2000 year old tree hacked down

EdGey · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:41

Justin said:
Protesting students probably did it.

But seriously, why the hell would someone do such a thing?

My thoughts exactly.

SniperDude · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:42

special branch are investigating this.

really sorry couldn't help myself haha

yak.h'cir · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:46

Whilst the motives for the act are probably pretty awful it's no worse realistically then all the other trees in the countryside that get cut down.

Also it's probably worth noting that the tree is about 50 years old, not 2000!

MikeHunt79 · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:47

I was quite surprised to see this on the local news tbh...

JBuk · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:50

it's just a bit of wood :/

SniperDude · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:55

not anymore

Pete.Dakota · 9 Dec 2010 at 23:59

Thousands of people get raped, burgled, molested, mugged, killed and maimed everyday.

But a TREE gets cut down! Trust the press to make it about religion. Is nothing not sacred any more?

Felix Da Housecat · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:05

That will make some good firewood.

Antar Bolaeisk · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:17

Hopefully they haven't released some ancient, phosphorescent insects which are going to start killing lots of people.

SiriusB · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:21

An X-Files fan I see.

I will go out on a limb and suggest a hippy hugged it too hard! Barking mad if you ask me.

snowdog · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:24

I'd guess someone wanted to pee off some religious people.
All this commotion over a tree, poor tree yeah but meh, it has nothing to do with Christianity ffs... Hopefully it went to good use like for furniture or firewood.

Strife212 · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:30

What are you people talking about, this particular tree is blatantly to do with christianity.

Bumhucker · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:32

snowdog said:
All this commotion over a tree, poor tree yeah but meh, it has nothing to do with Christianity ffs... Hopefully it went to good use like for furniture or firewood.

Seriously?

snowdog · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:49

Bumhucker said:
Seriously?

The Holy Thorn tree on Wearyall Hill is thought to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea nearly 2,000 years ago.

For all I care it's just a tree, even if it was planted by him, doesn't make it a special tree or anything.

Azza · 10 Dec 2010 at 00:51

Ah I know Joe of Arimathea, good lad, didn't know he planted a tree though.

iamtheoneneo · 10 Dec 2010 at 01:49

not bothered about the religious aspects of this, but pretty ****ty cutting such an old tree..historic things are a rarity in the modern world especially something like this. and destroying it for pointless gains is pretty fail.

Bumhucker · 10 Dec 2010 at 02:06

snowdog said:
For all I care it's just a tree, even if it was planted by him, doesn't make it a special tree or anything.

I'd say the fact it's lived 2000 years made it pretty damn special. And the fact it might have added importance to some people makes it more so. Are you not humbled that your whole life and efforts are but a mere flash in the life of such a living thing?

Hrrrooom!

Brian8bit · 10 Dec 2010 at 04:20

At least now they can count the rings and find out for sure that it's not 2000 years old. They're going to be upset when it's found to be only a couple of hundred. And from wikipedia;

The original Glastonbury Thorn itself was cut down and burned as a relic of superstition by Cromwellian troops (or 'Roundheads' by another source) during the English Civil War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Abbey#Glastonbury_Thorn

Uriel · 10 Dec 2010 at 08:10

It isn't the original tree anyway, just grown from a cutting of it.

Reminds me of the 'burning bush' at St Catherine's Monestary on Sinai. Regardless of whether you believe that it's Moses' actual bush, it's demonstrably over 1600 years old, which is impressive for a bush in the desert. The church in the monestary wanted to extend onto the Holy ground so they moved the bush! Fortunately it survived.