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simian · 12-18-2002, 11:20 AM

So far I have kept my GF from drawing legs on the jesus fish on cars in parking lots (she would use an ereasable (man, I think I screwed that word up) marker).

I can't think of any defacing or removal I have done illegitimately. I have removed several bibles from hotel rooms. Although not directly a religious item, I have pointed out around town when racist literature has been posted (post office and campus union), the employees are rather quick to remove the offending materials.

Simian

clark · 12-18-2002, 12:38 PM

In a prior life, I did my "first Freshman year" at the University of Florida. As part of a campus safety campaign, several places in campus (stairwells, hallways, bulletin boards, etc.) were plastered with signs reading, "WARNING! THIEVES AND RAPISTS LOOK JUST LIKE STUDENTS!" along with tips on safey. Someone took a marker and altered the word "RAPISTS" to read "BAPTISTS" - "WARNING THIEVES AND BAPTISTS LOOK JUST LIKE STUDENTS!" No, I didn't do it. I have no idea if the clever perp was an atheist or just a drunken college prankster (or both).

THOUGHTfully Yours,
Clark

GH · 12-18-2002, 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by Shake:
I had a co-worker once who was making what looked like little 'L's out of flat magnetic strips. I asked him what he was doing with them, and he said he used them to make feet for the Jebus fishes!

Oh wow... I've got a huge roll of that magnetic stuff (at least twenty square feet left). I bet that'd make a lot of fish feet. Maybe even two lots.

Catseye · 12-19-2002, 10:36 AM

The Christian Union at my university have a huge poster campaign every year. A couple of years ago, the campaign was bigger than usual and managed to annoy more people - a lot of the posters had the 'The fool has said in his heart that there is no God' line, for one thing. Also, the CU poster-putter-uppers had decided to take other people's posters down in order to put theirs up, so they could cover entire noticeboards with their posters, put up in the shape of a cross.

I've been involved in putting posters up for a society on campus before, and I know how annoyed people can get if you steal a bit of Blu-Tac from their poster to put up your own. Actually taking down a noticeboard-full of everyone else's posters wasn't a wise move.

One morning, all the posters in the shape of a cross anywhere on campus had been carefully rearranged, with the horizontal bars moved downwards... It took the CU a while to change all the inverted crosses back to normal. After a while they just gave up and took all the posters down

Garbles18 · 12-19-2002, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by beejay:
 In South Bend, it was spray painted with "not on public land", restored by volunteers and still remains. (Although the papers reported this as being done by "secular vandals", since they were never identified, you can't tell if they were secular or not.)

When the local paper here in Lafayette printed an article about this and had a picture of the vandalized tablet, I saw it and must have laughed for about five minutes straight. It was at work and the Fundie next to me saw what I was reading and actually said that the guy who did it should be shot. My friend asked the Fundie if that wouldn't violate "Thou shalt not kill" and the Fundie got pissed and went elsewhere. It was great!

I don't advocate this kind of behavior from Church/State Seperatists because it gives us a bad name and hurts our cause in the end, but I thought it was so damn funny that I cut out the picture of the vandalism and still have it hanging on my wall next to my computer.

beejay · 12-20-2002, 02:56 AM

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Originally posted by Garbles18:


I don't advocate this kind of behavior from Church/State Seperatists because it gives us a bad name and hurts our cause in the end)

Also, if they would just file a lawsuit, the monument would be removed. Is it really better to spray-paint it?

Anti-Creedance Front · 12-21-2002, 12:18 AM

Ahhhhhhh. I have a few of these under my belt. Time for confessionals, huh. I feel comfortable writing these out because nobody in this town will probably ever see them. I live in a town which probably has the most churches and bars (nice combination) per capita in the state, therefore the city core is flooded with churches.
I used to live next to one, and I was pretty damn pissed off at that church because I had went to their parochial school and almost committed suicide there because of the strictness in 5th grade. So they have their little Right to Life thing, with an American flag by it. I decided to steal the flag and scribble all over the statuary with a highlighter. The highlighter probably didn't show up. Too bad. Oh well, I saved the flag from desecration. Hee hee.

