Category: News affecting the Church

Vandals leave anti-Christian graffiti at Halifax church

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Vandals spray-painted anti-Christian messages at a Halifax church building and cemetery late Sunday evening according to a report from CTV. The damage was discovered at St. Theresa’s Church and nearby Mount Olivet Cemetery.

 

Archbishop Anthony Mancini told Global News, ““It is not only the physical damage done which is upsetting, but the expression of anti-Christian feelings and hate which is most worrisome.”

The Ottawa Citizen reports this is the second time this spring that vandals have targeted Halifax Christian sites.

The motive of the vandals has not yet been determined.

Criminals smash at least 18 windows of Windsor church building

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A man has been charged after at least 18 windows were smashed at St. Mary and St. Moses Coptic Orthodix Church in Windsor, Ontario on Friday, according to a report from the Windsor Star.  The damage was discovered around 11 p.m. Friday.

A CBC report says the 57-year-old suspect may have had accomplices.

A motive for the vandalism has not been announced.

The name of the suspect has not been released.

Services disrupted after criminals damage Grand Falls NB church building

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Vandalism at the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Grand Falls has disrupted church services for around 200 parishioners, according to a report from The Victoria Star.

A church volunteer Monday discovered broken doors, anti-Christian messages and emptied fire extinguishers in the building. The parishioner said no motive for the damage has been discovered.

A church representative said services will be held at the St-George Parish while repairs are made.

Anyone with information about the criminals who damaged the church building is asked to call the Grand Falls, NB Police Force at 506-475-7767.

Atheist kills mother and friend, tells others to save their thoughts and prayers

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A Tennessee man confessed online to killing two people including his own mother.  During his video confession, Casey James Lawhorn, 22, said, “Prayer is a waste of time, nothing happens after death” according to a report from USA Today.

Lawhorn’s Facebook confession was posted after he fatally shot his mother, Vi Lawhorn, and a friend, Avery Gains, in East Ridge, Tennessee.  While he did not specifically state his motive, his confession includes multiple statements about his hatred of religion according to an atheist source posted to the website patheos.

The Times Free Press reports Lawhorn’s body was found near his broken-down vehicle in Jasper County, Mississippi.