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Breakpoint

Church Arson in Canada

Breakpoint

Colson Center

News, Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Christianity

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Attacks on churches and pro-Christian causes are not met with the same outcry as other hate crimes.

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With a

0:05.0

culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point. On February 9, a church in Regina, Saskatchewan was burned by an arsonist.

0:09.0

The video posted by the Christian Emergency Alliance showed a mass man pouring gasoline on the front steps before igniting it.

0:15.7

The arsonist has not made a statement since his arrest, so it's not clear what his motives were.

0:19.6

However, given Canada's recent history, it's likely that this was another in a long line of

0:24.1

attacks on churches. Even worse is the government's response to these attacks, which has been

0:28.8

underwhelming to say the least. Eerily similar to how attacks against pro-life pregnancy centers have been handled

0:34.3

on this side of the border, it seems that some state officials believe only some hate crimes

0:38.8

are worth rebuking.

0:39.8

However, when those who have the power and the call to protect don't call out all violence,

0:44.3

at least with the same enthusiasm as they do other violence, well that only encourages more violence.

0:49.6

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

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