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@c2h6@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests

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No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests

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@c2h6@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago
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Operator announces route to town of Hel has been redesignated as No 669 – a change that has prompted public outcry
  • Pete Hahnloser
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    5•2 years ago

    Gotta use the Bible as the reason when road-sign theft isn’t a problem.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_666

    • @Kolli@sopuli.xyz
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      It wouldn’t make sense for religious people to outright steal an item they see blashphemous; they wouldn’t want to keep it around.

      I suspect edgy people just wanted the cool sign.

      That being said, I definitely can see religious people vandalising them.

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