Christianity has been in Germany for over 1,000 years without this kind of thing happening. Why is it happening so often now? Could it have something to do with the massive influx of Muslim migrants who believe that Jesus will return and “break the cross,” and that the idea that Jesus died on the cross is an insult to the majesty of Allah (Qur’an 4:157)? Could it have to do with the massive numbers of new arrivals who believe that their god told them to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60)?
“Germany: Two hundred churches damaged and Christian symbols destroyed in just one region,” Voice of Europe, November 14, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
In a rare candid moment, German media reported at least 200 cases of damaged churches in the region of Bavaria alone every year.
In addition, attacks on summit crosses are also increasing in the region’s mountains. Crosses on several mountain tops have been toppled and destroyed with axes or saws.
There’s a growing anger among the indigenous German population over the attacks. Some people think Islamists are behind it.
But the attacks on churches and summit crosses are not isolated cases; for months, attacks on Christian symbols have been reported from several Bavarian cantons.
There have been reports of desecration from Pentecost, Längental and from the “Prinzkopf” which lies between Sylvensteinstausee and Tyrol.
Some repairs of historic churches can cost tens of thousands of euros. It’s an attack on people’s faith and communities suspect there is a religious motive behind it, e.g. Muslim migrants might be trying to sow fear in the population.
nicu says
( wow I can enter that page again –thank you )
These ” incidents ” happened many times also in Italy , but you rarely read about – and Merkel will let 1 Milliard of rapefugees into our country .
Where can I get asylum ???
ChristianBosnia says
Germany was blind when those things happened to the folloing peoples:
-Bosnian Croats
-Bosnian Serbs
-Kosovo Serbs
-Assyrians/Chaldeans
-Copts
-African Christians
-Indonesian and Malaysian Christians
-Pakistani and Bangladeshi Christians
Now it has come to Germany thanks to Jerkel and her insane policies and the Germans have become the new Bosnian Serbs/Croats while Germany the new Bosnia-Herzegovina and it will get much worse than this
John Forbes says
GERMANY & MERKEL DECLARED THEMSELVES TO BE POST CHRISTIAN & SO THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE SUPRISE AS THEY HAVE CASUALLY DISGUARDED THEIR FAITH AS BEING OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE!
IN THEIR ARROGANCE THEY HAVE FAILED TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE HATRED THAT ISLAM HAS FOR CHRISTIANITY!
ON TOP OF THIS THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO EVEN READ THE ISLAMIC BOOKS TO SEE THE ABUSE ENCOURAGED THERE & WHEN TOLD DENY THAT THIS IS TRUE!
VERY BLACK DAYS AHEAD FOR NOT ONLY GERMANY BUT MOST OF WESTERN EUROPE!
Sons of Liberty says
Very TRUE , John Forbes ! Jesus said that those who do not stand for me I will not stand for them before my Father . He also talks about the luke warm water and that you should spit it out. He tells the Disciples that those who do not accept the Gospel … to shake off the dirt from your feet as you leave . In Western Europe today and even in the United States many Christians have subjugated their faith to APPEASE the Muslims. Many have failed to PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL much less defend it against Islamic LIES about OUR SAVIOR JESUS and the SACRIFICE HE MADE for OUR SALVATION !
Alexandra Smith says
Add to that the millions of Chinese Christians, 80 million hindus, and all of Central Asia.
Kepha says
I will call you on German indifference to the plight of the Assyrians. Some of the Christian publications and groups who were talking about the problem before anyone else were based in Germany–even back when you could say they were based in West Germany (Ich bin meinselbst ein Aelter “Kocker”).
Further, the German churches themselves are under siege from a relentless secularization, a hostile academic and intellectual culture, the whole of the Leftist wing of German politics, and heretical members in its own midst.
Re the latter, 19th century German “higher criticism” (often little more than verbiage masquerading unfounded Hegelian-based speculation) did more than anything else to destroy confidence in the Scriptures, especially the Old Testament. While Adolf von Harnack did yeoman service in exposing the weak bases of the Tubingen School of F. C. Baur (the people who told us that the Gospels date from the 2d century, to put it crudely), he nonetheless dusted off Marcion of Pontus and comended him for ditching the Old Testament. His student, Friedrich Delitzsch (the son of Franz Delitzsch, whose Hebrew translation of the New Testament is still used, and who was a defender of German Jews against widespread calumnies) was a fierce anti-Semite who felt that German mythology was a good enough “old testament” for German Christians. These are among the godfathers of those “deutsche Christen” of the Hitler years who made Jesus into an Aryan.
