2/23/2018 Newsweek: ISIS tells Muslims to murder Russian Christians

Leaders in The Islamic State are urging Muslims to kidnap and murder Christians according to a report published by Newsweek. The report says ISIS claims Russia has religious reasons for occupying areas in the Caucasus and Central Asia.  The call for killing Christians comes days after ISIS claimed credit for a deadly attack on a church in the Russian region of Dagestan, according to a report in The New York Times.

A BBC report on the church attack says five women were killed in the church shooting.  Five others, including a police officer and a national guardsmen were injured.

2/23/2018 Tennessee vandals destroy 10 commandment monument; tear down crosses on private property

Volunteers spent most of the day Thursday repairing a display of three crosses that were knocked down by the same vandals that destroyed a Ten Commandments monument on private property in Tennessee.  WBIR television posted photos of the restoration work.  The TV station also posted a YouTube video of the story.

The property owner, Rowdy McCall, said he will pray for whomever knocked down the 12-foot tall crosses.  He said he will keep the display up as long as he owns the property.

No other information has been released about the vandalism.

2/22/2018 Pennsylvania church fire ruled arson; few details released

Fire officials in Curwensville, Pennsylvania have ruled a fire at a Lutheran Church as arson, according to a report from WJAC television.  The fire happened at the Lutheran Fellowship Church on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. A fire department spokesperson was not immediately available when Texas Gospel called for further information.

There was no indication of a motive for the arson.

Curwensville is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

2/22/2018 Catholic student center targeted with anti-catholic graffiti

The Catholic Center at Tulane University was vandalized with anti-Catholic graffiti on Saturday.  Fr. Thomas Schaefgen told The Tulane Hullabaloo  that the images painted on the building are offensive, but he did not have the impression that the person, or people, responsible had intentions of physically harming anyone.

As of Feb. 22, no arrests have been made.

2/22/2018 “Pro-choice” college students vandalize choose life signs

Columbus, OH – February 21, 2018 – On February 19, 2018, one of Created Equal’s partnering groups displayed abortion victim images on the campus of San Antonio College in Texas. What followed demonstrated how some pro-choice students disagree about abortion by vandalizing pro-life displays. This behavior is becoming more commonplace on university campuses. Sadly, those who support killing babies are also willing to break the law in other ways too.

Our activists are trained not to protect property because that may escalate the situation and lead to additional issues. Instead, we rely on law enforcement to protect us and our rights.

Despite the slow response from police to the scene, Love of Truth Ministries has filed charges and is working to prosecute the vandals.

“An entire generation is being trained on college campuses to violently object to opposing views. Long past are the days when civility was the norm.  Tragically, censoring speech is becoming an acceptable way of disagreeing with differing views.

“We demand assurances from the administration of San Antonio College that expressive rights of anti-abortion activists will be protected and we look forward to bringing these perpetrators to justice,” said Mark Harrington, President of Created Equal.

Created Equal is joining several other pro-life organizations calling for a thorough investigation to locate and change these students.