Joe Biden's America: Hostility Against Churches Is on the Rise
Family Research Council reports:
Over the past several years, Family Research Council has been tracking acts of hostility against churches in the United States. Between January 2018 and November 2023, at least 915 acts of hostility occurred. The types of acts include vandalism, arson, gun-related incidents, bomb threats, and more.
In 2023, Family Research Council identified 436 incidents-more than double the number identified in 2022 and more than eight times the number identified in 2018. These findings suggest that hostility against U.S. churches is not only on the rise but also accelerating.
Acts of hostility against churches are destructive and have the potential to intimidate a religious community. Therefore, they deserve to be condemned.
The Study states:
Although
the
motivations
for
many
of
these
incidents
remain
unknown,
the
rise
in
crimes
against
churches
is
taking
place
in
a
context
in
which
American
culture
appears
increasingly
hostile
to
Christianity.
Criminal
acts
of
vandalism
and
destruction
of
church
property
may
be
symptomatic
of
a
collapse
in
societal
reverence
and
respect
for
houses
of
worship
and
religion-in
this
case,
churches
and
Christianity.
Americans
appear
increasingly
comfortable
lashing
out
against
church
buildings,
pointing
to
a
larger
societal
problem
of
marginalizing
core
Christian
beliefs,
including
those
that
touch
on
hotbutton
political
issues
related
to
human
dignity
and
sexuality.
Attacks
on
houses
of
worship
may
also
signal
a
discomfort
with
religion
in
general.