No fewer than 45 churches have allegedly been burnt down in Canada, Faithwire is reporting.
The report says 17 of the church buildings suffered fire damage or completely burned to the ground.
The arson is occurring in an anti-Christian campaign currently going on in the North American country.
The attacks are being carried out by terrorists, who are targeting mainly Roma Catholic churches and affiliates of the church. For instance, the building where the House of Prayer Alliance Church in Calgary was burnt down.
The sole aim of the far-left terrorists with Marxist ideology is to drive fear into Christian faithful.
Already Christian leaders in the country have asked the arsonists to halt the attacks.
Jenn Allan-Riley, a pastor at the Living Waters Church, said, “Burning down churches is not in solidarity with us indigenous people. As I said we do not destroy people’s place of worship.
‘’We are concerned about the burning and defacing of churches bringing more strife, depression, and anxiety to those already in pain and mourning.”
According to the report, the fires and vandalism occurred in six provinces and Northwest Territories while others happened in the First Nation’s territory.
“We’re refugees. We escaped from Vietnam to come here to get more freedom, to live, and we think it was a good country –and now it happened to our church. Maybe it is not safe to be here in Canada compared to Vietnam,” Pastor Nguyen said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) say they have commenced investigation into the incidents.
Background
The fire incidents in Canada began following the discovery of unmarked graves on the sites of former boarding schools for Indigenous children, many of which were run by churches.
About 1,000 bodies have been discovered so far.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lamented the discoveries, saying it “heart breaks.”
“I recognize these findings only deepen the pain that families, survivors, and all indigenous peoples and communities are already feeling as they reaffirm the truth that they have long known,” Trudeau said while addressing a press conference in Ottawa.
“To members of the Penelakut Tribe, we are here for you. We cannot bring back those who are lost but we can and will continue to tell the truth.”
