You throw together a comment you read a decade ago, then draw a conclusion, then post stuff like this for a reaction. President Trump has adamantly opposed toppling any monuments and symbols, signing an executive order to protect them, and punish offenders with prison time.This seems to be a common view I've noticed by (often heterosexual) New Atheist types. Sunday morning blaze seems “suspicious,” the department’s Metro Arson Strike Team said.Ĭalvary Baptist is a historically Black church, though its website says it has become a “ multi-cultural faith community” in recent years. Please continue praying for those who committed this act of vandalism and hatred toward Our Lady and the Church.”Īlso, another church fire in San Diego is being investigated by police as the 12:30 a.m. “ Obviously, this tragedy saddens us deeply but it also renews our hope and faith in the Lord as he has shown his goodness in the many people who have already reached out to us,” Kuroly said. “ We are sincerely grateful for the help we have received as well as the prayers. James Kuroly, rector and president of Cathedral Prep, called the incident “ an act of hatred.”
Friday morning, the Catholic News Agency reports.įr. The Diocese of Brooklyn announced police are investigating the incident in which the statue at Cathedral Prep School and Seminary in Queens had “IDOL” spray-painted on it at 3 a.m. Virgin Mary statue in New York City vandalizedĪnother statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized in New York City on July 10th. He explained the statue was put up decades ago in memory of World War II veterans. “ I was shocked,” Pastor John Currie told the local news. The flowers in the hands of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, were set on fire, damaging her arms up to her face. Peter Parish at 10 p.m., where they found the burned statue. It’s our city identifier.“Ī statue of the Virgin Mary was set on fire outside a Boston church Saturday night, NBC 10 Boston reports.īoston police are investigating a reported fire outside St. “ This will be another box that they’re going to check off,” he said, adding, “ It’s a tragic loss for our city. Antonio Negrete of the San Gabriel Fire Department told the local Fox 11 news outlet. But the recent destruction of monuments to Junipero Serra, the founder of the California mission system - whom Indigenous activists view as a symbol of oppression - will be a factor in the investigation, Capt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The San Gabriel church, which was undergoing renovations for its upcoming 250th anniversary, went up in flames around 4 a.m., burning the roof and insides of the church. The fire destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of the nearly 250-year-old California church that was undergoing renovation.Īround the same time as the Florida incident, a 249-year-old Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles caught fire. The interior of the San Gabriel Mission is damaged following a morning fire, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in San Gabriel, Calif. Shields, who lives in nearby Dunnellon, told a detective he has problems with the Catholic Church and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is not taking his medication, the Star-Banner reported.ĭespite the church foyer being heavily damaged, Mass was celebrated Saturday and Sunday, according to the local news. He told investigators what he did was “awesome” and that he was on a “mission” as he smiled and laughed while admitting to setting the church ablaze, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Ocala Star-Banner. Steven Anthony Shields, 24, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson, burglary, and evading arrest. “ Why is this not the biggest story of the day.“įox report: Sean Feucht, a California worship leader and pastor, commenting on the incidents asking, “ Where’s the outrage?“Ī man in Florida plowed his vehicle into the Queen of Peace Catholic Church as it was preparing for morning Mass on Saturday, poured gasoline in the foyer, and then set the building on fire before driving off, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports. What?,” Mike Cernovich, a conservative author, said in a video on Twitter.
“ Churches are being burned to the ground. Where is the media? /vs9Ky71mLJ- Cernovich July 12, 2020