An apparent Satanist is burning Bibles on the lands of various churches near Mesa, Arizona.
Police say that the suspect has burned Bibles on six different occasions since May. The Bibles are usually ripped apart before they’re burned and so far there’s been no evidence left behind for police to use in their investigation.
Officials say the incidents are “bias crimes” and that at one of the churches, the arsonist scrawled “Hail Satan” on the church’s gates.
The first burned Bible was found on Mother’s Day at Mesa Baptist Church.
“Mother’s Day morning we were opening up our double doors and as we came out we walked right up on a burned Bible,” Pastor Mark Rice told KSAZ-TV, thinking at first it was a prank. “When it happened [again] a week later, we knew it was intentional.”
The pastor said the “Hail Satan” message was carved into the church gates with a nail or knife in letters three inches high.
Pastor Rice said he hopes that the situation doesn’t turn any more violent or destructive than it has been already.
A statue of the Virgin Mary was taken from its platform, decapitated and thrown on the ground in front of a Knights of Columbus building.
Long Island police say the “Statue of the Blessed Mother” was vandalized sometime between Tuesday lunchtime and Wednesday morning.
“Someone’s got to have hate in their heart,” Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Austin Cannon told CBS New York. “Members equate this to maybe a person of the Jewish faith coming out and finding a swastika on the side of a building. The Blessed Mother is an integral part of our faith, and to find her statue pushed over really upset our members.”
The statue that was destroyed was a replacement for one that was damaged last July by vandals. Police say that three separate Knights of Columbus locations have had statues vandalized in the last year.
The attacks have done nothing to discourage the Knights.
“You can break it as many times as you want,” added Knights of Columbus Deputy Grand Knight James Ruescher. “But at the end of the day it’ll always be bigger and better.”
A pro-life student organization at the University of Miami had a display destroyed by vandals.
The display showed multiple renderings of graduation caps to represent the 370,000 Americans who would have graduated from college this year had their lives not been ended through abortion. The display used 370 caps, each representing 1,000 murdered children.
University President and former Clinton Administration official Donna Shalala condemned the vandalism.
“I am sorry your display was vandalized,” Shalala wrote in an e-mail posted on the UM Respect Life’s website. “That behavior is unacceptable at the University of Miami. I have asked our division of student affairs and campus police to investigate. You and your fellow students have every right to express your views.”
The display was one of four nationwide that were reported vandalized. In addition to the University of Miami, displays were destroyed at George Washington University, Winthrop University and in Chicago’s Daley Plaza.
A church in Brighton, Massachusetts was destroyed by a group of vandals.
Our Lady of the Presentation Church’s organ was completely destroyed by the assailants who entered the church some time between November 23rd and November 25th. Police say a gold crucifix was ripped from the altar and thrown to the front door.
An oil portrait of Pope Francis was ripped from the wall and ripped into pieces. The vandals then painted satanic messages and emblems on the painting.
Fire extinguishers throughout the building were used to spray residue on the walls. Several doors and windows were also broken.
Officers found food and a half empty bottle of wine at the scene indicating the criminals spent some time in the building.
St. John’s Seminary released a statement saying the violators were captured on security video and that the tape is in the hands of the Boston Police Department.
A pro-life student group at Central Michigan University discovered that someone had torn down and stolen their pro-life campus display.
The display featured infant clothing hanging on a clothesline. One out of every four pieces of clothing contained a red X to show that one in every four pregnancies is ending in abortion. The group also had a sign posted informing people about the horrors of abortion.
The Central Michigan University Police have confirmed they were investigating the vandalism and theft.
“I can’t say that I am surprised given the culture of the campus and I think that it’s sad that people can’t just disagree and the only way they can express themselves is by silencing our message,” Sarah Donetti of CMU’s Students For Life told Campus Reform.
The group had requested to post the display in September but the Student Activities and Involvement Office kept delaying action on their request until finally approving it in mid-November.
Union County South Carolina police have reported that the United Methodist Church in Buffalo, SC was vandalized with Nazi graffiti.
Sheriff David Taylor told WBTW that swastikas, graffiti and satanic symbols were spray painted inside and outside the church. The vandals also went through the church and ripped apart all Bibles within the building. Continue reading →
The Catholic cathedral in Santiago, Chile was forced to close for at least five days after pro-abortionists attacked the church and caused significant damage.
At least 100 people ransacked the building, destroying confessional booths, shouting insults at people worshipping and spray painting hate-driven graffiti on the walls. Continue reading →
When an Oregon church was tagged with Satanist graffiti this week, many people saw it as a hate-speech attack. Vandals placed an upside down cross and the number 666 on the side of the building.
The youth of New Vision Church saw it as an opportunity. Continue reading →
In the latest incident of violence against pro-life students on college campuses, an enraged woman attacked a student group protesting at Ohio State.
The woman was caught on video destroying the displays installed by pro-life group Created Equal. The display included images of aborted babies. Continue reading →