Over the years, I’ve been critical of religion and don’t have much of a religious bone in my body. However, a lot of people do and also many churches are also nice architecturally. And even though I’m quite anti-religion, namely the Abrahamic mythologies, I don’t want to see places of worship burnt down.
Last night, another British church - King's Hall Methodist Church in Southall, London - was burnt to the ground and, looking around online, it appears to be rife.
In just the last 4 years, there have been well over 3,000 incidents of criminal damage done to British churches and over 150 have been burnt down.
In France, 149 churches have been burnt down.
In Canada, 33 churches have been burnt down since 2021.
In the USA, it’s reported that there are 1,300 church fires a year, with over 200 a year down to arson.
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‘Known attackers include political extremists on both the left and right, Islamic radicals, and even satanists’.
Why are extremists such fucking cunts?
Last night, another British church - King's Hall Methodist Church in Southall, London - was burnt to the ground and, looking around online, it appears to be rife.
In just the last 4 years, there have been well over 3,000 incidents of criminal damage done to British churches and over 150 have been burnt down.
In France, 149 churches have been burnt down.
In Canada, 33 churches have been burnt down since 2021.
In the USA, it’s reported that there are 1,300 church fires a year, with over 200 a year down to arson.
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‘Known attackers include political extremists on both the left and right, Islamic radicals, and even satanists’.
Why are extremists such fucking cunts?