tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156527175674896262024-03-19T00:33:11.788-07:00Church VandalismLisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-26099836603906731532015-04-20T15:20:00.000-07:002015-04-20T15:20:22.561-07:00North Carolina Churches Trashed, Spray-Painted with Pro-Homosexual VandalismGREENSBORO, N.C. – Two North Carolina churches recently suffered thousands of dollars in damage as their buildings and property were trashed and spray-painted with pro-homosexual messages.<br />
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Officials at Bales Memorial Wesleyan Church in Jamestown arrived last Saturday to find the church sign broken and pelted with eggs and silly string. Some of the church windows had been smashed, flowers were uprooted and parking signs were ripped out the ground. The hood of the church bus was scratched as if it had been keyed, and a sign was shoved through the front grill.<br />
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A number of messages were also spray painted on the building, including “Gay’s ok,” “God loves [expletive]!” and “He hates you!”<br />
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On Sunday, officials at Grace Baptist Church in Greensboro also arrived to find similar damages to their building and property. A window had been broken, eggs had been pelted at the building and toilet paper was strewn around the outside of the facility.<br />
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<b><a href="http://christiannews.net/2015/04/19/north-carolina-churches-trashed-spray-painted-with-pro-homosexual-vandalism/">Read more at http://christiannews.net/2015/04/19/north-carolina-churches-trashed-spray-painted-with-pro-homosexual-vandalism/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-36855493641459993912015-03-20T11:27:00.002-07:002015-03-20T11:27:35.589-07:00Deputies make arrest after vandal strikes churchWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —A West Palm Beach man is jailed Thursday and accused of trying to break into a church.<br />
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Authorities with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened Wednesday at the Crossroads Baptist Church on North Haverhill Road near West Palm Beach.<br />
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Deputies said they were called to the church to investigate. A witness told them Nadimy Merisier walked up to the front entrance of the church and threw bricks at the glass door, an affidavit stated.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.wpbf.com/news/deputies-make-arrest-after-vandal-strikes-church/31899310">Read more at http://www.wpbf.com/news/deputies-make-arrest-after-vandal-strikes-church/31899310</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-54673163858163755512015-03-13T05:48:00.000-07:002015-03-13T05:48:49.493-07:00Vandals Cause Costly Damage to KC-Area ChurchesTwo Kansas City-area churches have been vandalized in the past few days and church leaders are calling for it to stop.<br />
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<a href="http://on.aol.com/video/vandals-cause-costly-damage-to-kc-area-churches-518704430">Watch video at http://on.aol.com/video/vandals-cause-costly-damage-to-kc-area-churches-518704430</a>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-59458764727711892062015-03-12T21:24:00.003-07:002015-03-12T21:24:57.161-07:00Car damages 1800s tombstones at tiny church cemeteryThe tombstones damaged at a small church cemetery in Conewago Township are so old their inscriptions are difficult to read, worn down by the elements.<br />
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Still, they've stood undisturbed — some for two centuries — next to Quickel Evangelical Lutheran Church at the corner of Canal Road Extended and Copenhaffer Road.<br />
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But sometime in the last few days, a 21st century crime did what time had failed to accomplish.<br />
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Someone drove a car through the old cemetery, damaging a half-dozen of the stone tablet-like grave markers, according to Northern York County Regional Police.<br />
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"At this point we believe it was done deliberately," Lt. David Lash said. "(Most are) broken off at ground level and will need extensive repairs.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_27697465/police-tombstones-damaged-conewago-twp-cemetery">Read more at http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_27697465/police-tombstones-damaged-conewago-twp-cemetery</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-33315218672055892082015-03-12T07:11:00.000-07:002015-03-12T07:11:03.799-07:00Man suspected of spray-painting anti-Christian Science messages on churchNORTHAMPTON — Police say a city man is suspected of spray-painting angry messages about the teachings of Christian Science on the First Church of Christ, Scientist at the corner of Masonic and Center streets.<br />
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Police Capt. Jody Kasper said church officials identified the man when police showed them video surveillance that had been captured by cameras outside the police station, which is directly across the street.<br />
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“We are looking at this as vandalism and as possibly being a hate crime,” Kasper said.<br />
