
It’s probably a muzzie that doesn’t know his versus. Either way, tea party will get the blame.
Between this and the increasing demands muslims are making on America, you’d never know they’re only 2.5% of the population here. Imagine how things will be when the islamocancer metastasizes to 25%.
Rather between 1.0 to 2.5%.
Paint the n word on a church and the press assumes the tea party did it. Write muzzy crap and the news assumes the tea party did it.
3 different churches?
These parishoners have their head in the sand; at least the priest does. When the muzzie works up to it, there will be fire bombings and then high explosive bombings and assainations. The Christians need to heal themselves.
What a dhimmi. If the father is going to speculate, why not include the obvious one that it is a Muslim asserting his supremacy?
Bad analogy from Mr. Beshears.
Al Imran is the third sura'. The way to say it would be Surat Al Imran Ayah 151 (Al Imran 151).
There are plenty of Muslim sources that say Qu'ran 3:151. For example here.
His analogy to the Bible would have to be "Bible 43:3:16"
This is Columbus, IN. These Muslims spray painting hate on a church don’t quite know what they may be getting into. Columbus is a small town in rural Indiana. Bad people sometimes disappear. They are pretty Christian down there and VERY patriotic. Did I mention it’s rural Indiana. There are also a lot of gun owners and hunters in Columbus.
Let me know when they find a church with “Infid...” painted on it and I can assure you it won’t happen again.
Has Brian Ross investigated for any TEA Party connections yet?
Well, I figure it’s probably kids- and they are more than likely from the same church. Just my speculation.
Set some mosques on fire and watch the weapons cache blow up.
Ibrahim Hooper and C.A.I.R....did they have a comment...
The priest thinks the graffiti is there to make muzzies look bad? Talk about putting your head in the sand.
“It’s the words used, though, that have some people asking if this was more than a prank.”.........
“Some people” must be a bunch of liberals working in or supporting the odumbo administration. Who the hell do they think this could have been other than muzzies?
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