A firefighter is seen as flames shoot through the front door of St. Sulpice Church in Paris March 17, 2019, in this still image taken from social media. Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months. (Credit: CNS photo/Instagram@agneswebste via Reuters.)
Gatestone Institute: European Churches: Vandalized, Defecated On, and Torched "Every Day"
* In Germany, four separate churches were vandalized and/or torched in March alone. "In this country," PI-News, a German news site, explained, "there is a creeping war against everything that symbolizes Christianity: attacks on mountain-summit crosses, on sacred statues by the wayside, on churches... and recently also on cemeteries."
* In virtually every instance of church attacks, authorities and media obfuscate the identity of the vandals. In those rare instances when the Muslim (or "migrant") identity of the destroyers is leaked, the desecraters are then presented as suffering from mental health issues.
* "Hardly anyone writes and speaks about the increasing attacks on Christian symbols. There is an eloquent silence in both France and Germany about the scandal of the desecrations and the origin of the perpetrators.... Not a word, not even the slightest hint that could in anyway lead to the suspicion of migrants... It is not the perpetrators who are in danger of being ostracized, but those who dare to associate the desecration of Christian symbols with immigrant imports. They are accused of hatred, hate speech and racism." -- PI News, March 24, 2019
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WNU Editor: With the exception of the "Get Religion" post below, all of these articles were posted before the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.
More News On European Churches Being Targeted Everyday For Vandalism
Churches Desecrated in Ongoing Attacks Across Europe -- CBN
Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches -- CRUX
Notre Dame fire was 2nd to hit an iconic French Catholic church in a month -- RT
Vandals Threaten France's Christian Heritage With Arson, Faeces - Report -- Sputnik
Catholic Churches Are Being Desecrated Across France—and Officials Don’t Know Why -- Newsweek
Politicians say vandalism at hundreds of French churches is being ignored -- Premier
Catholic churches in France vandalized, set on fire & smeared with excrement (PHOTOS, VIDEO) -- RT
Pakistani Migrant Facing Jail Time Over Damage to Ancient French Basilica -- Sputnik
If churches keep getting vandalized in France, should American news outlets cover the story? -- Clemente Lisi, Get Religion
