Faith Under Attack: Global Surge in Religious Site Violence

0:00Here's more world news from March 12th. Attending weekly worship services is statistically very safe, with billions going each year, and only a few hundred deaths from attacks globally. But a vehicle ramming into a major synagogue near Detroit on Thursday has heightened worries, as it's the latest in a string of assault on religious sites. In the United States alone, attackers have targeted churches and synagogues repeatedly over the past 15 years. It's included deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 that killed 11, a Texas church massacre in 2000, 17 claiming 25 lives, and more recent truck attacks in Michigan churches in synagogues last year. Around the world, the violence continues. In Australia, a Hanukkah festival on Bondi Beach saw 15 killed last December, while a Melbourne synagogue was fire bombed. Europe has seen synagogues, stavings in Britain, church attacks in France and Germany, and a mosque assault in New Zealand that took 51 lives in 2019.

1:02Other hot spots include Congo, where rebels killed dozens in a church vigil last summer, and Egypt with massive mosque and church bombings tied to. Nilotense, Syria reported a church suicide bombing killing over 20 just last June. Clergy and worshipers now feel more vulnerable, prompting tighter security at services everywhere. Officials worldwide are urging vigilance amid this troubling rise in faith-based violence. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcasts and music. S-O-L-I. SoleyPillo.com