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I guy near me had one of those Darwin fish on the back of his van. Like the christian fish but with legs.

Someone ripped it off the van. No real damage caused but lots of stick stuff. No worries, he just got the same thing again and stuck it over the top.

It was ripped off again causing some damage to the paint and panel. Turns out it was a God bother-er who felt the sign was blasphemy.

Where do we stand on this then?
Van driver wrong for poking fun at other peoples beliefs
Badge nicker wrong for intolerance of others
Badge nicker wrong for damaging the van
Van driver wrong for not driving a VW T5?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:09 pm
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I ****ing hate intolerant people.
String the ****ers up.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:12 pm
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i'd paint it back on over the damaged bit.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:14 pm
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The person who caused the damage is in the wrong - legally and biblically.

Its criminal damage.

Its against christian teachings
" turn the other cheek" "he who is without sin cast the first stone" "do as you would be done by"


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:15 pm
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God bother-er who felt the sign was blasphemy.

If it was covered in batter and accompanied some chips and peas, would said “god bother-er” just ordered some and paid his money and walked off scoffing?

Makes you think..🤔🤠🐟🐠🐠🐠🐠


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:17 pm
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Badge nicker wrong for intolerance of others
Badge nicker wrong for damaging the van

Both of these.

Given that tolerance of others regardless of their beliefs is a basic tenet of most religions then he should have known better.

A trumpet of the highest order.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:17 pm
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deliberately provocative gesture provokes a reaction - meh

damage is the responsibility of the botherer

being a smart-arse is the responsibility of the van owner


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:18 pm
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Criminal damage to someone else’s property, in this case by one of the interminably ‘offended’ religious snowflakes.*

Simples.

* god is not great. Religion poisons everything.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:18 pm
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12 pages.

Defacing someone else's property is clearly wrong whatever your 'logic' in doing so.

It amazes me that anyone outside of the US bible belt would take offence at evolution. Bizarre behaviour. Needs bombers in their shoes, or something.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:20 pm
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I * hate intolerant people.
String the
* up.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:21 pm
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deliberately provocative gesture provokes a reaction

Exactly this.
They both appear to be bellends and they deserve each other 👍


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:21 pm
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god is not great. Religion poisons everything.

....as does a fanatical hatred of it.

Merry Christmas.

I’d turn the other cheek but I’m currently sitting on it.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:21 pm
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Do you not mean happy midwinter solstice / feast PP?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:23 pm
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Maybe a polite note through the door telling the neighbour where they can buy their own stickers - save them having to steel other people's ones.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:24 pm
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Do you not mean happy midwinter solstice / feast PP?

Nope, I’m not a heathen after all.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:25 pm
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Do you not mean happy midwinter solstice / feast PP?

He's trying not to discriminate against forumites on the wrong side of the equator. Its fine though - they'll all be in bed.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:27 pm
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Its fine though – they’ll all be in bed.

Covered only in the lightest of sheets, with all the windows open.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:29 pm
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tjagain

The person who caused the damage is in the wrong – legally and biblically.

Its criminal damage.

Its against christian teachings
” turn the other cheek” “he who is without sin cast the first stone” “do as you would be done by”

The Lord cannot be wrong.

This is blasphemous talk. Praise Him and obey Him.


 
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heathen

Pagan surely? Which was also an organised Religion.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:29 pm
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i still feel bad for drawng legs on a cristian fish in a service station car park years ago. in the dirt on the car i might add so no damage.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:31 pm
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Its against christian teachings
” turn the other cheek” “he who is without sin cast the first stone” “do as you would be done by”

So, you quote the bible when it suits you TJ? Does that make you feeble minded now?


 
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So, you quote the bible when it suits you TJ? Does that make you feeble minded now?

You wont find me defending TJ often, but he's quoting the apparent beliefs of the God Botherer, not his own views.


 
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Posted : 12/12/2018 2:41 pm
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If it was covered in batter and accompanied some chips and peas

like this you mean.............

fish


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:47 pm
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Where can I get some of those stickers?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:49 pm
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How do we know the van man wasn't religious as well!
The Darwin fish thing sums me up, a Christian who believes in evolution.
Maybe the miscreant is saving them up for a baby's mobile!


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:54 pm
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Where can I get some of those stickers?

they are given away free on the backs of other people's cars


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:56 pm
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The Darwin fish thing sums me up, a Christian who believes in evolution.

funnily enough - it sums Darwin up quite well too


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:58 pm
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So based on some reactions on here, it would be sort-of OK for me to deface church posters? So if I removed/defaced the signs outside the evangelical church in Llangollen I went past on Sunday morning about people being fools if they don't believe and that marriage is only for one man plus one woman etc. then I would be criminally responsible but the church would be 'smart arses' and we'd both be 'bellends'?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 2:59 pm
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Buy another sticker, set up camera. Wait for it to be removed and go to police with evidence.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:00 pm
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Motion activated dashcam on the back window looking in the direction of the Darwin fish.
Then print a picture of said fish and stick it to the inside on the rear window with a message for the cretinous individual who keeps damaging the car.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:03 pm
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Yeah, was wondering what kind of nutter would find a car sticker blasphemous.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:03 pm
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What @Cougar said, times a gazillion.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:04 pm
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The person who caused the damage is in the wrong – legally and biblically.

Its criminal damage.

Its against christian teachings
” turn the other cheek” “he who is without sin cast the first stone” “do as you would be done by”

Well it IS criminal damage but is it either biblical or Christian.

The old testament has the "eye for an eye" but if you are a New Testament type then it is all about turning the other cheek, yet "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". That last one sort of screws it up for me because I'd rather nobody did anything unto me, but I'm in favour of knocking people off mopeds if they are waving hammers around. You could say I'm conflicted (new phrase for confused).


 
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Defacing someone else’s property is clearly wrong whatever your ‘logic’ in doing so.

Depends. I'd happily deface, destroy or burn someone else's property if it was displayed in such a deliberate way as to provoke me. It might be illegal but illegal does not equal wrong just like legal does not equal right.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:23 pm
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If I was Darwin fish man I’d exact revenge by sneaking in to their house and turning all the crosses upside down so that all the religion leaks out or something. That’s how it works, right?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:37 pm
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Whoa! Those fish symbols on the back mean there’s a god botherer inside?
I thought it meant the vehicle was limited to 45mph on the motorway.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:37 pm
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deliberately provocative gesture provokes a reaction – meh

Which reaction are you talking about? The Darwin fish being added in response to all the christian fishes?

Depends. I’d happily deface, destroy or burn someone else’s property if it was displayed in such a deliberate way as to provoke me

What sort of things would meet that criteria?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:40 pm
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12 pages.

I'll get the wafers.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:41 pm
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Molgrips - merely using Christian teachings to show the hypocrisy of the god botherers

Know thine enemy. Is that another biblical one? If you want to argue about something its useful to know a little about it and I have read up a fair amount on quite a few religions.

That and I thought it miildly funny.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:51 pm
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Nope, I’m not a heathen after all.

Is that Rag'n'Bone Man's follow up single?


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:51 pm
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merely using Christian teachings to show the hypocrisy of the god botherers

It’s this attitude that has led me to pray to God for a curse upon your television.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 3:54 pm
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I’d happily deface, destroy or burn someone else’s property if it was displayed in such a deliberate way as to provoke me

This is probs what the God-botherer thought.


 
Posted : 12/12/2018 4:01 pm
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Whoa! Those fish symbols on the back mean there’s a god botherer inside?
I thought it meant the vehicle was limited to 45mph on the motorway.

In my experience it often means that they're likely to move in mysterious ways.


 
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