Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Nativity Scene Vandalised!!!
Beckhams' nativity scene closed after vandal attack
By Louise
Barnett
14 December 2004
Waxwork figures of Victoria and David Beckham
dressed as Mary and Joseph in Madame Tussauds in London were damaged in an
attack.
The figures were removed and the controversial nativity scene closed
off because of the vandalism, said a spokeswoman for Madame Tussauds last night.
"There was some damage caused to the figures of David and Victoria by a member
of the public earlier today."
A man in his twenties queued behind other
visitors before repeatedly punching the waxwork figures and escaping into the
street. The spokeswoman could not confirm the extent of the damage, or say how
it happened. The nativity scene also features Tony Blair, the Duke of Edinburgh
and President George Bush as the three wise men, and Kylie Minogue as an
angel.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England earlier criticised
the scene. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said: "To have a very special part of
Christianity depicted in this way and its most precious symbol, which is the
coming of God into the world in Jesus Christ, seems to me to be not just
disrespectful to Christians, it is also disrespectful to the heritage of Britain
and does damage to the culture of this country."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=592934
This brings up all manner of issues... celebrity worship, disrespect for religious beliefs, whether this man was justified in damaging the waxworks. Personally I am just waiting for the cctv footage.
