ISIS Militants Shot at Pregnant Woman for Breaking Curfew

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ISIS Militants Shot at Pregnant Woman for Breaking Curfew

Christian post report– The Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria has begun imposing strict curfews in some towns that it controls, and in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad there was no exception, even for a pregnant mother rushing to the hospital in the middle of the night trying to save the life of her baby.

According to the monitoring group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, a team of activists who risk their lives to report on the atrocities of ISIS from inside Raqqa, the militants in the North Raqqa province town of Tel Abyad are preventing people from leaving their homes “under any circumstance.”

The group reported that the town’s curfew spans from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. and anyone who leaves their home during those hours is liable to be shot, no matter what their reason is.

“[T]he group’s patrols have spread and shot towards anything that moves, as they arrested anyone who breaking curfew,” the report states.

Although it would be plausible for such a curfew policy to include some exemptions for people who have medical emergencies or other types of issues that require them to leave their house in the middle of the night, militants refuse to accept reasonable excuses for why an unauthorized person is wandering the streets past curfew.

Relatives informed Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently that a pregnant woman, who had gone into labor in the middle of the night and was severely in danger of losing her baby, was caught rushing to the hospital by ISIS patol troops. A patrol guard shot at her and her husband and forced them to return to their home.

“[T]he husband risked his life, to go and bring a midwife, after her situation became very dangerous, knowing that the militants have shot him during his return to the house,” the report added.

One man was shot in the arm by an ISIS patrol guard after he was caught in the streets during the night. The report explained that the man was going to the hospital to get medicine for his sick brother, who was suffering from a severe asthma attack caused by a dust storm. Although he was shot and wounded, the man continued his journey to the hospital, walking nearly a half a mile on his own, because no one wanted to risk being shot at to assist him.

Although ISIS sources claim that the reason for the curfew is to help prevent defections from the caliphate, as many have used the road of Tel Abyad during the night to defect into Turkey, the reason for why the curfew is so strictly enforced is likely to prevent citizens from witnessing ISIS’ smuggling operations.

An alleged drug smuggler told the monitoring group that “goods smuggling operations” are taking place at night, shipping goods to and from Turkey. The smuggler said that smugglers pay ISIS a lot of money to make travel easy for them in the middle of the night.

“Note that most smuggled goods to Turkey are tobacco, the group knows this, and gets one million Syrian pounds for every car packed with tobacco in order to allow it to cross,” the report stated.

Source: Christian Post

 

The Episcopal Church of South Carolina Files Appeal Against Breakaway Diocese with Aim to Takeover $500 Million Property

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The Episcopal Church of South Carolina Files Appeal Against Breakaway Diocese with Aim to Takeover $500 Million Property

Christian Post report– An appeal has been filed on behalf of The Episcopal Church of South Carolina against a diocese that voted to break away from the denomination, and is seeking to takeover the local church’s properties that are estimated to be worth $500 million.

A group loyal to the national denomination, called The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, filed the appeal against the Diocese of South Carolina, which earlier this month won a court judgement in which it retained ownership of dozens of church properties.

Although District Court Judge Diane Goodstein ruled on Feb. 4 that the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina rightfully owns the church properties and not The Episcopal Church, it was expected that the national denomination was going to file an appeal in an attempt to gain control of the church’s assets.

In the 182-page motion for reconsideration, the defendants argued that the decision did not address key legal points of concern.

The motion by The Episcopal Church and its local allies also argued that the original decision erred on multiple points.

“The court erred by failing to recognize that the parties are all part of a religious organization and that their status as incorporated or unincorporated entities does not eradicate the application of First Amendment legal protections,” continued the motion.

“The court erred by applying corporate definitions of membership to the relationship between The Episcopal Church and the Diocese, and by failing to recognize clear evidence establishing that the diocese is in union with and part of The Episcopal Church, which is a hierarchical religious organization.”

In November 2012 at a meeting held at St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, the Diocese of South Carolina voted to leave The Episcopal Church.

