Religious Flags Torn Down at "Campus of Religions"

Country: Austria

Date of incident: July 4, 2018


Unknown vandals tore down the flags of the New Apostolic Church and the Vienna Jewish Community at the construction site for a "Campus of Religions" in the new housing complex 'Seestadt' in Aspern. The campus is supposed to become a place where different religions can coexist and meet each other peacefully. It is not the first time the site has been subject to vandalism. The Israeli flag had been attacked twice before, once at the start of the construction in 2015 and again in May 2018. Religious leaders of different Christian denominations have expressed their outrage about the act. The police began an investigation.

Involved in the project are the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox and New Apostolic churches as well as the Jewish Community, the Islamic Community, the Buddhist community and the Sikh community.

Sources: ORFDie PresseErzdiözese WienEvangelische Kirche A.B. Diözese Wien and Israelische Kultusgemeinde Wien