Also, one night I went on an anti-fundy spree. I got this idea from culture jamming websites. I got a recipe for wheat paste. That stuff is 8 times stronger than glue. Most people use it to spam flyers on public property. Well, I had made out a load of flyers, with the message "Monarchy is Out of Style" and a picture of Jesus on a throne with a scepter and a crown. I plastered 2 WELS (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, say that five times fast) with them. This was on Good Friday night of all times to do it, so they were sure to see it in the morning. I remember putting one right on the glass of their sign, and one on the church doors. Just call me Martin Luther II. Wheat paste is really... sticky. =)

By the way, I have a great idea for abortion bumper stickers and the like, even if it's borrowed. There was a culture jamming site selling anti-SUV bumper stickers to put on OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. It's so simple, but so ingenious. Imagine fundy's faces when they see something to the effect of "I worship the Hebrew war god" plastered over their "Jesus Saves" sticker. Ooooh would they be pissed. Anyone make bumper stickers?

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12-18-2002, 11:20 AM	#11
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	So far I have kept my GF from drawing legs on the jesus fish on cars in parking lots (she would use an ereasable (man, I think I screwed that word up) marker). I can't think of any defacing or removal I have done illegitimately. I have removed several bibles from hotel rooms. Although not directly a religious item, I have pointed out around town when racist literature has been posted (post office and campus union), the employees are rather quick to remove the offending materials. Simian

12-18-2002, 12:38 PM	#12
clark Beloved Deceased Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sin City, NV, USA Posts: 3,715	In a prior life, I did my "first Freshman year" at the University of Florida. As part of a campus safety campaign, several places in campus (stairwells, hallways, bulletin boards, etc.) were plastered with signs reading, "WARNING! THIEVES AND RAPISTS LOOK JUST LIKE STUDENTS!" along with tips on safey. Someone took a marker and altered the word "RAPISTS" to read "BAPTISTS" - "WARNING THIEVES AND BAPTISTS LOOK JUST LIKE STUDENTS!" No, I didn't do it. I have no idea if the clever perp was an atheist or just a drunken college prankster (or both). THOUGHTfully Yours, Clark

12-19-2002, 10:36 AM	#14
Catseye Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: UK Posts: 145	The Christian Union at my university have a huge poster campaign every year. A couple of years ago, the campaign was bigger than usual and managed to annoy more people - a lot of the posters had the 'The fool has said in his heart that there is no God' line, for one thing. Also, the CU poster-putter-uppers had decided to take other people's posters down in order to put theirs up, so they could cover entire noticeboards with their posters, put up in the shape of a cross. I've been involved in putting posters up for a society on campus before, and I know how annoyed people can get if you steal a bit of Blu-Tac from their poster to put up your own. Actually taking down a noticeboard-full of everyone else's posters wasn't a wise move. One morning, all the posters in the shape of a cross anywhere on campus had been carefully rearranged, with the horizontal bars moved downwards... It took the CU a while to change all the inverted crosses back to normal. After a while they just gave up and took all the posters down

12-21-2002, 12:18 AM	#17
Anti-Creedance Front Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 452	Ahhhhhhh. I have a few of these under my belt. Time for confessionals, huh. I feel comfortable writing these out because nobody in this town will probably ever see them. I live in a town which probably has the most churches and bars (nice combination) per capita in the state, therefore the city core is flooded with churches. I used to live next to one, and I was pretty damn pissed off at that church because I had went to their parochial school and almost committed suicide there because of the strictness in 5th grade. So they have their little Right to Life thing, with an American flag by it. I decided to steal the flag and scribble all over the statuary with a highlighter. The highlighter probably didn't show up. Too bad. Oh well, I saved the flag from desecration. Hee hee. Also, one night I went on an anti-fundy spree. I got this idea from culture jamming websites. I got a recipe for wheat paste. That stuff is 8 times stronger than glue. Most people use it to spam flyers on public property. Well, I had made out a load of flyers, with the message "Monarchy is Out of Style" and a picture of Jesus on a throne with a scepter and a crown. I plastered 2 WELS (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, say that five times fast) with them. This was on Good Friday night of all times to do it, so they were sure to see it in the morning. I remember putting one right on the glass of their sign, and one on the church doors. Just call me Martin Luther II. Wheat paste is really... sticky. =) By the way, I have a great idea for abortion bumper stickers and the like, even if it's borrowed. There was a culture jamming site selling anti-SUV bumper stickers to put on OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. It's so simple, but so ingenious. Imagine fundy's faces when they see something to the effect of "I worship the Hebrew war god" plastered over their "Jesus Saves" sticker. Ooooh would they be pissed. Anyone make bumper stickers?

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