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JD59 · 03-23-2011, 07:44 AM

Residents of an affluent central Californian town are outraged by thieves who stole an 11-foot cross from a church and set it afire near the home of a mixed-race family.

The wooden cross was apparently stolen between early February and early March from Saint John's Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande.

11-Foot Cross Burned Near Mixed-Race Family's Home in California

Backspace · 03-23-2011, 07:46 AM

Wait a minute, I thought California was heaven on Earth and had none of the problems that the flyover states had.

There must be a mistake here.

desertdetroiter · 03-23-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Backspace

Wait a minute, I thought California was heaven on Earth and had none of the problems that the flyover states had.

There must be a mistake here.

No one with any common sense ever thought that. Every state has the exact same set of problems that every other state has. Certain states may have a larger cross section of idiots than others....but that's another thread.

Backspace · 03-23-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

No one with any common sense ever thought that. Every state has the exact same set of problems that every other state has. Certain states may have a larger cross section of idiots than others....but that's another thread.

Then you may want to jump in the CA forum and remind those guys.

desertdetroiter · 03-23-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Backspace

Then you may want to jump in the CA forum and remind those guys.

Uh...no thanks. Every states' citizens think their state is better than everyone elses. I'm sure that the Californians are no more arrogant than the Texans i know.

tropolis · 03-23-2011, 08:13 AM

i just wish once these idiots would do it in broad daylight but they are too cowardly.

funny, they have enough will to burn a cross and send a message, but they wont express that to anyone in public.

GregW · 03-23-2011, 08:14 AM

Nice to know some people in post modern Calfornia observe the traditions. How quaint.

RCCCB · 03-23-2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Backspace

Wait a minute, I thought California was heaven on Earth and had none of the problems that the flyover states had.

There must be a mistake here.

When I read this I think teenagers. I doubt mature adults would bother to take the time to do this. Makes no sense.

desertdetroiter · 03-23-2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tropolis

i just wish once these idiots would do it in broad daylight but they are too cowardly.

funny, they have enough will to burn a cross and send a message, but they wont express that to anyone in public.

Pffft....these were probably just some clowns trying to be funny. Sure, they're cowards, but i'm sure the community is staunchly against this stuff.

Calvinist · 03-23-2011, 08:19 AM

So....wait a sec. I'm assuming everyone probably thinks it's some white racists, right? They were a mixed couple though...right?

I mean, we see muslims doing jihad daily on the news...but we keep getting told they're just a small minority of an otherwise peaceful religion, and we can't assume all muslims are violent. Why are we assuming it was a bunch of white redneck idiots?

(Yes, I'm saying this tongue-in-cheek....I realize it was likely some idiot white trash rednecks).