Diocesan leaders took this action due to the national denomination’s increasing acceptance of homosexuality and the reported mistreatment of the Rev. Mark Lawrence, bishop of the diocese.

“This has never been about who is welcome or not welcome in our church. … It’s about what we shall tell them when they come,” stated Lawrence.

In January 2013, the diocese filed a lawsuit over who had control of the diocesan name and property, the breakaway leadership or those who remained loyal to The Episcopal Church.

The breakaway leadership garnered some early legal victories, such as getting an injunction allowing them to use the name Diocese of South Carolina while the lawsuit was processed.

Episcopalians loyal to the denomination changed their name to The Episcopal Church in South Carolina and eventually elected the Rev. Charles vonRosenberg as their provisional bishop.

Last July, for several days Goodstein heard arguments between the two sides over the diocesan name and property.

Earlier this month, Goodstein ruled in favor of the diocese, issuing a 46-page decision in which she ordered the name and property to be given to the breakaway leadership.

“It is … undisputed that there is nothing in the deeds of their real property referencing any trust in favor of TEC,” wrote Goodstein.

Regarding the Goodstein order, Lawrence issued a statement expressing gratitude for the result while being wary that an appeal was expected.

“There is a need for us to persevere. Persevere in defending our identity both as congregations and diocese. Persevere in continuing litigation,” said Lawrence.

“But most importantly to persevere in our commitment to move forward with our God-given dreams and mission.”

Source: Christian Post

 

Tony Perkins Slams Obama for Failing to Recognise Coptic Christians Beheaded by ISIS as Christians

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Tony Perkins Slams Obama for Failing to Recognise Coptic Christians Beheaded by ISIS as Christians

Christian Post report– Family Research Council President Tony Perkins slammed President Obama Monday, saying that it’s “troubling” the president refuses to call the Egyptians beheaded by ISIS “Christians.”

“ISIS made very clear in this video that this was an execution of ‘people of the cross.’ ISIS apparently has no difficulty saying ‘Christian,’ while the White House has a very difficult time,” Perkins said during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Kelly File” Monday night.

Critics of Obama have also questioned why the president refuses to call ISIS “radical Islamic terrorists;” unlike his British counterpart, Prime Minister David Cameron, who has on many occasions spoken out against the global “Islamist extremist terrorist threat.”

During his interview with Kelly, Perkins further suggested that the United States should take a different approach and offer sanctuary to Christians being persecuted by ISIS or any other terrorist organizations in the Middle East.

“Why not say to these Christians who are being killed for their faith that they’re welcome to come here and have refugee status here in the United States or safe haven here in the United States?” he asked.

Perkins compared his idea to that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has encouraged Jews being persecuted in Europe to return to Israel. Netanyahu issued a statement earlier this week calling for Jews who feel threatened to move to Israel and said that the country is their home.

“Jews were killed on European land just because they were Jewish,” Netanyahu said. “This wave of attacks will continue. I say to the Jews of Europe — Israel is your home.”

Obama issued a statement on Sunday evening as news of the beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians began to spread. He called the act a “despicable and cowardly murder of 21 Egyptian citizens in Libya by ISIL–affiliated terrorists. ISIL’s barbarity knows no bounds. It is unconstrained by faith, sect, or ethnicity,” he continued. “This wanton killing of innocents is just the most recent of the many vicious acts … including the murders of dozens of Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai.”

“Clearly, this is a global jihad right before our eyes,” retired Gen. Jack Keane, said on “The Kelly File.”

The White House is hosting a summit to “counter violent extremism” this week.

Source: Christian Post

 

Former American Megachurch Pastor Rob Bell Tells Oprah the Church Is ‘Moments Away’ From Embracing Gay Marriage

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Former American Megachurch Pastor Rob Bell Tells Oprah the Church Is ‘Moments Away’ From Embracing Gay Marriage

Christian Post report– Former Mars Hill Bible Church pastor and best-selling author Rob Bell told media mogul Oprah Winfrey on Sunday that the American church is “moments away” from embracing gay marriage and thinks “it’s inevitable.”

