What, then, was the motive? Islam considers representational art to be idolatry or a gateway to it, and claims that Jesus was not crucified (Qur’an 4:157). That’s likely this chap’s motive. On what basis was it ruled out? Do Vienna cops even know that Islam teaches such things? Almost certainly not.
“29-year-old stole cross from Kepler Church,” translated from “29-Jähriger stahl Kreuz aus Keplerkirche,” Wien.of.at, November 26, 2023 (thanks to Medforth):
A 29-year-old stole a wooden cross from the Kepler Church in Vienna-Favoriten on Friday afternoon. Witnesses and images from a surveillance camera provided clear evidence of the man, so he was arrested a short time later.
According to police spokesman Mattias Schuster, the man first tore a Madonna statue from its anchorage around 4 p.m., then took the cross with him. The Syrian citizen was temporarily arrested a short time later not far from the crime scene.
The man was then released. He probably belonged to the scene on Keplerplatz, but his motive initially remained obscure. However, political or religious reasons were ruled out. In any case, the cross is back in the church; a woman brought it back shortly after the crime.
Troybeam says
It is not denial, it is a way to not have violence in the nation. By allowing Muslims to attack a church and not do anything is wrong. That is aiding and abetting the criminal to keep destroying society that Islam disrespects. Fear is a tool that Islam uses well to get their way, the only thing that works is to strike back twice has hard and not let women and children of Islam to be a factor in not defending your nation. They are also working to destroy nations from within.
OLD GUY says
So correct.
Johnny B says
Had it been the other way around (which is almost as likely as the sun rising in the west) it would be a top story and immediately deemed far-right, Islamophobic, racist, and what not..