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Priest Murdered in French Church Attack
July 26, 2016, FranceFather Jacques Hamel, 84, died after his throat was slit during an attack on the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray by two armed men.
Church in Jupilles Vandalized
July 26, 2016, FranceUnknown perpetrators broke into the church of Saint-Pierre of Jupilles and ripped the central electronic control panel of the bells from the wall. The box was found on the altar. The Mayor said "It is the symbol of the sacred is affected. There is a will to harm."
Anti-Catholic Graffiti at Church in Besançon
July 26, 2016, FranceThe newly-constructed chapel of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X was vandalized with anti-Catholic, anarchist slogans.
Parliamentary Inquiry Finds UK Doctors Risk Losing Jobs For Refusing To Perform Abortion
July 21, 2016, United KingdomBritish pro-life doctors and nurses face hostility, loss of advancement, and pressure to perform or refer for abortions despite legislation guaranteeing their right to conscientiously object, according to a parliamentary inquiry.
Statue of Virgin Mary and Jesus Decapitated at 1700 meters in Corsica
July 21, 2016, FranceThe mountaintop statue of the Virgin Mary of la fontaine du lac de Ninu holding the infant Jesus was vandalized, with the heads and arms cut off both figures.
Funding for Christian Charity Cut for Encouraging Homosexual Celibacy
July 19, 2016, Netherlands"Hart van Homo's" (Heart for Gays), a Christian charity that encourages celibacy for gay Christians, lost governmental funding after the ruling party argued that it sent the wrong message.
Desecration at Church in Les Herbiers
July 18, 2016, FranceFour young men broke into the church of Saint-Pierre and overturned benches, broke vases, and emptied a fire extinguisher. They urinated and defecated in the holy water on the altar and on the altar itself.
Street Preacher Arrested for Hate Crime for Quoting Bible to Gay Teenager
July 17, 2016, United KingdomGordon Larmour, a Christian evangelist, was charged with behaving in a "threatening or abusive manner aggravated by prejudice relating to sexual orientation" and "assault", after he referred to the Book of Genesis and stated that God created Adam and Eve to produce children in response to a 19-year-old's question about God's views on homosexuality. He spent one night in prison. Six months later, a court in Kilmarnock, Scotland acquitted him of all charges.
Two Churches Targeted during Attempted Coup
July 15, 2016, TurkeyTwo churches in cities in eastern Turkey infamous as the sites of historic killings of Christians were vandalized during the attempted coup on 15 July, 2016.
Church in Toulouse Profaned and Vandalized
July 14, 2016, FranceThe church of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux was vandalized: The tabernacle door was torn off and part of the book collection of the prayers of the faithful was burned. Other objects were overturned. A police report was filed.