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The graffiti on the church appears to be critical of the Christian Science teaching that prayer can heal medical problems. The website of the national First Church of Christ, Scientist states that the religion does not specifically tell members not to use Western medicine for themselves or their children. It says members are free to seek any kind of health care they choose, but also states that there have been over 80,000 “Christian Science healings” since the founding of the religion in 1879.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.gazettenet.com/news/16057445-95/northampton-man-suspected-of-spray-painting-anti-christian-science-messages-on-first-church-of-chris">Read more at http://www.gazettenet.com/news/16057445-95/northampton-man-suspected-of-spray-painting-anti-christian-science-messages-on-first-church-of-chris</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-1796799216159885892015-03-09T06:39:00.000-07:002015-03-09T06:39:20.907-07:00Vandals shoot out windows of West Columbia churchWEST COLUMBIA, SC — Only a handful of members of the St. John Baptist Church in the Dixiana community of Lexington County attended Sunday service after church members discovered Saturday morning that vandals had shot out the church’s windows.<br />
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Rev. Patricia Lowman said the recent shootings have many wondering if their church will remain safe.<br />
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“We are at a loss for words, this mess should stop. It has to stop,” Lowman said, thankful that no one was in the church at the time of the shooting. “There was no regard for human life.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thestate.com/2015/03/08/4032973/vandals-shoot-out-windows-of-west.html#storylink=cpy">Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2015/03/08/4032973/vandals-shoot-out-windows-of-west.html#storylink=cpy</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-12221570044899270792015-01-29T19:42:00.001-08:002015-01-29T19:42:34.926-08:00Vandal causes $100000 in damage at Church of the Immaculate Conception in BrooklynA Brooklyn man has been charged with hate crimes after allegedly running rampant through Church of the Immaculate Conception and causing over $100,000 in damage, the police say.<br />
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According to the police, 20-year-old Michael Torres entered the locked church, at 414 East 14th Street, last night and damaged multiple statues, crosses, and altar pieces.<br />
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<b><a href="http://bedfordandbowery.com/2015/01/hate-crime-at-east-village-church-vandal-went-on-100k-destruction-spree/">Read more at http://bedfordandbowery.com/2015/01/hate-crime-at-east-village-church-vandal-went-on-100k-destruction-spree/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-63134611679262771492015-01-22T18:31:00.000-08:002015-01-22T18:31:19.019-08:00Mormon church vandalized in Southern CaliforniaLAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — Vandals have struck a Mormon church in inland Southern California.<br />
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Someone shattered exterior glass doors and pried open interior doors at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lake Elsinore.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/19/mormon-church-vandalized-in-southern-california/">Read more at http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/19/mormon-church-vandalized-in-southern-california/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-13820951959013048772015-01-20T10:21:00.000-08:002015-01-20T10:21:54.775-08:00Vandals target cars, church in HarrisburgHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A church door was smashed and at least four cars were spray painted during a vandalism spree in Harrisburg overnight.<br />
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The vandal or vandals threw a brick through the glass door of the Grace United Methodist Church at 216 State Street, and four cars were tagged with white paint on Green Street between Briggs and Forster.<br />
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Spray paint was also found on homes along Briggs Street in a nearby alley.<br />
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<b><a href="http://abc27.com/2015/01/19/vandals-target-cars-church-in-harrisburg/">Read more at http://abc27.com/2015/01/19/vandals-target-cars-church-in-harrisburg/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-2075917247610495172015-01-16T18:33:00.000-08:002015-01-16T18:33:05.779-08:00Vandals strike Jackson church, neighborhoodSomeone apparently went on a graffiti spree Thursday night in Jackson.<br />
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Vandals hit Old Canton Road near Northside Drive, tagging the Bellwether Church along with a home and concrete wall outside a nearby neighborhood.<br />
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"You are the God" was written on the church and across the street, "Fear: The new currency" and "But I'm livin" were written on the wall. "Do you feel safe?" was spray painted on Regina Boyles' house.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/vandals-strike-jackson-church-neighborhood/30760970">Read more at http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/vandals-strike-jackson-church-neighborhood/30760970</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-78380903484857343842014-12-30T08:44:00.003-08:002014-12-30T08:44:28.514-08:00Honea Path Church Vandalized, Windows BrokenHONEA PATH, S.C. - A Honea Path church was vandalized with spray paint and windows broken sometime before Sunday morning says Laurens County Sheriff's Office<br />
