Christian churches are under attack throughout Western Europe, with very recent examples from Austria, Germany, Italy and Sweden.
No Western nation, however, seems to experience as many attacks on its churches as France, once known as the “Eldest Daughter of the Church.”
Investigative journalist Amy Mek tweeted on July 1, 2023:
“Attacks on Churches are the norm in France; two Churches a day are vandalized — they are being burned, demolished, and abandoned, and their adherents are being sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Priests are under constant threat. At what point will France’s open border politicians be held responsible?”
That last question inadvertently identifies the culprits — namely, migrants from the Muslim world, where attacks on churches are not abnormal.
In July 2023, for instance, Muslims attacked and desecrated several churches in France, by breaking the doors and windows of one church and spray-painting anti-Jesus and pro-Muhammad graffiti on its walls. The men also torched at least two historic churches — a 16th century church in Drosnay, and the 12th century Saint-Georges De La Haye-Descartes church — after general riots prompted by the June 27 police shooting of Nahel Merzouk, a Muslim criminal.
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