Baby Jesus stolen from Franklin Church
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What kind of person steals a baby Jesus from the front yard of a church?
The same person who would wear an iron suit in a thunder storm. The same person who cleans a lion’s teeth with meat flavored gloves. The same person who jumps out of airplanes with dumbbells strapped to their arms. Obviously a person with no concern for Karma or what’s right and wrong.
That person, or persons, is out there, and they will have to live with themselves after trespassing onto the front lawn of the first United Methodist Church in Franklin.
It is here that the Christmas criminals stepped into the Nativity display and stole Baby Jesus in the manager.
Connie Turvy has been a member of the church just off of Five Points in Franklin for the better part of four decades.
“This is the nativity scene my mother bought for the church,” she tells me on a blustery, but abnormally warm winter day.
“We’ve been looking for about ten years and she finally found the one she liked last year.”
I look at the display. The figurines are looking down at the empty traces of hay in the grass..
“What kind of person steals baby Jesus from a nativity scene?” I ask her aloud.
Turvy guesstimates Baby Jesus was stolen Saturday Dec. 13th.
“How does it make you feel, ma’am?”
“Very sad. Very disappointed,” she says.
According to Turvy, a growing number of churches are putting GPS tracking devices in their displays.
I am surprised to hear this.
“What has the world come to when I have to put a GPS in a Baby Jesus?”
“It is sad,” she says staring at the bare patch in the grass. “It is sad!”
Turvy tells me that the Church just wants Baby Jesus back. She says if the figurine returns, no questions will be asked. no charges will be filed.
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I believe the thief should be forgiven but that doesn’t mean that he or she shouldn’t be punished for stealing the Baby Jesus. I hope that the church gets the Baby Jesus back in time for Christmas. It is truly a sad time in our society when people have to put a GPS on their Nativity scenes.
I could not help but lol…what kind of sillyness is this? Of course forgive them! What goes around comes around! LOL
Certainly doesn’t have the fear of GOD in them! He will prevail! lololololol
Whoever did this had better give it back right now! You don’t know who you are messing with if you think this is some kind of joke. God is not laughing. Why do all the seclarists always want to attack Christmas? They ain’t contend until they try to scare Christians into celebrating Christmas in a closet somewhere. There are more people that celebrate the Devil’s night in October than they do the birth of the ONE TRUE SAVIOR, Jesus Christ! I won’t even say the name of the Devil’s night. Our children already see way too many Islam temples and Jewish mosaleums. The more they grow up thinking its alright to worship Islam the more our country is headed for hell. We have got to do something about this and we cannot tolerate this theft or its heading that way.
I think we all need to vote that he should burn in hell. I forgive people but some people deserve it. Hell is real for a reason. Don’t let them get away with this. This is our chance right here in Tennessee to take a stand for Jesus. Our time is now. Stand for Christ!
My name is Sarah. I live a couple of streets down from the church and saw you taping the nativity scene. I thought the media was finally focusing on the true meaning of Christmas — Jesus — and now I learn you were there to focus on a stolen baby Jesus.
The media is so disgusting to drag this poor woman out there to relive her pain. This church and this community is the victim of a hate crime. Someon has Jesus and they are laughing at us. I do not think it is funny. Can we stand gaurd at the nativity scene to show we will not stand for this? Where do you live Billie? Do you want to help organize a vigil for Christ?
Its a plastic baby Jesus. Get another one. Its not like its the only way to come to Franklin in 2000 years. Go to Walmart and get another one. They make it by the hundreds in China. Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much for your spot tonight. Well done. Will let you know
what happens. Already 2 men in church have built a manger and have a
baby ready to place Christmas Eve. Not the same but looks very
nice. Thanks again.
I’m sorry to say it and I know it’s not a popular opinion, but I think that tiny, faux-Christ baby had it coming. You can’t pretend to be the Christ child and not call down some sort of wrath on yourself.
Yeah! And if that baby had GPS it would read “Hell!”