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Lt. Judy Stiles with the LCSO said they received a call about a vandalism of the Princeton Baptist Church on W. Main St Sunday morning. When deputies arrived on scene, they noticed basement windows had been busted out, words and symbols were spray painted on the front of the church and the baby Jesus statue had been taken from the manger scene.<br />
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Stiles said that the word "Emmanuel" was spray painted with black spray paint on the front doors along with symbols on the front pillars of the church.<br />
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Investigators are looking into the meaning of the symbols.<br />
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<b><a href="http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/27718175/honea-path-church-vandalized-windows-broken">Read more at http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/27718175/honea-path-church-vandalized-windows-broken</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-64179994107351620092014-12-26T12:35:00.001-08:002014-12-26T12:35:11.424-08:00Stolen baby Jesus replaced with pig's head in HaverhillHAVERHILL, Mass. (WHDH) - Police in Haverhill are on the lookout for a vandal who stole baby Jesus from a manger and replaced him with a real pig's head.<br />
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Police said the vandals struck the nativity scene in front of Sacred Hearts Church in the early morning hours of Christmas Day.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.whdh.com/story/27708237/stolen-baby-jesus-replaced-with-pigs-head-in-haverhill">Read more at http://www.whdh.com/story/27708237/stolen-baby-jesus-replaced-with-pigs-head-in-haverhill</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-41330100430841673102014-12-17T13:24:00.000-08:002014-12-17T13:24:04.444-08:00Delaware Faith Leaders Say Vandals Targeted Churches with Animal Excrement <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">Religious leaders in Wilmington say someone is targeting their houses of worship with vandalism involving fecal matter.</span><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=13684"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Read more at </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=13684</span></span></a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-88465909986725441842014-12-15T18:28:00.000-08:002014-12-15T18:28:01.355-08:00Vandal yells 'Long live Satan', after egging, decapitating Nativity statues at Catholic Church in IllinoisBERWYN – Three statues were reported vandalized Dec. 7 , two of them beheaded, in a courtyard of the St. Odilo Church convent, 6617 West 23rd Street.<br />
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A nun from the convent reported hearing a disturbance in the courtyard at about 6:30 p.m. She and another nun went out to investigate and found three statures knocked to the ground, one of them with the head missing.<br />
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A volunteer who was helping prepare for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe said a male teenager also threw an egg into the church hallway and yelled “Long live Satan” and fled.<br />
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Eggs were also thrown at a nativity scene in front of the church.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/12/15/vandal-yells-long-live-satan-after-egging-decapitating-nativity-statues-at-st-odilo-in-berwyn/a4ddl6q/">Source: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/12/15/vandal-yells-long-live-satan-after-egging-decapitating-nativity-statues-at-st-odilo-in-berwyn/a4ddl6q/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-58544078733072774682014-12-11T16:47:00.001-08:002014-12-11T16:48:05.887-08:00FBI Investigating After Vandals Spray Paint ‘KKK’ On 3 Black Churches In Florida<i>Editor's note: As you can see from the archives on this blog, there have been many church vandalism cases reported in the news media this year. (Likely, far more have occurred but went unreported, at least in the media.) This (below) is the first report of an FBI investigation. Churches of all kinds have been vandalized, including black churches. What makes this different is that "KKK" appears. The editor is not critical of the FBI's decision to investigate this case and not other cases. The FBI cannot investigate every case and it is understandable that anti-Christian bigotry coupled with racism brings extra weight and may arguably deserve higher priority. We are all made in the image of a loving God. Let us pray that all anti-Christian bigotry will end, regardless of the form that it takes, and particularly when it is coupled with racism. Let us thank Him for being counted worthy to carry the Cross with Him. My prayers go out to the members of these churches as with all whose churches have been vandalized. May the Lord bless them and preserve them from hatred. A Blessed Advent to all. -- Lisa Graas, editor.</i><br />
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An FBI federal hate crime investigation is underway in Crawfordville, Fl., after someone vandalized three predominantly Black churches with Ku Klux Klan markings.<br />
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Sunday morning, the letters “KKK” were found painted on the signs of New Bridge Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church and on a truck parked at the Wildwood Country Club, according to The Tallahassee Democrat. Members of a third church, Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church, found the letters spray painted on their church sign Wednesday night before choir practice.<br />
