GAH!
:: jarbaby shakes her fist at the cruel sky pixies ::
Why, pray tell?
Bad taste trumps property rights. Sheeeyuht.
Is this analogous to what women used to be told - that if they wore revealing clothing and got raped, then they were “asking for it”?
http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html
there ya go lightenin’, now you can get any fish you want! included the elusive science fish you’re mourning.
happy fishing!
-sel
:rolleyes:
It’s called exaggerating for effect RT. I’m not seriously suggesting that people have a right to take other people’s bumper stickers.
Though the idea does have a certain merit. Especially if they are those goddamned “Baby on Board I’m so smug because I’m able to reproduce” signs that mysteriously effect a forcefield around the badly-driven vehicle it is attached to.
pan
If you go to the site Princess posted, they sell an Evolve and Darwin fish that are inside-the-window static cling.
That’s what I bought after some fucktard ripped the Darwin fish off my car. So far it’s doing very well. (Not like anyone could get to it without breaking the window…)
Given the respect for property being discussed here, I’d be a tad worried about this one.
What I fail to understand is the rationale behind such an act:
“Hmmm, I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as my personal redeemer. I think I shall honor His love and compassion by vandalizing that atheist’s car.”
Does some overzealous believer really think that the Jesus of the New Testament would be happy with vandalism done in His name?
yes, theres no test for religeous beliefs and in many cases said beleif demonstraights (sp?) a serious lack in the logic department in the first place.
I was just gonna lurk this thread til I saw people saying he should be nailed for a “hate crime”. Having seperate laws for hate crimes is fucking ridiculous. Murdering someone because they are a jew is no different from murdering them because you wanted their shoes. Just as vandalizing your Darwin sticker is no more vandalism than if they ripped off your Miami Sound Machine bumper sticker.
Hate crimes laws perpetuate bigotry, they don’t lessen it.
Erek
Sigh. Will someone please show me evidence that the vandal who did this is a “Christian”, and not some teenage twit doing the mindless things that teenage twits do? (note to teenage dopers: “teenage twits” is a rhetorical device used to make a point…it is certainly possible that the vandal is not a teenager). Otherwise, the commentary is getting a wee bit stale.
Mswas, I disagree. There’s a difference between regular crimes and hate crimes, which smack of organized crime, i.e., sending a message. It is an intimidation tactic, which IS worse than just plain murder. And this whole vandalism thing is definitely a low-grade hate crime, IMHO.
Loving the Magic Sky Pixie thing and those cute little “footed fish”. I’d like to see BOTH on a t-shirt!
Beagledave:
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I live in the middle of the Bible Belt. Jehovah’s Witnesses come to, ah, witness to me almost monthly. A nice older gentleman comes by every few months or so to invite me to bible study (I respectfully decline, and resist the urge to invite him in to slaughter a goat with us godless atheists). I get church mailings all the time. The area is rife with religion, I tell ye!
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The Darwins (three so far) were removed (forcefully, I might add- those things are hard to remove) and snapped in half- then left where I’d find 'em. This is a very public street (the local constabulary drives by pretty often), and it happened during the day. Whomever did it apparently didn’t care too much about being caught.
Those two facts seem pretty… uh, damning to me. We’ve not had other vandalism in the four years we’ve lived here; nor have any of my neighbors, that I know of. Whomever did it went straight for the Darwins.
If it was a teenager (which would not surprise me in the least, as I remember quite clearly being one myself), odds are this particular bit of vandalism still seems to be religiously motivated.
Well, obviously it’s hard to draw this conclusion from direct observation, given that Christian vandals don’t exactly walk around with neon pink halos hovering over their heads. However, as I’ve never heard of Christians complaining about missing Jesus fish decals, I’m inclined to believe that atheists are being specifically targetted. (I suppose I could instead infer that both groups are equally targetted and that Christians are less likely to complain about missing fish, but given that Jesus fish vastly outnumber Darwin fish, the Christians must be exceedingly tight-lipped.)
So if atheists really are the subject of these attacks, then it’s clear the vandalism is being wrought for ideological reasons, but who would do such a thing? Could it be that their arch-enemies, the agnostics, are to blame? Or perhaps it’s a conspiracy on the part of urban Zoroastrian gangs? Then again, maybe the Dalai Lama has issued an edict to followers everywhere that the Darwin fish does not have the Buddha nature, and is therefore worthy of desecration.
And file this under the same category as “vandalism in the name of God?”
I was driving to work this morning, and pulled behind someone who had the following license plate ring:
My God can beat up your God
So much for that whole “benevolent” thing. What, is FOX going to run a special Celebrity Boxing - “Buddha versus Jesus” or something? I wanted to rant on it by itself, but it somehow seems to fit in here.
This is bound to happen again in 2004 when the next presidential election rolls around, that is, unless either of you moves by then. If it does, see if he starts up his little sign-grabbing activity. If he does, take one of your replacement signs and put some sticky or otherwise foul substance on the post. Use something that he won’t readily see or place the gooey stuff on the opposite side of the sign from which he is likely to approach.
Heh. Ever here of church vandalism? I guess we can assume that all acts of church vandalism are committed by intolerant atheists? 
I have a sneaking feeling that if I started a thread about vandals continually destroying Marian statues in my mom’s backyard, and blamed anonymous “atheists” for said acts…that I would be rightfully called on it.
Perhaps you should buy a Jesus Fish, and put it on for a couple days, and see if that get’s broken. Since you live in the Buy Bull belt, it should be fairly easy to find one for cheap. That way, if the Jesus fish get’s broken, you know it’s childish vandalism. If not, you know it is a rightous act in the name of the one and only True GOD almighty, the way, the light, and the Truth…
Lightnin’ test if it is ideologically motivated. Put a Jesus fish on your car for a day and see if that gets destroyed. If it is left alone all that means is that for some reason they don’t want to break that one. This could be because of agreeing ideology or because they think that screwing with a Christian symbol is more dangerous because of the community standards. If it is torn off and broken then the person is just a vandal with no agenda.
I beat ya to it by 2 minutes Tim! Take THAT
Damn you Chekmate.