Bell made the statement during a Valentine’s weekend episode of Winfrey’s “Super Soul Sunday” television show where he appeared with his wife, Kristen, to discuss marriage and their new book, The ZimZum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage.

The same-sex marriage discussion portion of the episode, which can be viewed below, starts at around the 29-minute mark where Kristen begins reading an excerpt from the book.

“Marriage, gay and straight, is a gift to the world because the world needs more not less love, fidelity, commitment, devotion and sacrifice,” she noted.

Winfrey then tells the couple that she thought it was great that they made a conscious choice to include gay marriage in the book, and asked them why?

“One of the oldest aches in the bones of humanity is loneliness,” replied Rob Bell. “Loneliness is not good for the world. Whoever you are, gay or straight, it is totally normal, natural and healthy to want someone to go through life with. It’s central to our humanity. We want someone to go on the journey with.”

His response then prompted Winfrey to ask: “When is the church going to get that?”

“We’re close,” he began, answering slowly before his wife interjected “I think it’s evolving.”

He then added: “Lots of people are already there. We think it’s inevitable and we’re moments away from the church accepting it.”

Bell warned that if the church keeps resisting same-sex marriage it would “continue to be even more irrelevant.”

“I think culture is already there and the church will continue to be even more irrelevant when it quotes letters from 2,000 years ago as their best defense, when you have in front of you flesh-and-blood people who are your brothers and sisters, and aunts and uncles, and co-workers and neighbors, and they love each other and just want to go through life,” he said.

“There are churches who are moving forward and there are churches who are almost regressing and making it more of a battle,” added his wife.

Source: Christian Post

 

Narendra Modi Promise to Protect Christians Following Recent Church Attacks

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Christian Today report– Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi today promised to protect all minority religious groups following outrage over a wave of recent attacks on Christian institutions in Delhi.

Speaking at an event celebrating the beatification of two Indian saints, Modi said: “The world is increasingly witnessing division on the basis of religion. My government will ensure that there is complete freedom of faith and that everyone has undeniable rights to retain the religion of his or her choice.

“I appeal to all religious groups to act with restraint.”

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is right-wing, with links to extremist Hindu groups which have been using a nationalist ideology to promote ‘Hindutva’ – equating being Indian with having a Hindu faith. Five states in India currently have anti-conversion laws which state that those who wish to convert to another religion must first gain official permission. Religious leaders are also required by law to report conversions or risk a three-year jail sentence themselves.

However, a fifth of the population identify with other religions, and there has been increasing calls for the government to increase protections for minority groups.

The BJP appear to be losing popularity, and Modi’s latest attempt to promote religious freedom could be an attempt to win back the Christian vote.

Last week, his party won just three of 70 seats in the Delhi state elections, with the Aam Aadmi Party taking the other 67.

“My government will not allow any religious group, belonging to the majority or the minority, to incite hatred against others, overtly or covertly,” Modi said today.

Despite the string of attacks on five churches and a Christian school in the capital, he insisted that his government gives “equal respect to all religions”.

“We cannot accept violence against any religion on any pretext and I strongly condemn such violence. My government will act strongly in this regard.”

India is currently 21 on the World Watch List, which ranks the most difficult countries to be a Christian. There were more than 600 attacks on Christian and Muslim groups in the first 100 days of the BJP’s rule.

Last month, President Obama highlighted the tensions surrounding freedom of religion during a trip to India, and called on Modi’s government to protect vulnerable groups.

“Your Article 25 [of the constitution] says that all people are ‘equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion’,” Obama told a town hall address in New Delhi.

“In both our countries, in all countries, upholding this fundamental freedom is the responsibility of government, but it’s also the responsibility of every person.”

Source: Christian Today

Pope Francis to Elevate Four Nuns

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Pope Francis to Elevate Four Nuns

Christian Today report– Pope Francis will canonise four nuns in May, the pontiff announced on Saturday.

The women – Maria Cristina dell’Immacolata, Jeanne Emilie de Villeneuve, Mariam Baouardi, and Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas – each founded orders two centuries ago.

