According to Medforth, the church is in a “Muslim stronghold,” Gelsenkirchen. Could this be arson by Muslims who believe that saying that Jesus is divine and died on the cross is an insult to Allah? There certainly are many recent incidents worldwide of Muslims torching churches. And in Europe:
Germany: Statues of saints and crosses destroyed in five churches in Bamberg
“Church on fire,” translated from “Kirche in Flammen,” by Dirk Decker, Bild, April 5, 2021 (thanks to Medforth):
Gelsenkirchen – Dense smoke rises from the windows of the sacristy of the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen. Shortly afterwards, the flames spread to the roof structure.
Large-scale operation for the fire department!
At around 7.15 p.m. on Easter Monday, the fire rescuers were alerted to the mission on Beethovenstrasse. At least 80 emergency services arrived with three turntable ladders. In order to ensure optimal fire fighting at great heights, an articulated mast platform from the BP Gelsenkirchen fire brigade was requested as support.
Fire department spokesman Carsten Jost (46): “The fire started from the sacristy and spread to the roof structure. The mission continued for several hours.”
The church building has been empty for around ten years and is no longer used.
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The police had already been deployed to the church twice before. A door was open and the officers closed it again as best they could. Was it arson? Shortly before the fire broke out, witnesses had seen youths run away.
Fred Alan Medforth says
Yes, it was definitely arson. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to translate the police report yet.
UPDATE: Feuer in Kirche wurde vorsätzlich gelegt – die Polizei sucht Zeugen
Einsatzkräfte von Polizei und Feuerwehr sind gestern, 5. April 2021, um 19.15 Uhr zur Haydnstraße nach Rotthausen alarmiert worden. Zeugen meldeten dort ein Feuer in der Kirche Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt. Die Löscharbeiten der Feuerwehr in dem nicht mehr genutzten Gotteshaus dauerten bis tief in die Nacht. Nach ersten Ermittlungen durch Brandsachverständige der Polizei ist von vorsätzlicher Brandstiftung auszugehen. Die Polizei sucht Zeugen, die zur Tatzeit etwas Verdächtiges beobachtet haben. Sachdienliche Hinweise bitte an das Kriminalkommissariat 11 unter 0209 365 7112 oder an die Kriminalwache unter 0209 365 8240.
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/51056/4882309
Robert Franklin says
Translation of the above
Emergency forces from the police and fire department were alerted yesterday, April 5, 2021, at 19:15 to Haydnstraße in Rotthausen. Witnesses there reported a fire in the church of St. Mary’s Assumption. The fire department’s firefighting efforts in the church, which is no longer in use, lasted until well into the night. According to initial investigations by fire experts of the police, deliberate arson is to be assumed. The police are looking for witnesses who observed anything suspicious at the time of the crime. Please send any relevant information to the Criminal Investigation Department 11 on 0209 365 7112 or to the Criminal Investigation Department on 0209 365 8240.
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Spiro says
I have a hard time with
These countries that
Encouraged Muslims to come in
Now their suffering the result of their ignorance and stupidity
Is it to late for Western europe
Beverly Teboe says
Brits need to start picking out their prayer rugs, and women need to start shopping for their Burqua. In 10 yrs (maybe less) once civilization jihad is complete Britain will be an Islamic country.
gravenimage says
I don’t think that calling for our surrender is useful here.
spiro says
It’s not surrender its observation of current trend unless there’s a drastic change
In policy
It’s not surrender it’s failed policy based on historical ignorance
somehistory says
To recognize failure of policy on the part of the government is one thing.
To buy the things mozlums use in their filthy practices in preparation for joining them, because of the failure of the governments to do the right thing, is entirely different.
Personally, no matter what the government does, allows, encourages, etc. in this regard, I will stand against becoming a mozlum and giving my heart and soul and mind to satan the devil and his filthy, evil, demon beast.
Better to be killed off by the mozlums who so eagerly worship that beast than to become a worshipper.
God, the True One, will see to the destruction of the beast and all who worship it and its creator, satan the devil.
Never surrender to satan or his evil beast….no matter how strong they appear to be. The True God and His Son are so much more powerful.
gravenimage says
Patriots need to stand up and be heard.
Mount Zion says
They are suffering the results of their ignorance and stupidity but there is no policy change when it comes to muslum immigration . I don’t know if it is stupidity or willful ignorance or just following orders . Muslims torch curches , behead people , commit vehicular jihad , rape infidel women , kill apostates , harass and threathen you for depicting pedophile Moh , make you go into hiding for critical views on Islam demand sharija law in the west , and yet they are still welcome . I just don’t know what is going on .I don’t believe that this apathy towards muslums misdeeds in the west is due only to fear of beeing charged with Islamophobia .
