http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/01/virgin-mary-image-defaced-again-cops-say.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

An image of what believers see as the Virgin Mary has been defaced again, this time with demonic graffiti that has lingered for more than two weeks, police said early today.

 

 

 

The image underneath the Kennedy Expressway at Fullerton Avenue on the North Side drew crowds in 2005 after Obdulia Delgado spotted it while driving home from work at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

 

 

 

It now draws worshipers who place flowers, candles and artwork around it, as well as graffiti taggers who have previously traced faint eyes and a gaping mouth onto it as if mocking Munch's "The Scream."

 

 

 

Police said today that the Illinois Department of Transportation would be responsible for eradicating the graffiti and that although visitors still frequent the shrine, police have not received many complaints about the most recent vandalism.

 

 

 

--Christopher Latham and Jeremy Gorner

 

 

 

 

 

 

This probably was done by some teen rather than a "Satanist". What else can you do when you mix Chicago and religious images.

Too many news articles!!! :x

Too many news articles!!! :x

 

Agreed.

Too many news articles!!! :x

 

Agreed.

 

agreed. Should have a 1 per week ban :P

too many useless posts!! :wall:

too many useless posts!! :wall:

 

Including both of yours.

I'm really getting sick of the news articles...I don't mind them all that much when they have discussion value but just posting the link or a quote from an article, all you really can respond to that is "okay?". This should stop.

If you're offended by new articles, just do something thats so simple:

 

 

 

Don't read them

 

 

 

All I did was post a simple news article for the hell of it.

If you're annoying most of the off-topicers by posting news articles with no discussion value, just do something that's so simple:

 

 

 

 

 

Don't post them.

If you're offended by new articles, just do something thats so simple:

 

 

 

Don't read them.

 

Kind of impossible when the first few topics are news articles.

If you're annoying most of the off-topicers by posting news articles with no discussion value, just do something that's so simple:

 

 

 

 

 

Don't post them.

 

 

 

 

 

So now there's a "don't annoy off-topicers" rule that you made up? Who died and made you the offtopicer expert?

 

 

 

Kind of impossible when the first few topics are news articles.

 

 

 

God, just don't click on the news articles. How hard is that?

If you're annoying most of the off-topicers by posting news articles with no discussion value, just do something that's so simple:

 

 

 

 

 

Don't post them.

 

 

 

 

 

So now there's a "don't annoy off-topicers" rule that you made up? Who died and made you the offtopicer expert?

 

 

 

Kind of impossible when the first few topics are news articles.

 

 

 

God, just don't click on the news articles. How hard is that?

 

The "Don't annoy OT users rule was placed near the end of the 3rd funny pictures thread.

 

 

 

Like I said. Impossible when when the first few topics are news articles.

If you're annoying most of the off-topicers by posting news articles with no discussion value, just do something that's so simple:

 

 

 

 

 

Don't post them.

 

 

 

 

 

So now there's a "don't annoy off-topicers" rule that you made up? Who died and made you the offtopicer expert?

 

 

 

Kind of impossible when the first few topics are news articles.

 

 

 

God, just don't click on the news articles. How hard is that?

 

The "Don't annoy OT users rule was placed near the end of the 3rd funny pictures thread.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot the rules you made up.

 

 

 

Like I said. Impossible when when the first few topics are news articles.

 

 

 

You didn't answer my question. How hard is it not to click on news articles?

You didn't answer my question. How hard is it not to click on news articles?

 

Very

 

You didn't answer my question. How hard is it not to click on news articles?

 

Impossible when they're all news articles.

If you're offended by new articles, just do something thats so simple:

 

 

 

Don't read them

 

Agreed. Why can't you guys understand that if you didn't post on threads you didn't like, they would eventually fall to page two and you'd probably never see them again? Coming into a thread that YOU consider to be pointless or repetitive and posting, "Not another one of these" or "Too many news articles.." etc. only keeps the thread bumped up to the top longer.

 

 

 

There is nothing wrong with this thread so the flaming and spamming ends here. If you don't like it, don't read it. If you read it and still don't like it, don't post unless you have something constructive/relevant to say.

I'm not worried about this, it happens every day elsewhere. I don't think a satanist was involved, probably some kid with too much time on his hands. We don't have the full story.

No, a water stain was defaced.

I'm okay with people using news articles as topics. What's not okay is when people don't even expand on it.

 

 

 

HELLO, I HAVE ACCESS TO NEWS.GOOGLE.COM THANKS

If you're offended by new articles, just do something thats so simple:

 

 

 

Don't read them

 

 

 

All I did was post a simple news article for the hell of it.

 

 

 

I feel like posting in your thread for the hell of it. Lrn2NoNewsArticle

Solution for those that don't want to see news posts: stop bumping them. This thread definitely would have been on page 2 by now if you chose to post somewhere else.

 

 

 

On Topic: It is just a water-stain I don't see why people worship it. Isn't there something in the Bible about worshipping false idols?

Solution for those that don't want to see news posts: stop bumping them. This thread definitely would have been on page 2 by now if you chose to post somewhere else.

 

 

 

On Topic: It is just a water-stain I don't see why people worship it. Isn't there something in the Bible about worshipping false idols?

 

 

 

Your not suppose to worship anything but God, people confuse prayer for the intercession of saints with the worship of them. But ya, i can't see you would bother praying/worshipping/wateva at a water-stain -.- some people are just weirdz

Whoo how offensive! My entire faith has now been screwed by this one act of graffiti!

 

 

 

I want the lil bastard fined/jailed, but not for the Virgin Mary, but for defiling property. Seriously man, u r teh c00lz.