Suffice it to say, these same critics are the ones who laid the foundations on which modern “Christian” Leftism rests, along with its see-no-evil attitude towards Islam.
Eckbach says
The Scripture says…
“Judah is a lion’s (Arya[n]) whelp (G_R [man]) Genesis 49:9
http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=hebrewlexicon&isindex=738
http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=hebrewlexicon&isindex=1481
“I am Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest”
Nazareth was in (English) Galilee (Hebrew) Gauleel
http://images.slideplayer.com/24/7067012/slides/slide_7.jpg
“The sceptre shall not depart from Iudah” Genesis 49:10
Names of Germany.. from proto-Germanic [D]eudiska
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany
Stan Lee says
Since Muslims believe that Jesus will return and “break the cross”, they should await his return since it is their belief that what Islam believes will come to pass as a mission of Jesus.
Obviously, Islam states it believes that story, but the “true believers” must doubt the prophesy and probably more of Islam’s koranic directives which promote their spontaneous jihads. Of course, jihads are also Islamic directives, therefore the question; is it all a 1400 year old contradiction which Islam believes will never be questioned by its followers?
gravenimage says
Stan, there is no contradiction here. The “Muslim Jesus”–really, “Isa”–has nothing in common with the Jesus of the Gospels.
Michael Copeland says
Islam does not allow its followers to question anything.
“The muslim community possesses no power except to acknowledge and obey”,
Fatwa by AMJA,
Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America
Max Publius says
Merkel is a criminal in the absolute sense. Her sentiments, such as they are alleged to be, are irrelevant. What matters is she is committing genocide and she must be stopped.
Sun K. says
Not a word in the German Media about this incidents or the numerous graveyard vandalism.
Vyx says
I’ve seen it in person in local television. Even if you’re a church going Christian, being Liberal is more important. So of course they won’t report it, since it potentially makes Muslims, their Protected Victim Group, look bad. Liberalism > religion.
Ctyank says
Dämmerung des Abendlands, Twilight of Western Civilization 🙁
St. Manuel II Palaiologos says
I think Germany is just as anti-Christian as the jihadists, that’s what’s happening.
Goutam says
Karma.
The abominable sins of The Holocaust is coming back to haunt the Germans, albeit 7 decades later.
Pet Charles says
Assuming thats true, who will pay for the sins of slavery? Does any nation have clean hands so to speak?
chanah says
islam will pay for slavery because muslims had african slaves before the west even knew where africa where,,black ppl sold their own ppl for alcohol and weapons, how else would the europeans know where and how to get slaves and at least the blacks in the west have a much better life than most africans today, just look at boko haram al shabaab al shariah et al, no nation have clean including africa and islam
Sons of Liberty says
The United States has definitely paid a price , over 600,000 dead in a horrible civil war , billions of dollars spent to make things right and …yet …as the news of today makes it apparent to everyone …WE STILL haven’t put it behind us . As long as people can point to the sins of the PAST we will NEVER get past the sin of slavery ,…even though it is STILL OCCURING TODAY in AFRICA.
gravenimage says
*Really*? How would being invaded by a bunch of violent antisemites be karma for violent antisemitism?
Besides, this same sort of thing is happening in countries that were not Nazi, but who either were victimized by the Nazis, or else fought against them.
If this were just karma, why would places like Sweden, France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain be facing Muslim savagery, as well?
Infidel says
Agree
chanah says
Because Sweden France the Netherlands failed to protect the Jews living there, their Government cooperated with the Nazis, Sweden turned a boat loaded with refugees back to Germany the Vichy worked hand in hand with the Nazis so did Italy Denmark, the UK had at one time in history expelled the Jews
dumbledoresarmy says
So you believe that a child born three generations after these events will be punished for the sins of her grandparents and great-grandparents, by being.. .raped and enslaved, or perhaps torture-murdered by Muslims?
Is a German or Swedish or English child born *today* so irredeemably evil and guilty, in your eyes, that the only proper fate for her is for her to be butchered by Muslims?