Mother Maria Cristina lived from 1856 to 1906, and founded the Sisters Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Naples, Italy. Known for her devotion to the Eucharist, she was beatified by John Paul II in 2003.

Emilie was born in France in 1811, and founded the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres in 1836. She passed away 18 years later from cholera, and was beatified in 2009.

Blessed Mariam Baouardi of Palestine was born in 1846, and was said to have experienced stigmata, levitation, and other supernatural events. She helped found a monastery in Bethlehem and a Carmelite Order in Mongalore, India.  She died at the age of 33, and was beatified in 1983.

Another Palestinian nun, Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas (1843-1927), founded the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, and a school for girls in Beit Sahour. She was beatified in 2009 by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI.

All of the women have had two miracles performed through their intercession – a requirement for canonisation that is at times waived.

Pope Francis has canonised 17 saints during his papacy, which began in March 2013. Pope Saint John Paul II canonised a record 110 saints during his 26-year papacy.

Source: Christian Today

Controversy Arises Ahead of anti-Islamisation Pegida Protest in Newcastle

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Controversy Arises Ahead of anti-Islamisation Pegida Protest in Newcastle

Christian Today report– An anti-Islamisation ‘Pegida’ march due to be held in Newcastle later this month has attracted protests and counter-protests as controversial MP George Galloway has said he will join the demonstration against Pegida.

Pegida (which in German stands for ‘Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West’) began regular protests in Dresden, East Germany in October. The peaceful marches grew from a few hundred people to tens of thousands within a matter of weeks.

They claim to want to protect the country’s Judeo-Christian heritage, though numerous Christian groups have condemned Pegida, and counter-demonstrations with a pro-immigration message have attracted even larger numbers across Germany. This week’s Pegida march in Dresden only attracted about 2,000 people, suggesting that enthusiasm is waning.

Galloway, the Respect Party MP for Bradford West, last week called on the Home Secretary to ban the Newcastle march scheduled for February 28, and said that he would attend a counter-demonstration if it went ahead.

“Freedom of speech has its limits,” Galloway told the Newcastle Chronicle. “I can’t shout ‘fire’ in a crowded cinema, no one can racially abuse or threaten another person without legal consequences. So I don’t accept that Pegida, an openly racist party from abroad, has the right to spew hatred on our streets.

“I know that the police have only limited powers to stop these marches but the Home Secretary has the power to nip this in the bud by banning these knuckle-dragging thugs from the streets of Newcastle and elsewhere in the country,” Galloway said.

The counter demonstration has been organised by Newcastle Unites, a multicultural group that has also protested against the far-right English Defence League.

But some are protesting the Bradford MP’s involvement in the anti-Pegida demonstration. Two students wrote an open letter saying that they were concerned about how Galloway’s controversial political views, such as his stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, would reflect on the counter-demonstration.

The MP has described the open letter as ‘defamatory’. “I’m extremely disappointed that two individuals with their own agenda, in a highly-defamatory letter over which I am taking action, are effectively undermining the opposition to Pegida,” Galloway told the Newcastle Chronicle.

Newcastle Unites posted a comment on its Facebook page about Galloway’s attendance, saying: “Some may not agree with his politics, or some of his views, however we can’t deny that he’s been a leading voice against fascism for many years, and in recent years against the rise of Islamophobia.

“He is highly respected by many including many Muslims, so therefore we are proud to announce that George Galloway MP has confirmed that he’ll stand united with Newcastle Unites Against Pegida on 28th February.”

Pegida has spread to a number of European countries in the past few months, although marches held outside Germany have not received anywhere near as much support. The first protest in Malmö, Sweden on 9 February only attracted around 30 people, with an estimated crowd of 3,000 gathering to protest against Pegida.

More than 15,000 people have ‘liked’ the Pegida UK Facebook page, and so far 653 people have said they plan to attend the Newcastle rally.

Source: Christian Today

 

Freedom from Fasting as Chinese New Year Falls on Ash Wednesday This Year

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Freedom from Fasting as Chinese New Year Falls on Ash Wednesday This Year

Christian Today report– Chinese Catholics facing a tricky decision between fasting for Ash Wednesday and celebrating Chinese New Year have been excused by their bishops.

