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Left Persists With Plans to Defund Catholic Church
November 24, 2009, SpainUnited Left (IU) and Initiative for a Green Catalonia (ICV) proposed an amendment to the National Spanish Budget to deprive the Catholic Church of state funding, remove the tax deduction of volunteer contributions of citizens, and end the benefits on value-added-tax and property tax.
Defamation of Christ in Awareness Ad
November 19, 2009, ItalyThe Women’s Telephone Association of Milan launched an awareness campaign on violence against women featuring a semi-nude woman in the position of the crucifixion, with the slogan: “Who pays for the sins of men?”
Protestant Chapel Set on Fire
November 16, 2009, GermanyChapel set on fire in the night from November 15th to 16th in Over (Hamburg). Damage caused is estimated over 100,000 Euros.
(Scotland) Christian References Removed from Christmas
November 13, 2009, United KingdomScotland town eliminated all references to Christmas, an address by a Christian minister, and the traditional nativity from its annual holiday celebration.
Boys Knifed and Beaten as They Offer Christian Flyers
November 12, 2009, United KingdomPolice investigating the brutal assault of two teenage boys in Canterbury in November who say they may have been attacked because they were delivering Christian leaflets.
Taxpayer-Funded Play Offends Christians
November 5, 2009, United KingdomScottish gay/transsexual festival "Glasgay!" featured the play "Jesus, Queen of Heaven" in which Jesus is a transsexual woman. Taxpayer money involved. Christian protestors named "homophobic".
Christian Woman Investigated by Police on Grounds of Her Views
November 2, 2009, United KingdomChristian woman of Norwich complained about a gay pride march in letter to police upon which she was investigated on hate crime.
Judge Suspended and Fined for Delaying Adoption in a case of Homosexual Parents
October 30, 2009, SpainJudge Fernando Calamita sentenced to 10 years of occupational ban and fined for delaying the adoption of a little girl by the lesbian partner of her mother as a form of conscientious objection.
Orthodox Priest Beaten
October 30, 2009, GermanyAleksejs Ribakovs, Orthodox Priest, was beaten and forced to move to another city to protect his family. One of the suspects was caught and identified as a young Muslim who proclaimed to hate Christians.
Prayers No Longer Said To Begin Somerset Council Meetings
October 30, 2009, United KingdomA Somerset Parish Council ended a 115-year tradition of saying Christian prayers at the beginning of its meeting after receiving a complaint.
Church Silenced Over Muslim Neighbor's Noise Complaint
October 28, 2009, United KingdomA church in London has seen congregation numbers dwindle from 100 to 30 since the local council subjected it to noise restrictions following a complaint from a Muslim neighbour.
Poll indicates Intolerance Against Christians Living in Turkey
October 25, 2009, TurkeyA large percentage of Turkish residents report that Christians are unwelcome in both the public and private sectors.
(/Italy) European Court of Human Rights Violates Freedom of Religion
October 20, 2009, European Institutions (EU, ECHR, et.al.)Professor Luigi Lombardi Vallauri's teaching contract was not prolonged by the Catholic University of Milano after he taught things like the gospel was the “most frightening message ever made known to mankind” and that “Jesus was through and through a bad human being”. On October 20th, the Court ruled that this was a violation of his freedom of opinion.
Physical Assault Against Catholics
October 10, 2009, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCatholics were stoned while participating to a Mass at the cemetery chapel of Donji Vajuf.
Pornographic Images Placed in Hymnal and Books Damaged in Church
October 5, 2009, AustriaUnknown perpetrators placed several pornographic images in the hymnal books of two Tyrolean Churches, and glued various Jewish and Nazi symbols on the front cover.
Church Vandalized in Saint-Brieuc
October 3, 2009, FranceThe church of Notre-Dame d’Espérance in Siant-Brieux (Côtes d’Armor) was targeted by vandals on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. Chairs were broken and thrown to the ground, trash was spread in the church and stain glass windows were broken by throwing stones and chairs at them.
Left Wing Radicals Throw Pro-Life Symbols Into River
October 1, 2009, GermanyLarge white crosses carried by pro life manifestations through the city of Berlin. Several of the crosses were stolen by members of left wing associations and were thrown into a nearby river.
15 Graves Vandalized in Châteauroux
September 27, 2009, FranceAbout 15 graves were vandalized in the cemetery of Cré near Châteauroux (Indre). Headstones were tipped or broken and funeral ornaments were wrecked.
Military Cemetery of Nompatelize Vandalized
September 26, 2009, FranceVandals broke or extracted numerous white crosses of the military cemetery of Nompatelize (Vosges). The Maire of Nompatelize, Didier Barret, furious, says: “What distinguishes men from animals is the respect for the dead. Those who did this are stupid, I don’t even know if they were aware of their actions. I wish they will once know the price of the blood shed for their peace and freedom.”
Christian Cemetery Desecrated in Istanbul
September 22, 2009, TurkeyLarge-scale vandalism of a Christian cemetery recalls decades of suffering by Orthodox Christians in Turkey.