Christian extremists steal statue of Celtic sea god in Limavady

super_furry · 23-01-2015 09:40PM #1

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/christian-extremists-steal-statue-of-celtic-sea-god-from-mountain-top-in-northern-ireland-30929777.html

Reads like something from Waterford Whispers but is remarkably similar to what happened on Carrauntoohill where the cross was cut down. Wonder if there'll be a similar level of outrage and coverage in the media.

The_Valeyard · 23-01-2015 09:49PM

So atheists cut down a cross and Christians are stealing a statue?

So far there is little evidence of both.
(That athesitscut down the cross, and Christains stole the Statue)

Probably college students using it for beer pong.

Liamalone · 23-01-2015 09:51PM

Rumour has it that the local council organised this to get the town in the news, it'll be "found" soon enough. Heard it here first.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-01-2015 10:14PM

No evidence as to who did this. Pure supposition OP, pure supposition.

Grab a link to a newspaper story, start a thread.

shruikan2553 · 23-01-2015 10:40PM

A cross found on the scene, it doesnt mean it is definitely Christians but they would be the prime suspects. The muslims and atheists havent said they opposed such action so we can assume they agree with it and probably helped out.

Capt'n Midnight · 23-01-2015 10:44PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

A cross found on the scene, it doesnt mean it is definitely Christians but they would be the prime suspects. The muslims and atheists havent said they opposed such action so we can assume they agree with it and probably helped out.

And the Jews haven't commented ?

*strokes chin*

"interesting ... "

qt3.14 · 23-01-2015 10:45PM

"A 5ft cross emblazoned with 'Thou Shalt Not Have False Gods Before Me' was left behind after the thieves took an angle grinder to the steel frame of the statue of Manannán Mac Lir."

Probably wasn't Christians so.

Arsemageddon · 23-01-2015 10:49PM

Ariel Glamorous Bearded wrote: »

No evidence as to who did this. Pure supposition OP, pure supposition.

Grab a link to a newspaper story, start a thread.

Or maybe read the actual story before posting?

"A 5ft cross emblazoned with 'Thou Shalt Not Have False Gods Before Me' was left behind after the thieves took an angle grinder to the steel frame of the statue of Manannán Mac Lir."

23-01-2015 10:59PM

Scrap metal thieves.

Or else the moving statues have come back........

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-01-2015 10:59PM

Arsemageddon wrote: »

Or maybe read the actual story before posting?

"A 5ft cross emblazoned with 'Thou Shalt Not Have False Gods Before Me' was left behind after the thieves took an angle grinder to the steel frame of the statue of Manannán Mac Lir."

So maybe contact the PSNI with your evidence of who did it then.

It's a nothing story anyway.

Slanl

Karl Stein · 23-01-2015 11:38PM

Spectacular views from up there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNhd7dLj3w

The Diabolical Monocle · 23-01-2015 11:40PM

God botherers versus no-god botherers.
All basement dwellers in any case.

J Mysterio · 24-01-2015 12:14AM

It was probably 'the atheists'. Stitch up.

RobertKK · 24-01-2015 12:18AM

I blame the aliens, probably arrived here illegally anyway.

Peregrine · 24-01-2015 12:25AM

It was a publicly commissioned statue which makes this an act of vandalism and theft. I'm not going to sit here and blame any groups but I hope whoever did it is caught and dealt with and that the statue will be re-instated.

I feel sorry for the artist.

"I'm very disturbed by this," Mr Sutton said. "It's unreal."

"Some statues are stolen for their bronze. But this was cut down at the base and the materials would not have been worth stealing."

"I made it out of clay first and then a silicone mould, before I cast it. It took me months and months to make and five or six men to carry it up there and install it."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-30919259

DeadHand · 24-01-2015 12:27AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Scrap metal thieves.

Or else the moving statues have come back........

My initial suspicion too but it was made from materials that of themselves were commercially worthless, apparently.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-01-2015 12:48AM

Poor form from whoever did it. Hopefully it turns up and can be restored.