Some clergy in East Asia are reportedly granting dispensations to their churches, who usually abstain from food on the holy day, because this year it falls on the same day as the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Traditionally, the New Year celebrations include a big family meal.

Catholic News Agency reports that Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, told his archdiocese in a letter earlier this month that they would not be expected to fast “in view of the… cultural and spiritual importance and the traditional practices” associated with Chinese New Year.

“We therefore grant dispensation from the obligation of fasting and abstinence to our Chinese-Filipino and Chinese Catholics in the Archdiocese of Manila from the afternoon of February 18, 2015 until midnight,” he said.

“Those availing of the dispensation must engage in some other forms of penance, acts of mercy and charity, especially to the poor and those who suffer, in keeping with the penitential spirit of the season of Lent.

“May our celebration of the start of a new year and the Lenten Season bring us to the path of renewal and conversion towards God’s Kingdom! Have a meaningful Lenten season and a Happy Lunar New Year!”

Vancouver Archbishop Micahel Miller also excused his church members, around 20 per cent of whom are of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Malaysian descent.

Miller noted the “dilemma” of wanting to ring in the New Year on the same day that Catholics are expected to “fast, abstain from meat and have ashes spread on their foreheads” in a letter to congregants. He therefore said he was “pleased to dispense the faithful from the obligation”.

However, the Archbishop did suggest that those faced with the decision should observe a day of fasting on a later date instead.

“Please note that this relaxation of the rule for such a significant day in the Church’s liturgical year is a one-time dispensation only and is not valid for future years,” he added.

Source: Christian Today

 

Church of England Calls for a ‘new direction’ in Politics

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Christian Today report– The Church of England today published a call for a “new direction” in politics and encouraged all its members to use their vote in the general election.

The pastoral letter was leaked to the conservative secular press over the weekend, where it was widely interpreted as an attack on the Conservative Party and a bid to end the legacy of the late Margaret Thatcher.

Criticising the growing appetite to “find scapegoats” in political life, the letter, from the Church’s bishops, says they want to help churchgoers and others “negotiate these dangerous times.” The bishops draw on the Catholic concept of the “common good”, a concept also spoken of openly by David Cameron when he became Prime Minister.

The bishops, including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Bishop of London Richard Chartres, lament the fact that “deep divisions and the gulfs between people and communities” seem to be widening.

They openly state their desire to leave Thatcherism behind, accusing her administration of bringing in competitive individualism, consumption and of fragmenting social solidarity.

Different administrations since Lady Thatcher “have treated the market-orientated and individualistic emphasis of her governments as part of the undisputed political landscape,” the bishops write. They say we are now “as distant in time” from her government, elected first in 1979, as she was from Attlee’s Labour government of 1945.

Controversially, the bishops call for closer European integration and also make a case for scrapping Trident. “The sheer scale of indiscriminate destructive power represented by nuclear weapons such as Trident was only justifiable, if at all, by appeal to the principle of mutually assured destruction,” they write. “Shifts in the global strategic realities mean that the traditional arguments for nuclear deterence need re-examining.”

Bishop of Leicester Tim Stevens said the pastoral letter was a call to resist the reduction of politics to “self-interest” as the only clear moral imperative. “In particular we seek to resist politics as an extension of consumerism in which parties tailor their policies to attract tightly defined electoral groups, appealing to sectional interests in pursuit of a narrow slice of swing votes.”

Bishop of Norwich Graham James said: “The danger of demonising racial or religious groups is considerable, especially at a time when international terrorism is a destabilising factor among the community of nations. We have to resist this.

“We hope that this will animate Christians to engage in politics, what we want them to do is to engage in the political processes. We are conscious that there are a number of voices around – probably the most famous of which is Russell Brand – telling people that they shouldn’t bother with voting and shouldn’t bother to exercise their hard-won democratic freedoms,” Bishop James added.

