All cases
(Michigan) Gays Storm Church
November 12, 2008, United StatesA band of about 30 gays stormed a church in Lansing, Michigan. shouting “Jesus was a homo”, etc. The church was vandalized, obscenities were shouted and worshippers were confronted.
(Internet) Host Desecration Videos Online
September 30, 2008, InternationalSeveral videos have been put online showing the Eucharistic Host, most sacred for Catholics, being desecrated by being stepped on, burned, stapled, smoked and nailed to a stick. After severe protests, YouTube removed the videos on Oct 2nd.
Church Service Stormed, Pastor Beaten
April 2, 2008, RussiaPentecostal service stormed by perpetrators, pastor beaten, parishioners threatened with pistols held to their heads.
Socialist Pupils Association Encourages Members to Vandalize Churches
March 20, 2008, AustriaIn a newsletter Austrian "Aktion Kritischer Schüler" (Socialist Pupils Association) encourages members to take the occasion of the international day against racism (March 21st) to vandalize churches.
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.
Fire Set to Catholic Chapel
December 24, 2007, RussiaIntentional fire was set at a Catholic chapel in the Cossack village of Leningradskaya, the Krasnodar Region. The motivation of the attack and its perpetrators remain unknown but it could be religious hate.
Overview of Anti-Christian Vandalism in 2006
December 31, 2006, FranceAcording to National Sources, 172 acts of vandalism against all religions have occured in France in 2006. A large number of those were perpetrated against Christian places of worship. Please find in the following an exemplary list of indicidents.
Fire-raising on Catholic School and Chapel
June 23, 2006, FranceFire-raising on Catholic School and Chapel in Montpellier, France.
Orthodox Cathedral Turned into Public Toilet
April 19, 2004, SerbiaThe Orthodox cathedral of Christ the Savior in Pristina, still under construction, with its consecrated foundations and cross, where Holy Liturgy was periodically served before the war while it was still under construction, has been turned into a public toilet, while the property around the church has become the squatting ground of Roma emigrants from the Republic of Albania.
Church of Ayios Procopios, Cyprus Desecrated after the 1974 Turkish Occupation
July 1, 1974, CyprusAyios Procopios, a Byzantine church of the 11th or 12th century situated in the village of Synkrasi, in the Famagusta district, in the Republic of Cyprus, was desecrated after the military had occupied the region by force. The iconostasis was destroyed and the portable icons were stolen. The church is today a refuge for birds.