Painting of Jesus Investigated as a HATE Crime
Police on Long Island are investigating after someone hung a large painting of Jesus Christ on a fence at a mosque early Friday evening.
Investigators are treating the incident as a hate crime, reports NBC New York.
The painting is a crucifixion scene showing a largely silhouetted Jesus with his crown of thorns prominently featured. It appeared outside the Hillside Islamic Center in Nassau County, according to investigators . . .
Large Jesus Christ painting found hanging from LI mosque deemed as a bias incident https://t.co/o6C0m2eQ05 pic.twitter.com/hjBeSb6Wzf
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Surveillance camera captured video of a man placing the image on the fence, police say.
Mosque leaders told police that they are not offended by the imagery of Jesus Christ, according to News 12 Long Island. (Read more from “Painting of Jesus Investigated as a HATE Crime” HERE)
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