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Vandals ransack historic church, destroy Bible
 The vandals who hit the historic Old West Church in Boston spared little. The church's beloved old pulpit Bible was torn in half. Its hymnals were violently scattered about the sanctuary. Four old paintings of previous pastors were ripped from the walls and torn. A 5-foot tall painting of Jesus on the Cross was slashed.The church's pastor, The Rev. Laurel Scott, led a cleanup of the mess yesterday and vowed to carry on. ``My approach is: We live in this kind of world, and these things will happen," she said. ``There's no reason to think we'll be exempt. The real question is how we handle it and go forward." Boston police said they had no suspects in the vandalism, which occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. However, Scott said police told her that fingerprints were found all over the crime scene, and investigators worked yesterday to trace them while also appealing to the public for help. Nothing was stolen from the church on Cambridge Street. Posted by: lotp 2006-08-13 |
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