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Rock group fans take credit for seminary vandalism:<\/a><\/p>\n

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The site was set up last month to promote a National Day of Slayer on June 6.<\/p>\n

To participate, according to the site, one had only to play Slayer "at full blast." But the site also included several ways to "take participation to a problematic level," including: "Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries."<\/p>\n

The vandalism at the seminary, which was done in the early hours of June 7, included the words "Reign in Blood," the name of Slayer’s most popular record.<\/p>\n

The Web site \u2014 www.nationaldayofslayer.org<\/a> \u2014 now brags that Day of Slayer was a huge success. As proof, it offers a copy of a Journal News article about the vandalism and a link to a CBS TV report about it.<\/p>\n

The creator of the site, in a telephone interview yesterday, said his rules for Day of Slayer participation were somewhat tongue-in-cheek, while acknowledging that there was an "activist" side to heavy metal culture.<\/p>\n

"We don’t have a voice to say that maybe we want America to be an agnostic state," said JT, who said he is 31, lives in Wyoming and does contract work in the information technology industry. "What other option do we have to express our distaste? It was not an outright recommendation, but an acknowledgment of what kids do."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From MTV:<\/a><\/p>\n

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A message posted on the National Day of Slayer Web site states that "reports of activism surrounding [the fledgling holiday] have been coming in by the hour. One notable instance was the desecration of a local church in Yonkers, where celebrants spray-painted a pentagram, and more significantly, ‘Reign in Blood,’ on the steps of the church. We are overwhelmed with the response." <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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