“I’m conscious just going around some of our youth groups and speaking to youth groups that that has had a more profound effect than I had anticipated,” he said. “And while one may think that bishops of the Church of England don’t quite have the sex appeal of Russell Brand we think that we should counter it.”

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries was among those who criticised the document.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, she said the Church is “always silent when people are seeking its voice” but “very keen to dive in” when no one is asking for its opinion.

She also accused the bishops of “glaring inaccuracies”, such as the claim that unemployment has not risen as fast as expected under the Coalition, when it has actually fallen.

She said: “I would much rather the Church stuck to becoming involved in issues where people are really seeking the Church’s voice, such as gender abortion, late term abortion, issues to do with the human tissue and embryology bill.”

Referring to the last Labour administration, she added: “Britain endured the longest, deepest recession globally. Where were the bishops’ voices when the last Labour government went on a spending frenzy. Where were the warnings then?

“The Bible is very clear about the immorality of leaving our children and our grandchildren with debts to pay. The bishops didn’t speak up then. It seems to me there is a very definite left-wing leaning to their message. It seems they only want to get involved when it’s opportune for them to do so. They have only just accepted women as equals and brought in women bishops. On their message of equality that is going out today their premise for having authority is very biased.”

Source: Christian Today

 

Isreali Prime Minister Calls for ‘Mass Immigration’ of Jews to Israel After Denmark Synagogue Attack

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Isreali Prime Minister Calls for ‘Mass Immigration’ of Jews to Israel After Denmark Synagogue Attack

Christian post report– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “mass immigration” of Jews to Israel from Europe after a deadly shooting at a synagogue in Denmark, the second synagogue shooting in Europe in two months after last month’s synagogue shooting in Paris, sparking fear of growing anti-semitism in Europe.

“I would like to tell all European Jews and all Jews wherever they are: ‘Israel is the home of every Jews. To the Jews of Europe and to the Jews of the world I say that Israel is waiting for you with open arms,'” Netanyahu told the Israeli cabinet Sunday, according to JewishPress.com.

Netanyahu’s call comes the day after a gunman shot two police officers near a synagogue in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. The man then shot a civilian multiple times in the head before fleeing the scene. The officers were wounded but the civilian later died.

“Jews have been murdered again on European soil only because they were Jews,” Netanyahu added, according to The New York Times. “Of course, Jews deserve protection in every country, but we say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is your home.”

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who is on a visit to Israel, agreed with Netanyahu.

“I understand what he’s saying,” Huckabee, a likely 2016 Republican candidate for president, was quoted as saying.

“The Jews have been through this kind of horrible situation before, when they were hunted down and murdered, and he’s saying to many Jews in Europe, ‘terrorism is not isolated to the Middle East, it’s global, it’s happening in Oklahoma City, Fort Hood, in Copenhagen… and the one place that Jews can be protected is in Israel. And I can’t blame him a bit – and he’s probably dead right to say it.”

However, Jair Melchior, Denmark’s chief rabbi, disagrees.

“People from Denmark move to Israel because they love Israel, because of Zionism, but not because of terrorism,” he told The Associated Press. “If the way we deal with terror is to run somewhere else, we should all run to a deserted island.”

Meanwhile, several hundred tombs in the Jewish cemetery of Sarre-Union near the German border were vandalized in France, Reuters reported Sunday.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police had opened an inquiry. “Everything will be done to identify, arrest and judge the perpetrator or perpetrators of this ignominious act,” he was quoted as saying. “The country will not tolerate this new injury which goes against the values that all French people share.”

The same cemetery was defaced in 2001 when 54 tombs were destroyed. Another 60 gravestones were overturned and thrown to the ground in 1988.

Last month, 17 people, including journalists and police, were killed in three days of violence in Paris that began Jan. 7 with an attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The attacks in France ended Jan. 9 after police killed brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, the two alleged gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo attack, in a standoff just outside Paris where they had taken a woman hostage. Police also killed Ahmedy Coulibaly, a gunman involved in a deadly standoff at a kosher market in eastern Paris, another attack apparently targeted at Jews. The gunman had already killed four hostages.

Source: Christian Post

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