Church banner destroyed in Hohenwarthe

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Hohenwarthe
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

As reported on 8 July, a banner at a lutheran church of Möser in Hohenwarthe has been cut up and destroyed in an act of vandalism. According to reports, the church congregation suspects the vandalism was politically motivated and is horrified by the incident.

As reported on 8 July, a banner at an evangelical church in Möser in Hohenwarthe has been cut up and destroyed in an act of vandalism. The banner read "Heart instead of incitement - for peace, democracy and human dignity."

According to reports, the church congregation suspects the vandalism may have been politically motivated, as a spokesman of the parish council writes that the devotions on the banner are "well received in Möser, Hohenwarthe and Schemen" but continues that not everyone believes in these principles.

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