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<b><a href="http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/12/11/vandals-spray-painted-kkk-three-black-churches-florida/">Read more at http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/12/11/vandals-spray-painted-kkk-three-black-churches-florida/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-39136422431796630472014-12-11T14:19:00.003-08:002014-12-11T14:19:38.072-08:00Church vehicles damaged by spray paint vandalsBartlesville, Oklahoma - Local police have received several more reports concerning a string of spray paint vandalisms that reportedly occurred Tuesday night and/or Wednesday morning.<br />
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Bartlesville Police Department Capt. Jay Hastings said Thursday that four more reports have surfaced since Wednesday, when the E-E first reported that vandals had spay painted vehicles in east Bartlesville.<br />
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“We had four more, including a church van and trailer,” Hastings said.<br />
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A child-care provider’s van was among some of the vehicles reportedly hit previously. Like the child-care van, Hastings says, the church van was marked with profanities and an obscene drawing.<br />
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<b><a href="http://examiner-enterprise.com/news/local-news/church-vehicles-damaged-spray-paint-vandals">Read more at: http://examiner-enterprise.com/news/local-news/church-vehicles-damaged-spray-paint-vandals</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-15837138910454737842014-12-09T18:51:00.000-08:002014-12-09T18:51:01.644-08:00Methodist church stained glass window damaged by vandal Members of Berryton United Methodist Church were shocked after someone damaged an antique stained glass window early last week.<br />
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According to a report with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, someone did more than $1,000 of damage to the church, 7010 S.E. Berryton, between 6 p.m. Dec. 2 and 8:30 a.m. Thursday.<br />
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Robin Ruiz, a volunteer with the church, said someone threw an object at an antique stained glass window that shows Jesus knocking on a door. A piece of plexiglass covering the window protected it somewhat, but the vandalism still broke a hole in the glass near Jesus’ feet, she said.<br />
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<b><a href="http://m.cjonline.com/news/2014-12-09/berryton-church-stained-glass-window-damaged-vandal#gsc.tab=0">Read more at http://m.cjonline.com/news/2014-12-09/berryton-church-stained-glass-window-damaged-vandal#gsc.tab=0</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-89580029090013016502014-11-30T20:00:00.003-08:002014-11-30T20:00:59.855-08:00Vandalism at St. Andrew Kim Catholic ChurchA statue outside of St. Andrew Kim church has been vandalized several times over the past few weeks.<br />
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A Colorado Springs church is picking up the pieces after vandals repeatedly damaged, and eventually destroyed, a religious statue.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/video/20141201/2309113/Vandalism-at-St-Andrew-Kim-Catholic-Church.htm">Read more at http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/video/20141201/2309113/Vandalism-at-St-Andrew-Kim-Catholic-Church.htm</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-13995121262928788962014-11-26T23:31:00.000-08:002014-11-26T23:31:27.011-08:00Vandals target historic San Marcos churchesSAN MARCOS, Texas -- In the Dunbar historic neighborhood, church members are on high alert after vandals have targeted at least four of their buildings in recent weeks.<br />
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Someone has thrown rocks through five windows at four different churches on Centre Street, and now church members are speaking out, hoping the vandals will hear them.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2014/11/26/vandals-target-san-marcos-churches/19547897/">Read more at http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2014/11/26/vandals-target-san-marcos-churches/19547897/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-44195358212727723782014-11-18T20:05:00.000-08:002014-11-18T20:05:07.150-08:00St Pius Catholic Church in Consett (UK) boarded up due to vandals Father Andrew Downie said St Piux Roman Catholic Church has been boarded up and the cost of replacing windows will be 'thousands'<br />
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A congregation came together to clear up the aftermath of a vandal attack causing thousands of pounds of damage.<br />
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Yobs targeted St Pius Roman Catholic Church, in Consett, smashing 13 windows at the Essex Avenue church sometime overnight from Saturday to Sunday.<br />
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The 100-strong congregation arrived for Sunday morning mass to find the church littered with glass and with almost every window smashed.<br />
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Father Andrew Downie, parish priest, said: “In the past 10 days we’d had a window smashed and we’d had that repaired.<br />
