Vandals Target Nativity Scene in Lebanon

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Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024. / Credit: Municipality of Faraya ACI MENA, Dec 2, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A gun was placed near a Nativity scene on Nov. 23 in the town of Faraya in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon in the country of Lebanon, sparking outrage among locals. Residents gathered in the town square ringing the church bells in protest.…

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Vandals Target Nativity Scene in Lebanon

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024. Following the incident, Father Salameh replaced the missing statue of the Baby Jesus with another one from St. Charbel Church to temporarily fill the void.

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by Pino Manoli On time worse than a bill of exchange, the first news comes about the attacks on Christian representations of the Holy Christmas, The article Hands Off the Nativity Scene! comes from www.missino.it.

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In what was once predominantly Christian Lebanon last year there were acts of hatred and attempts to intimidate followers of Christ. During the Advent anticipation of the Nativity of the Lord, the faithful in one of the towns apparently wanted to convey that their potential persecutors were only waiting for the right moment... The Lebanese village of Farya was shaken by an anti-Christian provocation. An unknown perpetrator removed a figure of th…