"I was shocked, impressed. I couldn't believe it. Who would do this? Especially to a church?"

Maybe the thieves work for the IRS and found a way to get a tiny return on the tax loophole that churches tend to exploit.

I've never gotten the "How can people do this to a church?" line.  If I'm enough of a scumbag to steal copper line out of a building, I probably don't have a particular respect for churches.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Cu IN HELL

The first thing I thought of when I read that, perhaps Beavis and Butt-head's greatest moment.

That was their greatest moment?

Ohm my god, the nerve of these thieves!

If a church can get a person to be a nice human being, then they can't be all bad. And this church really shouldn't be lumped in with bad churches because no one knows what it's like.

Old joke is old.

uncleacid: Bolt cutters with rubber handles is why they are not dead. Not luck. (featured partner)

...Or secondary gloves.

Rufus Lee King: Yay! Let's hate on churches! Copper thieves are a-ok! Wow, only on FARK.

yeah because thinking churches are farked up means we're ok with copper thievery. totally


stfu concern troll.

I hope FARK gives us a follow-up when someone gets charged.  I'd like to be kept current.

It must have been God's will. Why are they upset?

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Donnchadha: That was their greatest moment?

Yes.

Possibly.

Maybe.

I dunno.

"Plantman" was also good.

It very well could have been, for all I know.

Their line about playing at the state fair reminds me that one of the more recent concerts I went to was to see Rush at the Minnesota State Fair... also playing that year was Kiss, Weird Al and Boyz II Men

Rufus Lee King: Kazan: Rufus Lee King: Yay! Let's hate on churches! Copper thieves are a-ok! Wow, only on FARK.

yeah because thinking churches are farked up means we're ok with copper thievery. totally


stfu concern troll.

Who's trolling? As soon as I saw the word "church" in the headline, I knew the theme of the thread would be "Aw, f___ churches!"

If this had happened to a mosque, on the other hand, farkers would be all up in arms about it.

no. no they wouldn't. fark off with your concern trolling. you poor poor Christians are not persecuted.

I love CU in hell.

Rufus Lee King: Kazan: fark off with your concern trolling. you poor poor Christians are not persecuted.

I'm Jewish, ya schmuck.

We invented copper wire, you know. Two of us were fighting over a penny we found in the street.

Still don't get all the "church hate".

pretty decent offensive joke :D

as for the church hate.. it's because the church consistently makes itself the enemy of freedom, progress and healthy adult psychology. it pushes disgustingly harmful versions of sexual morality and is generally a bunch of farking assholes.

what is so hard to figure out about that?

Rufus Lee King: Ok, I'll be entirely serious for a moment.

There's really no reason to lump people who profess Christianity in with the likes of, say, Pat Robertson. They're not all like that. There are Christian-themed LGBT churches, for example.

To paint all Christians with a broad brush is no different than saying that the Ku Klux Klan represents all white people, or that asswipe "Reverend" Sharpton represents all blacks. Or that pedophiles represent the Catholic church. Speaking of which, if people are still upset about the Spanish Inquisition, they need to get over it. It happened a long time ago, and nobody expected it.

the majority of Christians are either with those people, or are silent enablers. I apologize to any Christians who actively seek to promote religion freedom, combat sex negative attitudes, etc for lumping them in with the others. However, the simple fact stands that the majority of states have religion-backed banning of marriage equality as just one example of religion running over the rights of others. It isn't just Christianity i take issue with, however it is the largest one in the states so the biggest opponent of freedom. Even most of the 'reasonable' christians propagate the harmful sex negative attitudes that cause so much suffering and conflict amongst people.

No, I will not excuse a people who, as a whole, I consider dangerously misguided - some more than others obviously.

However considering 65% of the country would vote against an otherwise perfectly qualified candidate just for being atheist.. i'm going to have a hard time accepting any claims that "They're not all like that" from anyone. I have farking eyes.

Rufus Lee King: Son of Thunder: At least they didn't cop the clean copper clappers.

All right, don't practice your alliteration on me.

Whoops, got to go. I need to chase off the Hindus harmonizing in the hall, Shintoists shattering sheet glass in the s___house, and that.

You're not familiar with Claude Cooper's clean copper clapper caper in Cleveland?