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“But on Sunday morning the congregation came to church to find the windows had been smashed.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/consett-church-face-repair-bill-8128939">Read more at http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/consett-church-face-repair-bill-8128939</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-53977960051273751502014-11-18T20:00:00.001-08:002014-11-18T20:00:46.297-08:00Vandals spray-paint satanic, sexually-graphic images on Faith Christian Center in MichiganCHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -<br />
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They have had it with vandals at the Faith Christian Center in Chesterfield Township.<br />
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The church on Gratiot Avenue just north of M-59 feeds the homeless and invites a diverse community to come through its doors. Pastor Joe Killcoyne contacted Local 4 after a destructive vandal spray-painted satanic, sexually-graphic and racist tags all over the outside of the church.<br />
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Moreover, the vandal may have broken the heating system. It was cold inside the church on Tuesday.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/vandals-hit-faith-christian-center-in-chesterfield-township/29802714">Read more at http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/vandals-hit-faith-christian-center-in-chesterfield-township/29802714</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-28198457628798516732014-11-18T19:56:00.000-08:002014-11-18T19:56:01.483-08:00Windows of Church of Christ in Newark likely broken by vandalsNEWARK – A local congregation is looking for solutions after several windows, possibly dating back to the 1850s, were damaged by vandals earlier this week.<br />
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James Morgan, who serves as the minister for the Martinsburg Church of Christ in Newark, said he received a call Monday afternoon from a neighbor in the area that several stained glass windows were damaged.<br />
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When Morgan arrived to the church around 9 p.m., he found three windows broken. The windows are about 10-feet tall and have a unique shape which is common for country churches similar to the Martinsburg church, which was built in the 1850s.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/church-windows-likely-broken-vandals/19230253/">Read more at http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2014/11/18/church-windows-likely-broken-vandals/19230253/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-27396282767570934672014-11-13T18:49:00.003-08:002014-11-13T18:49:50.077-08:00Statue of the Risen Christ vandalized at St. Francis de Sales in the RockawaysNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Friday night were investigating the shocking desecration of the Statue of the Risen Christ at a church in the Rockaways.<br />
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As CBS2’s Matt Kozar reported exclusively, the statue is a familiar sight next to the altar at St. Francis de Sales, at 129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Queens.<br />
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“The visual effect is what people need to see,” the Rev. Thomas Doyle said.<br />
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<b><a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/07/cbs2-exclusive-statue-of-christ-desecrated-at-belle-harbor-church/">Read more at http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/07/cbs2-exclusive-statue-of-christ-desecrated-at-belle-harbor-church/</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-73089588811067237622014-11-13T18:41:00.003-08:002014-11-13T18:42:48.979-08:00Edmond, Oklahoma, Police Release Photos of Suspect Who Vandalized CrucifixEDMOND, Oklahoma - Police here are trying to figure out who is behind a spate of criminal acts against a local religious icon.<br />
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The crucifix at St. John the Baptist Church, at 9th & Boulevard, was stolen last month. It was returned a week later, but has since been targeted, twice, by vandals; most recently, last week.<br />
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Security cameras are now giving investigators a look at the possible suspect. The images are not very clear, but do show a person who, police believe, took a marker to the crucifix twice in a week's time.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.news9.com/story/27381244/edmond-police-release-photos-of-suspect-who-vandalized-crucifix">Read more at http://www.news9.com/story/27381244/edmond-police-release-photos-of-suspect-who-vandalized-crucifix</a></b>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315652717567489626.post-63776161976938362632014-11-05T17:09:00.003-08:002014-11-05T17:09:31.452-08:0019-Year-Old Charged In Destruction Of Baptist Church In Lookout ValleyA 19-year-old has been charged in the destruction of a Baptist church in Lookout Valley over the weekend.<br />
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Chattanooga Police on Wednesday arrested Garrett Michael Belanger.<br />
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<a href="http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/11/5/287899/19-Year-Old-Charged-In-Destruction-Of.aspx"><b>Read more at http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/11/5/287899/19-Year-Old-Charged-In-Destruction-Of.aspx</b></a>Lisa Graashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.com0