Tag: Church Attacks

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty for Setting Fire to Church in Hate Crime Case

A 22-year-old man has pled guilty in a Colorado federal court for setting fire to a church in Loveland in January. Darion Ray Sexton entered a guilty plea on Thursday, admitting fault for setting fire to the Abiding Love Lutheran Church on Jan. 19. Sexton was arrested and charged on Jan. 23 with causing damage…


Gunmen Kill Eight, Kidnap 38 in Nigeria Church Attacks: Church Officials

KANO, Nigeria—Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Monday, weeks after a similar deadly attack in the southwest. The attack occurred during the morning service of a Catholic and…


Gunmen Kill 8, Kidnap 38 in Nigeria Church Attacks: Church Officials

KANO, Nigeria—Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Monday, weeks after a similar deadly attack in the southwest. The attack occurred during the morning service of a Catholic and…


Hate Crimes in US, Including on Houses of Worship, Increasing, FBI Says

Hate crimes in the United States could surpass last year’s surge in attacks nationwide, with a rise in hate incidents targeting Houses of worship, from Jewish synagogues and Catholic churches to Muslim Mosques and Buddhist temples. According to Axios, the number of hate crime incidents reported nationwide this year could exceed 2020’s figures when the…