Buddhist Temple Vandalized for Second Time In Two Weeks

March 20, 2010

Author: Shayla Reaves

Source: WAVE3

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=12176536

A Buddhist temple is vandalized for the second time in two weeks. It happened at the Phuoc Hau temple in the 8500-block of Old Third Street Road. Volunteers contacted WAVE 3 to help get answers.

"It's hard to deal with this every year," Volunteer Jennifer Le said.

Le arrived to help with yard work and discovered property destroyed by vandalism. Spray-paint covered statues and a temple sign near Old Third Street road. It now reads "Buddah's in Hell."

"It's a really bad message that grown people will do this to a temple," Le said."This is our church, but it's temple. It's just a different religion, you know. There is no reason for any prejudice against it."