A Christian Liberal is NOT an oxymoron.

Posted by XT on December 12th, 2008 in Progressive Faith

Salvation is free, but it can be stolen:

St. Marks Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, Ill. is installing the [GPS] devices in each of the figurines in its 40-year-old nativity scene. There is Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus, one wise man, a camel, a donkey and a sheep. There used to be a cow, but it was “borrowed” two years ago and hasn’t been returned, says Rev. George Smith.

Local lore has it that two of the church’s wisemen were stolen about 10 years ago and later found on a ski slope, he says.

I want to say I can’t believe it, but I believe it. Why would church property be exempted from stupidity?

The gadgets work. Two years ago, Baby Jesus was stolen from Wellington, Fla.’s, display. So last year, village workers opened the back of a new Baby Jesus, rigged up a GPS device, sealed it inside, painted it over and dressed the figure.

When the ceramic doll was stolen a third time, police used the GPS signal to track it down in 12 hours at the home of a teenager who said he got it from another teen at a party. An 18-year-old girl was charged.

You know, if my kid brought home a ceramic figure, I’d ask where it came from. I mean, these aren’t pocket-sized miniatures, right?   

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