ALIVE AND KICKIN'

[HairOfTheDog]

That's 84-year-old nun and peace activist Sister Megan Rice.

She was just sentenced to 3 years in prison for breaking the law in July 2012. The Sister and two fellow Christians broke into Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. It's known as the Fort Knox of uranium.

The trio hung banners, spray painted, and threw human blood on the premises before they were caught. Major embarrassment ensued for the facility, which was supposed to have top-notch security.

The Sister and her cohorts told the judge that they were following their religious beliefs when they broke into the joint and vandalized it. The judge believed them, he said, and gave them lighter sentences than the prosecution recommended. The Sister got 35 months and the youngsters who served as her accomplices (only in their late 50s and mid 60s) got 5 years.

Sister Rice said she has no regrets and makes no apologies; she knew the risk that she was taking. She asked the judge for permission to let a short song be sung at her sentencing, "to lighten the atmosphere." He agreed, and she turned to a gallery overflowing with supporters and directed them in singing, "Sacred the land, sacred the water, sacred the sky, holy and true."

Agree or disagree with her views and actions, she's got a lot of life in her and has been working to make a difference in the world since she became a nun at 18.

story: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,...71,00.html