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The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has said he's praying for parishioners of St. James’ Church in Leyland, after the church was the victim of a hate crime, apparently perpetrated by one or more atheists.
On the morning of Good Friday, the holiest day in the Christian calendar, parishioners arrived to find that their church had been vandalized with graffiti. The gravestones of parishioners' family members were graffitied.
The graffiti included sexually graphic images and expletives. On the church itself, the words “god is a lie” were sprayed on the outer wall next to an obscene picture.
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On the morning of Good Friday, the holiest day in the Christian calendar, parishioners arrived to find that their church had been vandalized with graffiti. The gravestones of parishioners' family members were graffitied.
The graffiti included sexually graphic images and expletives. On the church itself, the words “god is a lie” were sprayed on the outer wall next to an obscene picture.
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Church rededicated to God after atheist hate crime attack
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has said he s praying for parishioners of St James Church in Leyland, after the church was the victim of a hate crime, apparently perpetrated by one or more
