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Employment Tribunal Hears Christian Educator "Rightly" Dismissed for Faith
March 5, 2015, United KingdomChristian nursery educator, Sarah Mbuyi, was dismissed from her job after "gross misconduct" for saying that marriage is an institution between one man and one woman in conversation with a colleague. In an employment tribunal hearing, witnesses testified that Christian views on the topic should not be expressed in the workplace.
Church Vandalized in Pregny-Chambésy
March 5, 2015, SwitzerlandSeveral statues in the St. Petronilla Catholic Church in Pregny-Chambésy were profanated and damaged.
“Christ” and “Jesus” Considered Abusive by Marks & Spencer
March 1, 2015, United KingdomA pastor’s wife order for bouquet of spring flowers was blocked when she had tried to use words: "Thank you for your care and practical help for Margaret in her last days... With love from her church family, Christ Church Teddington". She was confronted with an on-screen warning: “Sorry there’s something in your message we can’t write.”
Aggression against Pro-Life Activists in Munich
February 28, 2015, GermanyThe German Christian pro-life group Jugend für das Leben ("Youth for Life") organized a demonstration on the Odeon Square in Munich followed by a Holy Mass at the University Church. The demonstration had previously been registered and approved.
Bremen Cathedral Target in Plans for Islamist Attack
February 28, 2015, GermanyFour Islamists from France attempted to commit terrorist attacks in Bremen in the Cathedral of St Peter, a Gothic cathedral adjacent to the Renaissance town hall, in a synagogue, and on a lively square. A massive deployment of police thwarted their plans, but the would-be attackers managed to escape.
Vandalism of Two Churches on the Same Day in Joigny
February 25, 2015, FranceThe City of Joigny and Fr. Romain Tavernier, a parish priest, submitted two complaints for acts of vandalism and theft which had taken place in two churches.
Profanation of a Church in Czestochowa
February 24, 2015, PolandUnknown assailants vandalised the church of the Mystery of the Resurrection in Emmaus in Czestochowa. The perpetrators drew satanic signs on the facade of the church.
French Media Misleadingly Calls Christian Cemeteries "Municipal Sites"
February 23, 2015, FranceThe French news channel BFMTV reported statistics about problem of the profanation of cemeteries in 2014. In its morning news, it reported that 206 cases were in Christian cemeteries, in Jewish cemeteries there were 6 cases, and in Muslim sites there were 4 cases. By its lunchtime news program, the channel had ceased to mention "Christian" cemeteries, instead, the phrase "municipal" cemeteries was used. References to Jewish and Muslim cemeteries were unchanged.
Christian Graves Desecrated in Matoury (French Guiana)
February 19, 2015, FranceSeveral graves in the cemetery of Matoury, French Guiana (15 km from Cayenne) were intentionally vandalized.
A Statue of the Virgin Mary Desecrated in Châtel
February 19, 2015, FranceUnknown perpetrators have committed various degradations and profanations in the main town of the resort of Châtel in Haute-Savoie. The statue of Our Lady of Skieurs in front of the church was the main target for the vandals.