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Christian Youth Festival in Germany Under Attack
March 19, 2008, GermanyJanuary/March 2008: “Christival” – a large Christian youth festival is protested by “anti-sexistic forces” due to its “conservative” contents such as its opositon to pre-marital sex and abortion. Organisers currently discuss with police how to protect participants and the festival.
University Bans Ethics Seminar Due to Christian Contents
March 18, 2008, GermanyThe Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich withdraws recognition from "Management Ethics on a Christian Foundation" seminar because of its Christian content. It is said to violate “political correctness” and to have too little reference to the curriculum of business and administration ethics.
Anglican Priest Beaten up in 'Faith Hate' Incident
March 17, 2008, United KingdomAnglican priest, Canon Michael Ainsworth, beaten up and insulted in 'faith hate' incident in his own churchyard by Asian youths.
Catholic Bishop Before Parliament for Insisting on Crucifixes in Every Classroom and Truly Catholic Sex-Ed
March 14, 2008, United KingdomThe Catholic Bishop of Lancaster UK today gave a spirited response to accusations by secularist MPs in a Commons Committee who accused him of trying to establish religious "fundamentalism" in his schools. Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue told the Committee that schools in his diocese should see it as their prime duty to teach the Catholic faith and to evangelise and that this constituted neither "proselytism" nor "fundamentalism".
Spanish Officials’ Discourse Shows Increasing Hostility Against Christians
February 29, 2008, SpainThe Observatory for the Freedom of Religion and Conscience (OLRC) issued a report quoting “100 reasons to be alert” about the attacks against Christianity by Spanish officials. The author affirms that the increasing hostility against Christians aims to eliminate religious expressions from the public square.
Police Tell Christians: "You can’t Preach here, this is a Muslim Area"
February 28, 2008, United KingdomA police community support officer (PCSO) told two church workers in Birmingham, “You can’t preach here, this is a Muslim area”. The incident happened as Arthur Cunningham and Joseph Abraham handed out Christian tracts on Alum Rock Road.
Christian Magistrate Loses Conscientious Objection Appeal
February 26, 2008, United KingdomA Christian magistrate lost his second and final appeal in a suit in which he claimed his employer had discriminated against him because of his religious conviction that adoptive children ought not to be placed with homosexuals.
Anglican Bishop Fined £47,345 and Sent to "Re-Education" in Gay Employment Case
February 12, 2008, United KingdomThe Anglican bishop of Hereford has been ordered by a court to undergo "equal opportunities training" and pay a fine of £47,345.00, the equivalent of about Euro 63,540.00, for refusing to hire an active homosexual for a position of trust with young people. The ruling also stated that Hereford diocese staff "involved in recruitment should receive equal opportunities training". "The respondents discriminated against the claimant on the grounds of sexual orientation," said the ruling from the Cardiff Employment Tribunal.
Council of Devon Revokes Civil Ceremonies License of Christian Earl Due to Refusal to Host Gay Ceremonies
February 7, 2008, United KingdomAs a result of refusing by the Earl of Devon to allow a homosexual couple to hold a civil partnership ceremony, the local Council revoked the licence for hosting all civil ceremonies in the Castle. The Earl of Devon is a devout Christian, who lives with his family in the event location at stake in Powderham Castle.
(Internet) Anti-Christian Games Available on the Internet
January 28, 2008, ItalyMolleindustra, Italian artists and engineers, designes video games fostering hatred of Christians and religion in general. User says: Religious hate has never been so much fun.
Pope's Visit to University Cancelled
January 17, 2008, ItalyPope's visit to University La Sapienzia was cancelled because of anti-Catholic protests and false accusations that the Pope is not supportive of scientific discovery
Socialists Attack Catholic Church in Wake of Pro-Family Demonstration
January 12, 2008, SpainSpanish socialists lashing out at the Catholic Church, accusing it of hypocrisy and of attempting to intervene in the political process.
Priest Given Suspended Sentence for Loud Bell
January 11, 2008, GreeceA Greek Orthodox priest was given a suspended 70-day sentence after residents complained he rang his church bell too loudly and too often.
Gallery Offends Christians
January 6, 2008, United KingdomThe Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead displays statue of Christ with erect penis by gay Chinese-born artist Koh.
Roman Catholic Priests Beaten and Robbed
January 5, 2008, AustriaIn Austria two individual incidents were reported in January in which a Roman Catholic Parish Priest was attacked, brutally beaten and robbed. It is unknown if the perpetrators picked the priests as victims on grounds of their faith.
(Internet) Pledge Demeans Cross
January 3, 2008, InternationalOn a website for pledge exchange a members offers the following: "I will post the next public person to bang on about "Christianophobia" a couple of planks of wood and a packet of nails but only if 20 other people will do the same."
Christianophobic TV Series
January 1, 2008, TurkeyMost expensive Turkish TV series ever produced now shown in cinemas. The "bad guy" is Christian.
Countless Vandal Attacks Against Churches
January 1, 2008, United KingdomIn 2007 one out of every three Anglican churches suffered a vandal attack at some point during the year. Theft, arson and malicious damage is a problem for churches. Claims cost £1.8 million in total, a significant amount for petty crime. The average cost of these claims was around £900. These statistics don’t even take into account the smaller attacks which churches don’t report to their insurer because the damage is minor. It is therefore likely that many more thousands of churches suffer malicious damage every year.
Overview of Anti-Christian Vandalism in France in 2007
December 31, 2007, FranceMany acts of vandalism have occured in France in 2007. Please find here a list of examples of various incidents against Christian sites.
Attack on Orthodox Priest Foiled by Police
December 30, 2007, TurkeyAn attack on an Orthodox priest was foiled by Turkish police. The suspect confessed that he had been influenced by the portrayal of Christian missionaries in the TV series “The Valley of the Wolves”, where young Turkish people were depicted as being deceived and bribed for converting to Christianity.