I ran onto the base to renew my CAC, the coverage literally stopped me in my tracks in the lobby. Seeing Notre-Dame was absolutely the high point of my visit to Paris and I am heartbroken right now.
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I ran onto the base to renew my CAC, the coverage literally stopped me in my tracks in the lobby. Seeing Notre-Dame was absolutely the high point of my visit to Paris and I am heartbroken right now.
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No, your not. This is an epic loss for the history of mankind.Originally Posted by kwelz
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President... - Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 47, Number 6, May 1918.
Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
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Maybe I am a bad person, but this bothers me as much of maybe more than if there had been another major terrorist attack......................................................
Who say's it is not ?
Did somebody do something ?
https://www.newsweek.com/spate-attac...statue-1370800
Last edited by lowprone; 04-15-19 at 14:55.
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Ironic that a building saved from destruction by a book in which it burned down, burned down.
Very sad, tragic loss.
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It's being reported that it took almost 2 hours for the fire engines to arrive? WTF. Worst contingency planning in history. They know it's in the center of Paris, they know it's busy and that the cathedral basically sits on an island. The fact that they didn't have a better plan in place is appalling.
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Twelve French Churches Attacked, Vandalized in One Week
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019...P0etXxxqVzkyhI
"Do you need to be told that even such modest attainments as you boast of in the way of polite society will hardly survive the Faith to which they owe their significance?"
T.S. Eliot, Choruses from the Rock
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"Do you need to be told that even such modest attainments as you boast of in the way of polite society will hardly survive the Faith to which they owe their significance?"
T.S. Eliot, Choruses from the Rock
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Did anyone get hurt?
If not, then not a big deal. I thought a church was the congregation not a building. Buildings can be replaced.
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From another news article: “The fire comes after several weeks of vandalism and arson attacks on church buildings across France.”
So it may be from reconstruction work or could be Islamic vandalism/terrorism. Fair warning to the US if we keep taking in unverified immigrants from Islamic countries and let Islam feel it is outside our laws here.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry in an address at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775.
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Almost 900 yrs old. Survived numerous sectarian wars, the French Revolution, and two world wars. One of the iconic examples of Gothic architecture.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry in an address at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775.
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