European Churches: Vandalized, Defecated On, and Torched "Every Day"

After the awful fire at Notre Dame, some attention is being brought to the epidemic of attacks on churches in France and elsewhere in Europe.  But I’m sure that has nothing to do with all the lovely peaceful Muslim “refugees” that have entered Europe in recent years. . . .

Oh. . .

Who is primarily behind these ongoing and increasing attacks on churches in Europe? The same German report offers a hint: "Crosses are broken, altars smashed, Bibles set on fire, baptismal fonts overturned, and the church doors smeared with Islamic expressions like 'Allahu Akbar.'"

Another German report from November 11, 2017 noted that in the Alps and Bavaria alone, around 200 churches were attacked and many crosses broken: "Police are currently dealing with church desecrations again and again. The perpetrators are often youthful rioters with a migration background." Elsewhere they are described as "young Islamists."

Sometimes, sadly, in European regions with large Muslim populations, there seems to be a concomitant rise in attacks on churches and Christian symbols. Before Christmas 2016, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, where more than a million Muslims reside, some 50 public Christian statues(including those of Jesus) were beheaded and crucifixes broken.

In 2016, following the arrival in Germany of another million mostly Muslim migrants, a local newspaper reported that in the town of Dülmen, "'not a day goes by' without attacks on religious statues in the town of less than 50,000 people, and the immediate surrounding area."

And there is more, sadly.  But we are not allowed to talk about such things, are we.

The above begs the question whether the fire at Notre Dame is part of this pattern of attacks on churches.  I say not for one reason – no Islamist group has claimed to have perpetrated this.  However, if a clear and plausible cause of the fire does not come out soon, that would not be a good indication.

On a much happier note, the rose windows have survived.  As awful as the fire was, I am surprised the damage to the cathedral and its treasures is not much worse.