NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR, FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS---AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, MORE CHURCH/STATUE/FLAG DESECRATIONS, QUEENS VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL, HATE-FILLED GRAFFITI

For our faith-based readers and history buffs too---NUMBER 34-- one of our most widely traveled and very popular series here at Everything Croton-----ASSORTED ARTICLES BELOW....CLICK ON THE PHOTOS AND LINKS...

Still not concerned?  Perhaps it's time...........

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#1, SAD NEWS. Your editor is quite familiar with beautifil historic church and its grounds:  A parish in Queens, New York is raising funds to repair its statue of Mary, which was found knocked over and split in half on May 28. HERE IS THE GOFUNDME PAGE FOR THE RESTORATION.

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#2, BROOKLYN DIOCESE REQUESTS MORE POLICE 

Washington D.C., May 18, 2021 / 16:00 pm/The Diocese of Brooklyn is requesting increased police presence after two incidents of vandalism in three days at church properties. Over the weekend, a statue depicting the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus was discovered vandalized outside the diocesan administrative offices, with Jesus decapitated. On Friday, a crucifix display outside St. Athanasius parish in Brooklyn was found toppled over, with an American flag outside the rectory burned.....MORE AT https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247699/brooklyn-diocese-requests-greater-police-presence-outside-churches-after-acts-of-vandalism

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#3, QUEENS VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL DESECRATED--(Editor's note: one hardly knows what to say any more.)

The anger was palpable after one or more vandals struck the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park..... the hate-filled graffiti scrawled on the memorial, which was reported to police on Wednesday, June 2. The memorial pays tribute to 371 service members from the borough who lost their lives during the conflict. MORE AT https://qns.com/2021/06/queens-leaders-condemn-desecration-of-vietnam-veterans-memorial-in-elmhurst-park/?mc_cid=aa88649f10&mc_eid=94aad5241d

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See the last edition of this series: NUMBER THIRTY-THREE, FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS---AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, NEWSOM ORDERED TO BE PAY $1.35M SETTLEMENT, PANDEMIC WORSHIP RESTRICTIONS STRUCK DOWN, WESTCHESTER HISTORIC HEADSTONES DAMAGED