[Stones] A penny for your thoughts?

[Paul]

Perhaps it is context ­ as the prehistoric sites that attract offerings are
in the open and in countryside, the offerings are out of place to the
Œnatural¹ surroundings.  To a court this could lead them to be litter
deposited or left. 

The ³it was left as an offering² versus ²you deposited items that caused
defacement² arguments would be an interesting one to test in court (any
volunteers? ;-)) - the result would go along way to measuring how tolerant
the English legal system is of non-Christian spiritual viewpoints.

Candles are common pace in a church so the waxy deposits and soot trails are
an understandable by product therefore acceptable.

Cheers

Paul

On 23/6/06 8:37 pm, "Ric" <megalith6 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> i can't image responsible persons leaving offerings - votive or otherwise - at
> sacred sites as also intentionally 'defacing' them? - this is a total
> contradiction; waxy smoke deposits from candles in a Christian context could
> be seen as 'defacing' a Christian place of worship - but to pursue such an
> insubstantial argument would be - basically - barmy ...
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