So, it seems that some jerks think it's a hoot to steal items from religious holiday displays outside of churches and synagogues. Most of the items hoisted from the holy have never been recovered---that is until now. Thanks to GPS technology, abducted baby Jesus or the missing menorah can be tracked and recovered.
St. Marks Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, Ill. has installed GPS devices in its Nativity scene figurines which include a Joseph, a Mary, a wise man, a Baby Jesus, a camel, a donkey and a sheep. It once had a cow, but it seems that the cow decided to graze in greener pastures two years ago and hasn't been seen since. That prompted this move to GPS installation as a means to try to keep these figurines "in the fold".
BrickHouse Security in New York City offered its services free of charge to area churches and synagogues to protect their holiday displays, and 70 have signed up thus far, with 24 of them springing for video surveillance equipment. Sure, those that belong to these religious institutions may love their fellow men, but it doesn't mean that they have to trust them!
The GPS technology paid off for one Florida church. Two years ago the Baby Jesus was stolen from a Wellington, Florida church's display, and the next year, the same thing occured. However tragic this repeat occurence was, the sweet revenge was that the more recently stolen Baby Jesus had a GPS device installed inside of it, and the culprit was caught red-handed. It turns out some teenage girl had stolen it and it had gotten passed around at some party. Hey, nothing livens up a party like our lord and savior, right? Amen!
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