Via Faith and Action Facebook.

Via Faith and Action Facebook.

An 850-pound granite sculpture of the Ten Commandments that faces the Supreme Court was knocked over this weekend, according to the group it belongs to.

The sculpture sits in the front garden area of the Honorable William J. Ostrowski House, which serves as the headquarters for the Christian outreach group Faith and Action. The group, whose “mission is to awaken the conscience of our nation,” reports on the alleged vandalism on its website:

That view of God’s Eternal Word is no longer available. On Saturday night, September 21, Faith and Action chief of program Peggy Nienaber received a call alerting her to what appeared to be vandalism at the front part of our property. When Peggy arrived at our location, she saw that the Ten Commandments monument had been toppled forward, its face bearing the incomparable “Ten Words” pointed to the ground. The steel rod that secured the monolith to a three-foot deep cement foundation had been bent to a nearly 90′ angle.

Nienaber guessed that “Whoever did this was very serious and very focused on making sure the Ten Commandments could no longer be seen or read. It was obviously intentional. This was no random act. It was well planned and well done.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told the Washington Times the incident is being examined “as a case of destruction of property” and there are no possible suspects at this time. Faith and Action did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Faith and Action will hold a press conference tomorrow “and will have a surprise announcement for the perpetrators.” Will the “surprise” involve Hell?