Panrich · 24-01-2015 01:12AM

If it took 5 or 6 men to carry it up there in the first place, I wonder how many knuckledraggers were needed to carry it down again?

Manach · 24-01-2015 01:18AM

They never even suspected it was the secretive clique known as the AH boardies. The motivations was apparently there was a deart of anti-religious news stories for them to pontificate on.

pueblo · 24-01-2015 01:40AM

I wouldn't want to be on a ferry anytime soon with any of those "Celtic Sea God" statue defilers...

Smiles35 · 24-01-2015 02:05AM

pueblo wrote: »

I wouldn't want to be on a ferry anytime soon with any of those "Celtic Sea God" statue defilers...

They found out we might be getting some big ships from Britain and got afraid.

Arsemageddon · 24-01-2015 02:31AM

Ariel Glamorous Bearded wrote: »

So maybe contact the PSNI with your evidence of who did it then.

It's a nothing story anyway.

Slanl

Fcuk gettin the PSNI involved, these pesky christians will be made to atone for their blasphemy in a wicker man!

24-01-2015 03:38AM

Would it be easy to remake if the artist still had the mould? I hope they catch the vandals and make them pay for it

ireland.man · 24-01-2015 05:48AM

I think it's probably jumping the gun to claim it was Christian extremists but if it was, I wonder if it's connected to the incident in which the ancient stone artifact at the Hill of Tara that was damaged by vandals last year. There's been a few incidents like these over the past few years and I know some of those sites attract certain cult/ religious types from America and elsewhere.

Maybe I'm jumping the gun too and need to post this in the conspiracy forum instead

Richard Hillman · 24-01-2015 07:48AM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

So atheists cut down a cross and Christians are stealing a statue?

So far there is little evidence of both.
(That athesitscut down the cross, and Christains stole the Statue)

Probably college students using it for beer pong.

Beer pong fundamentalists steal statue for worship rituals

Antar Bolaeisk · 24-01-2015 10:07AM

qt3.14 wrote: »

"A 5ft cross emblazoned with 'Thou Shalt Not Have False Gods Before Me' was left behind after the thieves took an angle grinder to the steel frame of the statue of Manannán Mac Lir."

Probably wasn't Christians so.

I bet it was them Taoist monks trying to frame the Christians, can't trust them Taoist monks.

PopePalpatine · 24-01-2015 12:18PM

Manach wrote: »

They never even suspected it was the secretive clique known as the AH boardies. The motivations was apparently there was a deart of anti-religious news stories for them to pontificate on.

Take your head out of your ass, it's obvious it was Christian fundamentalists.

Grayson · 24-01-2015 12:39PM

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Take your head out of your ass, it's obvious it was Christian fundamentalists.

All the evidence points towards it. And there's no reason to think anyone else did it. And it's not like there aren't enough crazy religious people up there.

yet some people think that someone is trying to frame crazy christian fundamentalists. Because obviously it can't have been the work of crazy people who take their religion too seriously.

evolving_doors · 24-01-2015 12:52PM

Ariel Glamorous Bearded wrote: »

No evidence as to who did this. Pure supposition OP, pure supposition.

Grab a link to a newspaper story, start a thread.

Why dont ya go and find yerself a safe so?

Paramite Pie · 24-01-2015 05:12PM

ireland.man wrote: »

I think it's probably jumping the gun to claim it was Christian extremists but...

Did you read the article? They replaced it with a Cross and the slogan "thou shalt not have false gods before me"...

I can't think of another agenda tbh

SpaceTime · 24-01-2015 05:19PM

It does highlight the ever widening gap between Northern Ireland and the Republic though.

NI : pagan statue stolen by someone demanding a more religious state.

ROI : Cross cut down by someone demanding a a less religious state.

They're increasingly very different places one becoming much more like the rest of Northern Europe the other becoming much more like the US bible belt.

I'm just observing. Not judging.

Christian extremists steal statue of Celtic sea god in Limavady

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