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Priest Fined For Ringing Church Bells

posted August 19, 2007 - 4:00pm
Priest Fined For Ringing Church Bells

The town council of Tilburg has fined a Dutch Catholic priest 5,000 euros ($6,800) for ringing the church bells early in the morning.

The council found that the bells violated the town's noise ordinance.


Website: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idU...


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Hells Bells!

It used to be that the church rang the bells at specific times (like 12 noon) and when you heard it ringing at other times, it signified an emergency or other major occurrence. But, with the waning of the popularity of the church in modern life, people's tolerance went with it. _______________________________________________________ "Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it doth prosper, none dare call it treason." -Sir John Harrington, 1561-1612

truth is stranger than fiction

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction..... Angel

Fiction

If you found this story strange, this you would want to read my Magical Realism story entitled, Frank and Lucy's Bells, at http://www.xomba.com/frank_and_lucys_bells about a fictional priest who gets in trouble for ringing his parish bell too often. Wagen Load Productions

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