A Right to Believe and to Worship
Across the world, we see a steady stream of news reports by those who seek to deny others freedom of conscience and freedom of worship. …
Violence Against Houses of Worship
Los Angeles: Police say Hispanic Church Vandalism is Hate Crime
Los Angeles: Police say church vandalism is hate crime — Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church in Maywood is mostly Hispanic parish of 10,000 —…
Nazis Shoot at Suleymaniye Mosque in Australia
Western Australia Today/AAP reports: — “Police believe they have ‘eliminated; the West Australian chapter of a neo-Nazi group with the arrest of two men charged…
Minnesota: Vandalism Attack on Buddhist Temple
In Rochester, Minnesota, a Cambodian Buddhist Temple Wat Dhamma Visuddhikaram has been the repeated target of a series of vandalism and harassment attacks, according to…
Hindu Temple Attacked – $5000 in Damages
The Australian Campletown-MacArthur Advertiser reports on “Hindu temple claims attack on religion”: IT STARTED off as a few graffiti tags on the side of Mukti…
German Synagogue Arson Attack – Letters Left Behind
A German synagogue was attacked by arsonists in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms. It had been doused with flammable liquids in several areas and set…
Florida: FBI Investigating Mosque Pipe-Bombing as Possible Domestic Terrorism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a pipe-bomb found at the scene of the May 10, 2010 attack at the Islamic Center of…
Florida: Mosque Firebombing Investigated as a Hate Crime
On May 10, 2010 at 9:35 PM, there was a firebomb attack at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida (ICNEF) in Jacksonville, Florida. Media reports…
Canada: Vandals deface sign of future mosque, Muslim center
Vandals deface sign of future mosque, Muslim center — CTV Ottawa reports: — “Ottawa’s Muslim community is expressing concern after a sign marking the future…
Tennessee: White Supremacist Nazi Gets 4 Years in Prison for Mosque Firebombing
White supremacist, Neo-Nazi Jonathan Edward Stone sentenced to 4 years in prison for role in February 2008 firebombing of Islamic Center of Columbia in Maury…