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A Catholic church in Jinan province, China, has been demolished by government agents, the latest in a series of church demolitions in China, according to a report from the Catholic News Agency. Earlier this year Bibles were pulled from Chinese bookstores as part of the country’s policy it says will protect religious freedom.
MONTGOMERY – The Foundation for Moral Law, an Alabama nonprofit corporation dedicated to the defense of religious liberty and the right to publicly acknowledge God, filed an amicus brief Thursday supporting the Bladensburg Cross, a memorial to military personnel in Bladensburg, Maryland.
The American Legion erected the cross in 1925 to honor local soldiers who gave their lives in World War I. The American Humanist Association challenged the monument as an establishment of religion in violation of the First Amendment. A federal district court dismissed the lawsuit, but the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the monument was unconstitutional. The case is now up for review before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Foundation has a filed a brief supporting the petition for review.
Foundation President Kayla Moore said concerning the case: “This nation was founded on the ‘laws of nature and of nature’s God,’ to use the words of the Declaration of Independence. The First Amendment was enacted to prevent the establishment of an official state church, but our Founders never intended to prevent the public acknowledgement of God.”
Foundation Senior Counsel John Eidsmoe added: “Like Count Dracula, the plaintiffs seem to recoil at the sight of the cross. But the cross has always had a special meaning for the military. Crosses abound in military cemeteries, and except for the Medal of Honor the highest awards given in the military are the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) and the Air Force Cross, Navy Cross (Navy and Marines), and Coast Guard Cross. As General MacArthur said in his Farewell Address at West Point: “The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training — sacrifice.” It is entirely fitting that this sacrifice should be recognized with the Bladensburg Cross
FARGO – A congregation in Fargo, North Dakota is praying for the vandal or vandals who destroyed a statue on church property. Someone this week destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. The damage was discovered on Aug 1.
The statue stood in a prayer garden at the church according to a report from KVRR. It was a memorial erected by a parishioner about two years ago in memory of her husband, according to WDAY television.
Father Raymond Courtright told KFGO television his parish community views what happened to the statue as an opportunity for prayer and forgiveness.
Police have not determined a motive for the crime. Anyone with information about the criminal or criminals responsible for the vandalism is asked to call the Fargo Police Department at 701-235-4493. Those with information may also text a tip to 701-730-8888, or call our the department’s tip line at 701-241-5777.
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UNION, SC – Four vandals have been arrested for an attack at a South Carolina Baptist church on July 7.
According to a report from The State, the vandals who damaged the building of the Welcome Baptist Church are all in their teens; three are juveniles.
A Union County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the Family Life Center had “Hail Satan” carved into one of the columns, and two plastic columns were burned. The spokesperson identified James LaGrange Murphy, 18, as the non-juvenile who participated. The names of the other three are not released because of their age.
The damage to church property is estimated at less than $600. It has not yet been determined if the attack will be classified as a hate crime.
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