Lion heart says
Spiro : as a Canadian Christian guy originally from Iraq, I wanna say that you’re absolutely right and we have been warning the western world especially our fellow Canadians for decades about the catastrophic consequences of taking in Muslim refugees and immigrants as we ( especially your Christine ancestors of Iraq abs the Middle East in general ) have been living with them for centuries and know the evil of Islam but unfortunately many westerners accused us of bigotry although we ruled them that we escaped their terror especially after the fall of Saddam’s bloody regime and one of them said “ if we think in the same way you do , we would have not taken you either “ ?
Clifford Fodor says
Another warning: Your prime minister Trudeau converted to Islam, didn’t he?
Spiro says
Thank you for your efforts
I hope some minds and ears will hear
mortimer says
The Koran THREATENS with DEATH anyone who declares that Jesus is divine. DON’T SAY HE IS DIVINE OR ELSE … !!!
“So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not “THREE” – Cease! It will be better for you! – Allah is only One Allah. Far is it removed from His Transcendent Majesty that He should have a son.” – Surah 4:166-172
Believe in Islam … or be punished by Muslims.
Michael Copeland says
“by persuasion or by force”
Ibn Khaldun
Ade Fegan says
Islamophobic witnesses huh ?
Some serious shit coming their way !
gravenimage says
Germany: Church torched in Muslim stronghold — before fire started, witnesses saw youths running away
…………….
Very disturbing–but Muslims have targeted churches and other Infidel places of worship all over the world.
Halal Bacon says
nothing to see here folks, just some youts that thought it may have been a burger king or mecca burger and wanted some flamed broiled
BlackSabbath says
Notre Dame had shady characters on top of the roof prior to the big fire. The security camera of buildings in the vicinity had footage which was posted on the Youtube. it is probably deleted by the YouTube by now.
Ade Fegan says
Any news of Notre Dame lately ?
There has been nothing on Jihadwatch since shortly after it happened
gravenimage says
The renovation is remarkable:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2021/04/08/paris-inside-notre-dame-restoration-bell-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn
ajj says
Nothing justifies the burning of a building especially a church but a church standing empty and unused is another indicting tragedy. against the German people.
gravenimage says
I agree–but this is not why it was torched.
Andrew Blackadder says
Im a mature British guy who lived in Germany off and on during the 1970s from Berlin to Bavaria,my ex girlfriend, from Bavaria and her Sister, want nothing more to do with me because I suggested that islamic followers share a lot in common with Nazi followers and that Hitler even had an islamic Platoon, they called me a liar and I hope they have now found out that I was telling them an historical FACT, I also mentioned that Germany is bowing down to a culture, a religion, a people, that despise everything modern Germans embrace, like shared Sauna, nude sunbathing, equality of the sexes etc etc etc…. But for reasons I will never understand that after each and every islamic attack or rape they would tell me that not all muslims are crazy jihadi nutcases,even though I have never said they were, but its an automatic appeasement, and too apologize for islam, even though I asked them to read the Quran, talk to some muslims about their faith, and ask them if sharia is better than German Law.
There is now an islamic Prayer Room at the top of Germany,s highest mountain and it has a toilet next to it with a sign stating “for muslims ONLY”… In German of course….But these old friends, from the 1970s now call me the bad guy, the racist, and want nothing more to do with me… go figure…
James Lincoln says
Andrew Blackadder,
Your personal experience with your 1970s friends is, unfortunately, not unique.
At least you know the truth – your 1970s friends do not…
gravenimage says
Very sad, Andrew. As James notes, grimly common though.
Jayell says
Wherever muslims appear, no church is safe. The large Edwardian church up the road from where I live in London survived two world wars perfectly intact, but when muslims turned up in the housing estate round the corner it was bricks through the windows, etc. Like this case in Germany, no one was ever caught. Yet just leave a rasher of bacon on the steps of the local mosque and you’re a dead man in prison.
gravenimage says
Awful, Jayell.
Mirjam says
Would be interesting to know who is the guy who posted the zwo linked videos of the fire on youtube.
Walter Sieruk says
Those youths “running away” if Muslims may have been in inspired to hate everything even refereed to as “Christian.”
This isn’t say that their imam directly told to to go out and commit arson on a church, nevertheless the spite- full sermon and lectures that that imam and other Muslim clerics might had influenced them to become church arson’s
OLD GUY says
There’s a lot to be learned from the muslim migration into Europe. Unfortunately our current American administration is HELL BRNT on following Europe down the same rabbit hole. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the cost of allowing these ,muslim migrants into your country both in increased crime and terror attacks and the welfare burden these migrants place on the local population. Something like 80% of them are on the European welfare system and don’t integrate into becoming part of the social fabric of their host country. Most become hostile towards their host. America needs to be a little careful about the migrants Biden and Harris want to let thru their open borders.
somehistory says
the mozlum…youth…probably were unaware that the church was no longer in use, and hoped to really score a big hit with their fake ‘god,’ and his dead fake ‘prophet.’
Their victory proved to be a minor one…as no one was murdered by the fire and the fire department arrived to stop the conflagration.