{"id":1530091,"date":"2022-06-27T21:34:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T01:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1530091"},"modified":"2022-06-27T21:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T01:34:30","slug":"in-the-wake-of-roe-v-wade-attacks-on-churches-pregnancy-centers-escalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-the-wake-of-roe-v-wade-attacks-on-churches-pregnancy-centers-escalate\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Wake Of Roe v. Wade, Attacks On Churches, Pregnancy Centers Escalate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-the-wake-of-roe-v-wade-attacks-on-churches-pregnancy-centers-escalate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1530091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Churches and pro-life or Catholic pregnancy centers and organizations are under continued attack following the overturn of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Data compiled by CatholicVote found that at least 35 pro-life centers have been attacked since the the early May leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade might be overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The monumental Supreme Court decision came down on Friday as pro-lifers braced themselves for violent attacks following threats from pro-abortion activists to \u201crage\u201d in protest over abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a day after the ruling came down, authorities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/06\/27\/life-choices-colorado-fire\/\">were alerted<\/a>\u00a0of a fire at Life Choices pregnancy center in Longmont, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Longmont, Colorado<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longmontcolorado.gov\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/12297\/1302?backlist=%2fdepartments%2fdepartments-n-z%2fpublic-safety-department\">police said of the pregnancy center<\/a>. \u201cAt the arrival of police and fire staff, the front of the property had been vandalized with black paint.\u00a0This fire is being investigated as arson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s front door was also broken and the building was spray painted with the words, \u201cif abortions aren\u2019t safe neither are you,\u201d as well as the words, \u201cbans off our bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both the FBI and Longmont Public Safety are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we hope the perpetrators of this act understand is that an attack on Life Choices is ultimately not an attack on a political party or act of,\u201d Life Choices Executive Director Kathy Roberts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timescall.com\/2022\/06\/25\/longmont-police-investigate-fire-at-life-choices-as-arson\/\">told the Times Call<\/a>. \u201cIt is an attack on those who walk through our doors every day in need of diapers, pregnancy tests, limited ultrasounds, clothing, financial and parenting classes, support, and so much more.\u00a0 It is an attack on a place that is supposed to be safe for women, men, and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401700\" class=\"wp-image-401700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30492.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30492.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30492-225x300-1.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30492-432x576-1.jpeg 432w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-401700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Longmont Public Safety<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401701\" class=\"wp-image-401701 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30494.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30494.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30494-300x200-1.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-401701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Longmont Public Safety<\/p>\n<p>Lynchburg, Virginia<\/p>\n<p>In Lynchburg, Virginia, police are investigating vandalism of Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center that also took place early in the morning on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The pregnancy center\u2019s windows had been smashed, photos posted by the Lynchburg Police Department show, and the building was spray-painted with graffiti that read \u201cIF ABORTION AINT SAFE YOU AINT SAFE!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center, in Virginia, was vandalized last night by pro-abortion domestic terrorists. <\/p>\n<p>This type of destruction does nothing to scare the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/prolife?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#prolife<\/a> movement. It only strengthens our resolve to love &#038; serve. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LifeIsAHumanRight?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LifeIsAHumanRight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmOOxlMIFM\">https:\/\/t.co\/hmOOxlMIFM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ahBMeUygsm\">pic.twitter.com\/ahBMeUygsm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rev. Dean Nelson (@RevDeanNelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RevDeanNelson\/status\/1540787248379166720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Security camera footage shows that the center was vandalized by four masked individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no room for this in Virginia, breaking the law is unacceptable,\u201d Governor Glenn Youngkin said of the attack. \u201cThis is not how we find common ground. Virginia State Police stands ready to support local law enforcement as they investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no room for this in Virginia, breaking the law is unacceptable. This is not how we find common ground. Virginia State Police stands ready to support local law enforcement as they investigate.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BONC83jKgj\">https:\/\/t.co\/BONC83jKgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1540864444863053824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 hLMqRF\">Firefighters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2022\/06\/26\/fire-erupts-at-downtown-shopping-center-hfd-says-crews-work-to-put-out-blaze\/\">responded<\/a> to a fire at Sacco Company Catholic Store on Saturday evening where a fire reportedly broke out around 8pm. The store, which was founded in 1956 and sells religious books, apparel, vestments, and church supplies, has had to shut its doors \u201cdue to fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 hLMqRF\">The Houston Fire Department told The Daily Wire that the fire is \u201ccurrently under investigation\u201d and a \u201ccause had not been determined yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 hLMqRF\">The owner of the store did not wish to speculate on whether the attack was ideologically motivated or related to the overturn of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Patrick Briscoe of the Dominican friars in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shared Sunday that St. Patrick Parish had been vandalized overnight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease pray for those who are afraid, whoa re suffering, for mothers who need our love and care, and for the conversion of hears and minds,\u201d he asked in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Philadelphia Police Department told The Daily Wire on Monday that\u00a0Central Detectives is investigating the vandalism, noting that the incident took place on Sunday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">St. Patrick Parish in Philadelpia, served by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opeast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opeast<\/a>, was vandalized last night.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for those who are afraid, who are suffering, for mothers who need our love and care, and for conversion of hearts and minds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiajbSfpvJ\">pic.twitter.com\/TiajbSfpvJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (@PatrickMaryOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMaryOP\/status\/1541112701560279045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reston, VA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police <a href=\"https:\/\/fcpdnews.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/26\/arson-graffiti-investigation-underway-at-reston-church\/\">are investigating<\/a> after St. John Neumann Catholic Church was targeted Sunday with graffiti and possible arson.<\/p>\n<p>The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department found smoking mulch at the church when they responded to a call early in Sunday morning, and found an accelerant that was likely used for a fire, as well as graffiti on the entrance sign and the back fo the building, reading \u201cTHIS WON\u2019T STOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FairfaxCountyPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FairfaxCountyPD<\/a> investigating vandalism at a Reston Catholic church tied to overturn of Roe v Wade. Police say this is also an arson investigation bc small fire set<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches and pro-life or Catholic pregnancy centers and organizations are under continued attack following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Data compiled by CatholicVote found that at least 35 pro-life centers have been attacked since the the early May leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade might be overturned. 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