Would you be prepared, personally, to take such a child out of her pram and hand her over to Muslims, and then watch – and applaud – as they murder her?
Do you desire that the whole of Europe.. or the whole of the world.. .must be slaughtered as punishment for what previous generations did? Wiped out forever? Descend forever into the bottomless pit that is the chaos and desolation of the Dar al Islam?
dumbledoresarmy says
I see that you believe in Collective Punishment, and also in visiting the sins of the Ancestors upon the descendants, unto every successive generation.
You ignore those who did *not* participate. Who were children while it was happening – powerless to do anything at all – or have been born *since*; by now, two or three generations since. You ignore those who protested. You ignore those who, like “The White Mouse” , fought unremittingly against the Nazis. *They* don’t count for you, obviously.
How is a child born *today* to be deemed responsible for what was done by people who died before she was born? And punished for it?
Sons of Liberty says
Well stated dumbledoresarmy ! Jesus spoke out against blaming prior generations and the idea of an eye for an eye retaliation and preached FORGIVENESS.
Ciudadano says
According to Aid for the Church in Need there are “334 million persecuted Christians in the world”, mainly in Islamic countries … now Germany is starting to feel the islamic love
https://www.romereports.com/en/2016/11/18/334-million-persecuted-christians-in-the-world-according-to-aid-to-the-church-in-need/
Mike says
Christian need to stop turning the other cheek. They need to revert to an eye for an eye.
R Russell says
When the Germans allowed an Imam to make the call to prayer in a German church and threw out the Christian lady who protested, they were allowing Islam to take over. Maybe they didn’t know that’s what they were doing. They can repent – if the new status quo doesn’t suit them.
https://www.religiousfreedomcoalition.org/2014/05/14/brave-german-christian-woman-challenges-muslim-imam-in-church/
justifiable conserned says
The Islamic Jesus may well show one day , but the fact is he is really Satan , you have to watch for the Jews to build the third temple in Israel where the dome of the rock stands at the moment , all these things are fortold in the Bible and have to happen before the return of the real Christian Jesus , the Muslim armies will all be wiped away by Jesus , he will destroy them all , friends it’s time to become a Christian.
MFritz says
As a German this is the first time I hear about these incidents. Then again, the article mentions not even a peep from the police who they suspect.
Which may indicate that this article is either very sloppy (for not asking the police) or that there is a very specific reason. Then again, this article is also quite vague. To quote a German saying: “Nichts Genaues weiss man nicht!” (No specifics are known yet.)
Ctyank says
I know nothing, NOTHING!
–Sgt Schulz
gravenimage says
Do you really believe that these are just pranks, or militant atheists?
None of this started before the Muslim invasion.
MFritz says
There are quite a number of radical shitheads in Germany, gravenimage. Some on the extreme right are very hostile towards the church and any religion. And the same goes for many on the extreme left. And while we had muslims here for decades the destruction of religious symbols has never been their “thing”.
Besides, destroying crosses on top of mountain hills sounds more like some extremist group or young idiots to me – or maybe even someone with mental issues. Why make the effort if every village and every city has SOME christian symbol you can destroy far more easily. AND more in plain sight.
And why do they leave no signs? No smearings, nothing. How to make your point if nobody KNOWS you did it.
gravenimage says
I suppose some of this is possible.
But as far as Muslims destroying Christian symbols, I’m afraid this has long been their thing:
“Muslim Gangs Plunder German Churches”
http://www.wnd.com/2015/10/muslim-gangs-plunder-german-churches/
“Germany: Muslims attack Church-goers, force their way into the St. Mary’s Church, shouting “Shit Christians’”
https://pamelageller.com/2014/12/germany-muslims-attack-church-goers-force-their-way-into-the-st-marys-church-shouting-shit-christians.html/#sthash.3Rc5aM7E.dpuf
There are many more such stories. Some of what is going on in the first story is, not doubt, just robbery–also sky-high among Muslims–but not all of it.
andra says
You may have been well asleep These last decades then. It has been going on for a long while by now that cemetries were destroyed. Only one grave here and another one there, not the whole cemetery. So the Police – who do not dare lookint to the true vandals – could always say: this were drunken kids…
In Northrhine-Westphalia the churches have never been locked all through the 70ies and early 80ies. But today they have to be locked if they do not want to be vandalized or robbed. But the official comments have always been: We do not know anything about the traitors.
andra says
You destroy the crosses on the mountains because they are in prominent places, so to say on top of the world. In Swiss there is a Muslim Group who officially demand the dismantling of summit crosses because they Insult the Muslim believe. In Germany they do not ask, they just dismantle them themselves.
