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Burning Christian Churches continues

Another historic Christian church reduced to ashes.
This week the 175-year-old Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pennington, Alabama, a congregation that has gathered since 1850, was completely destroyed by fire. The cause is still under… https://t.co/Q06eFclmOQ pic.twitter.com/rKQEuAWK5U

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Another historic Christian church reduced to ashes.
This week the 175-year-old Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pennington, Alabama, a congregation that has gathered since 1850, was completely destroyed by fire. The cause is still under investigation.

It joins a growing list of churches across the United States and Canada that have been vandalized, set ablaze, or targeted in recent years.
Family Research Council data shows hundreds of hostile acts against U.S. churches in recent years, including dozens of arsons and attempted arsons.

In Canada, more than two dozen churches were burned to the ground after 2021, many confirmed as arson. Historic sanctuaries that once stood as landmarks of faith and community are disappearing one by one.

At the same time, the number of mosques in the United States continues to rise. From roughly 2,100 in 2010 to nearly 2,800 by 2020, with further growth since, driven by immigration and population increase. New mosques are being built and expanded across the country while many longstanding Christian churches face attack, neglect, or closure.
Christians are not imagining this. Houses of worship dedicated to the name of Jesus are being damaged and destroyed with disturbing frequency.

The media often treats these incidents as isolated or unimportant. Meanwhile, any perceived slight against other religious sites receives wall-to-wall coverage and immediate condemnation.