Anti-religious graffiti discovered at school premises in Vienna-Liesing

Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Place
Vienna
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident
  • School
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: christenschutz

Anti-religious and derogatory graffiti was discovered around the entrance of the St. Ursula schools in Vienna-Liesing, Austria. The inscriptions included slogans targeting religious belief and referencing Christian prayer. The case constitutes vandalism involving ideological messaging in a visible public setting.

As reorted in March, several instances of graffiti with anti-religious and provocative content were found in the area surrounding the main entrance of the St. Ursula schools in Vienna-Liesing. The markings were applied to building walls, signs, and nearby structures, making them clearly visible to students and passers-by.

The inscriptions included slogans such as “No God”, “Muschis - Our Father…” (using a vulgar German insult combined with a reference to the “Our Father” prayer), as well as other offensive or derogatory messages. A nearby Caritas clothing donation container was also defaced.

Source: christenschutz