Vandals desecrate Phoenix church with 'fascist symbols'

January 7, 2015  

Members of a north Phoenix Serbian parish coming in for Orthodox Christmas services on Wednesday morning were horrified to see their church had been vandalized with fascist symbols, according to a church spokesman.

Block fence posts at St. Nikolas Serbian Orthodox Church near Cave Creek and Cactus roads had been spray-painted with symbols of the fascist Croatian party Ustashi, according to Alex Stojsic, a spokesman for the church.

The symbols are reminiscent of the ethnic cleansing against Serbians and Jews during World War II and are considered an act timed to terrorize the Serbian population in the Valley, Stojsic said.

Members of the church were still in attendance for the early morning's Christmas services, but Stojsic was patrolling the parking lot with a firearm as security, he said.

The Orthodox church follows the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas later compared with the Gregorian calendar much of the world follows.

Many members of the church fled Croatia during the Bosnian Wars between 1992 and 1995, Stojsic said.

Phoenix police were notified and are investigating the vandalism, he said.

Azcentral.com

1/9/2015

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The diocese noted that this is not the first time that graffiti are being daubed on the walls of this medieval Serbian monastery, but every time it is a new warning to the monks that they must be on alert. Croatia: ‘Kill The Serb’, Ustasha Graffiti On Serbian Orthodox Church Croatia: ‘Kill The Serb’, Ustasha Graffiti On Serbian Orthodox Church Croatia: ‘Kill The Serb’, Ustasha Graffiti On Serbian Orthodox Church Croatia: ‘Kill The Serb’, Ustasha Graffiti On Serbian Orthodox Church
Ustasha graffiti have been painted on the building of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) parish centre in Vinkovc, Croatia. Terrorist graffiti appeared overnight in the vicinity of Dečani Monastery Terrorist graffiti appeared overnight in the vicinity of Dečani Monastery Terrorist graffiti appeared overnight in the vicinity of Dečani Monastery Terrorist graffiti appeared overnight in the vicinity of Dečani Monastery
The graffiti was most probably written during the previous night. The perpetrators of this provocation most probably entered the monastery property on the eastern side where there is no wall.
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