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Political Analyst, Meteorologist, @USArmy Ret, Fomer TX Elected Offcial, Fmr TX Peace Officer
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Waco, TX Joined August 2009
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I Live In McLennan County, Texas (Waco) & Our Elections Department Uses Paper Ballots That Are Hand Marked By Bubbling-In The Box.
Notice That Our County Stayed Republican. Connected? You Decide.
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MAN ARRESTED FOR SMASHING CASE, STEALING, BURNING & CRUSHING BONES OF ST. NICHOLAS AT BASILICA IN LORRAINE FRANCE

A Suspect Has Been Arrested (BUT NOT NAMED) After Breaking Into A Protective Display Case At The Basilica Of Saint-Nicolas-De-Port In Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France, Removing A Reliquary Containing Bone Fragments Attributed To St. Nicholas, & Then Burning & Crushing The Remains. The Parish Priest Filed A Formal Complaint On November 2nd At The Police Station In Nearby Dombasle-Sur-Meurthe. Authorities Identified The Man Through Video Surveillance & Detained Him At His Home. He Admitted Acting Spontaneously, Driven By A “Desire To Destroy” The Relic Because He Viewed Devotion To It As “Fetishism.” He Did Not Seek Financial Gain.

In A Statement, The Parish Of Saint-Nicolas-En-Lorraine Said: “The Police Investigation Made It Possible To Identify & Arrest The Perpetrator. He Admitted Having Broken The Display Case, Then Burned & Crushed The Relic. Beyond The Heritage Value Of This Object, What Touches Us Today Is, Above All, A Profound Attack On Our History, Our Faith & The Devotion Of Generations Of Pilgrims.” The Destroyed Item Was Not The Basilica’s Principal Relic—An Arm-Shaped Reliquary Holding A Phalanx Of The Saint, Which Remains Intact In The Treasury. Instead, It Was A Smaller Bone Fragment, Authenticated In Tradition Dating To 1098 & Displayed Since The Early 2000s Beneath A Statue Of St. Nicholas In The Patronal Chapel. Local Officials, Including Mayor Luc Binsinger, Confirmed The Most Significant Relics Were Spared & That This Marks The Third Act Of Vandalism At The Basilica This Year, Following Two Contained Fires In February.

St. Nicholas, The Fourth-Century Bishop Of Myra In Present-Day Turkey, Is The Historical Inspiration For Santa Claus & The Patron Saint Of Lorraine & Of Children. A Fragment Of His Remains Was Brought From Bari To The Region Around 1090, Establishing A Major Pilgrimage Site. The Incident Occurred Weeks Before The Annual Torchlight Procession On December 5 & The Feast Of St. Nicholas On December 6. The Suspect, Whose Identity Has Not Been Publicly Released, Is Scheduled For Judgment In December After A Psychiatric Evaluation Found Him Legally Responsible. The Association Connaissance Et Renaissance De La Basilique Has Emphasized That The Loss Erases A Tangible Link To Centuries Of Local Devotion.