MFritz says
I don’t know. I sure as hell don’t trust “our” lie press in regards to this topic. But there are quite a number of alternatives and they sure as hell would report about it (e.g. Junge Freiheit or blogs). Especially for political gain.
The “sister” party of the CDU, the Bavarian CSU for example has never been beyond xenophobia to gain voters on the right fringe – or devout christians. The same is true for the other two parties on the extreme right, the NPD and the REP. Even the new fake-right party, the AfD, sure as hell would use this topic to gain voters. But zip. Nada.
If there really is a problem with increasing islamist vandalism on churches and cemeteries why is there no critical scholar, populist politician – or even a decent journalist (a rare creature these days) – talking about it? They can’t be all silenced or bribed.
Besides, even if the media doesn’t name the perpetrators or there motivations, reports about this kind of vandalism would happen.
I think this has been increasing to a notable level only very recently. And until there is nothing more concrete I would rather wait and see who the police come up with as suspects. Especially on top of mountains “certain” people will draw a lot of attention!
Older Canadian says
I’m not surprised this is happening, nor am I not surprised that the german media is hush hush about it.
I am also not surprised that the germans who are effected by this only “think” it may be the new or newer muslims doing it.
If this was not a problem say 3 or 5 years ago you must have a IQ below room temperature, or very politically correct not to be able to join the dots.
MFritz says
I have read this article twice now and in some regards it is very weird! Normally there should be some blaming of the “radical left”, “radical right” “radical atheists” etc. But no, nothing at all. It’s like a mystery show where any motif and any motivation is unclear. Which is VERY unusual for the press these days.
So either this is (once again) the “omerta” going on where they keep their mouths shut about inconvenient truths. Or they just write about an issue without doing proper journalism. Both is possible.
Older Canadian says
Yes I agree with you but,…………..I did read and saw pictures of the damage and etc done to some jewish temples in germany over the past few years.
Even the most polically correct know that Ist comes saturday then comes sunday is the normal course of events which causes great concern, therefore the need to hush. Hope I am wrong.
gravenimage says
Germany: 200 churches damaged and Christian symbols destroyed in just one region
……………………
Disturbing and surprisingly candid article.
Lydia says
Islam itself is the embodiment of blasphemy!
Brigitte says
https://www.civilpetition.de/kampagne/rueckfuehrung-der-syrischen-fluechtlinge/startseite/
Maybe you can sign this Petition.
It`s about the Syria Refugees in Germany. We have many Refugees from there.
Now the war is over and Assad will that his people coming back.
Thanks a lot.
abad says
Islam can never, never, NEVER be German nor part of German culture and must be excised from Germany ASAP.
Deport every single Moslem in Germany back to Syria.
Adam says
And the Pope’s response was ?
And the God-less leaders of the EU said ?
Mother Merkel must be just beside herself, she said ?
Weakness must be a virus. It seems they all have it. It also seems not everyone craves freedom and liberty.
Seek the narrow gate
Infidel says
MAAMA MERKEL HAND’S SOAKED IN BLOOD OF INNOCENT GERMANS!! Shame on her from the bottom of my heart even though I am not German, I feel deeply for the people betrayed by her..
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
“There’s a growing anger among the indigenous German population over the attacks.”
Well … none too soon.
narahari says
“Some people think Islamists are behind it.”
really?
J. Aasboe says
You don’rmt have freedom of speech in Germany and the government is hiding the truth from you. Even in thev United States the Demicrats and Republicans havecan agenda and hide the truth.
Carlos Danger says
It’s an attack on Kultur and tradition as well as faith. Many of these Muslims hate the West and look to damage anything that links to a non-Islamic tradition or German way of life.
They are not and will not be Germans. A cobra can live in a doghouse, but will never be a Labrador.
JanwoG says
I suspect not only Islamists but also Antifa and other Leftist seculars.
Rick says
The End Time is here.The Beast System is about to raise it’s head in Europe. Come quickly Lord Jesus!