Afghan refugee clears out church, destroys Jesus figure
He could not believe his eyes when Pastor Klemens Müller (50) looked out
of the window last week. A young Afghan (25) was just clearing out the
“Frauenberg Church” in Nordhausen.
The refugee, who has been living in Germany for five years, calmly
dragged chairs outside, emptied the altar, tore music books and organ
literature out of the cupboards, and did not stop at the cross or a
Jesus figure. The priest tells BILD exclusively how he experienced what
happened.
The priest rushed to the street to stop the man. And was promptly told
by the Afghan that he considered the Christian faith to be “wrong.” The
refugee says it was fundamentally a mistake that Jesus Christ was the
Son of God. Which is why he felt compelled to empty the place of
worship.
“Most of them reject our culture”
The church will now file charges against the Afghan for burglary and
trespassing. For District Administrator Matthias Jendricke (SPD), the
case is quite clear:
“I strongly condemn this
trespassing with damage to property. Such behavior is the reason why I
already pleaded in the summer not to accept any more refugees from
Afghanistan. Most of them reject our culture. It is a misconception to
think that they would want to integrate well, as yesterday’s incident
proves once again.”
Matthias Jendricke
The generous opening hours of the house of worship, which have been offered for weeks, will be terminated as a consequence.
