Christian Persecution: How to assess anti-Christian offenses?

The targeted attacks on Christians and their symbols are increasingly taking on alarming forms. Those affected are increasingly reporting attacks on church buildings and the willful destruction of Christian symbols, which is a clear sign of growing intolerance to the Christian faith.“They are said to have torn his neckt out of his neck and then beat him up”

FOCUS“They are said to have torn his necklace off his neck and then beat him up: In Berlin, a young Afghan for presumably anti-Christian motives has been beaten up. An incident that frightens.”

“An Incident That Frightens”Cases in which people are physically attacked simply because of their faith are particularly worrying. For example, a man was brutally beaten after a chain with a cross was torn off his neck.“A nun is in the middle of Cologne in broad daylight become the victim of a robbery”

>>Catholic.de<<“A nun is in the middle of Cologne in broad daylight become the victim of a robbery. A few days ago, the 64-year-old sister Elija from the Carmel Maria vom Frieden in Cologne’s southern part of Cologne was attacked from behind by a drug addict on the way to physiotherapy by a drug addict, pushed off her bike and robbed, reported the “Kölnische Rundschau” onWednesday.”

“Bike pushed and robbed”Such acts of violence show how dangerous it is for Christians to openly show their faith. thatFederal Criminal Police Officehas documented several 100 such anti-Christian offenses ranging from damage to property and physical attacks to homicides. These figures illustrate the urgent need for action on the part of society and politics in order to ensure the protection of religious minorities and to preserve religious freedom as a fundamental right. The increasing accumulation of these attacks maynot be trivialized, but requires a clear social and legal answer against anti-Christianity.