Germany’s War on Christianity: Open Borders, Islamic Hatred, and the Collapse of a Nation’s Faith
Germany’s open-borders experiment has unleashed a wave of anti-Christian hatred—fueled by imported Islamic intolerance, protected by left-wing politicians, and ignored by a cowardly media—leaving the once-Christian heart of Europe desecrated, demoralized, and on the brink of spiritual collapse.
Germany—once the heartland of Christianity—is facing an alarming wave of anti-Christian hatred and desecration. Across the country, churches are being vandalized, sacred images are being mutilated, Bibles are being burned, and believers are being harassed—while politicians and the media downplay the growing hostility toward Christianity in the name of “tolerance” and “diversity,” reports the Rairfoundation .
Churches under fire
On February 14, 2025, parishioners of St. Anthony’s Church in Gronau—a town near the German border with the Netherlands—received devastating news: their Catholic parish would close its doors except for scheduled services.
The reason? “Repeated” vandalism and open abuse of parishioners.
Among the violations:
- The theft of plaques and a 17th-century scepter of the Virgin Mary.
- The tabernacle was destroyed.
- The baptistery was used as a garbage dump.
- Believers were insulted and threatened by drunken intruders while praying.
“The insults against the faithful were the last straw,” the parish said, adding that it had now been forced to install surveillance cameras in what should have been a sanctuary of peace and prayer.
“People no longer have respect for the sacred,” complained one local resident. In a country where half the population still identifies as Christian, churches in Germany are being attacked like never before.
Explosive increase in anti-Christian hate crimes
The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) confirms this trend: politically motivated anti-Christian acts increased by more than 20 percent between 2023 and 2024.
According to official data:
- 337 anti-Christian acts were recorded in 2024 (up from 277 in 2023)
- 111 direct attacks on churches (up from 92)
- Anti-Semitic acts increased from 5,164 → 6,236 (+20.7%)
- Islamophobic acts increased from 1,464 → 1,848 (+26.2%)
- Anti-mosque crimes rose by 12.9%
But these figures only scratch the surface.
The Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) says official German statistics significantly underestimate the crisis. After compiling data from individual states, OIDAC estimates that more than 2,000 incidents of vandalism against Christian sites in Germany occurred in 2023 alone – most of which were never registered as “politically motivated.”
Imported Hate: Open Borders as a Cause of Church Attacks in Germany
The rise in anti-Christian attacks cannot be separated from Germany’s open border policy and the massive import of Islamic intolerance.
Since Angela Merkel’s 2015 “refugee welcome” decree, more than 3.5 million migrants from predominantly Muslim countries have entered Germany – carrying with them a deep-seated Islamic hostility toward Christianity and Western values. What began as a supposed act of “humanitarian compassion” has become a cultural suicide pact.
Across Germany, police and church officials quietly acknowledge that many perpetrators of church desecrations and attacks have a migration or asylum background, particularly from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans. Reports of migrants spitting on crosses, vandalizing nativity scenes, or mocking the faithful are now commonplace, but rarely make headlines.
The German Bishops’ Conference has cautiously acknowledged that immigration has created “new tensions” around Christianity in public life—a diplomatic understatement for the Islamic contempt for Christians that has now taken root in German streets, schools, and neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, the same left-wing politicians who opened the borders have criminalized dissent and labeled anyone who points this out as “Islamophobic.” The result is a country where Islamic sensitivities are protected, while the Christian heritage is abandoned.
The anti-Christian crisis in Germany is not random vandalism – it is the predictable result of importing religious hatred from Islamic societies where churches are burned, Christians are persecuted, and blasphemy is punishable by death.
“This is not small damage – it is hate”
Anja Hoffmann, director of OIDAC Europe, warns that violence has become both more frequent and more brutal:
It’s no longer just about graffiti or minor damage. We’re talking about burned Bibles, decapitated statues, and vandalized confessionals . Many churches are now closing their doors – and that’s a direct attack on religious freedom.
Matthias Kopp, spokesman for the German Bishops’ Conference , calls this pattern “ open hostility against Christianity .”
“These attacks are not just material damage,” he emphasizes, “but an attack on the faith itself and a disruption of religious life. They must be systematically prosecuted.”
A culture of silence and submission
The German political class, so quick to condemn offenses against other faiths, reacts to the persecution of Christians with silence and bureaucratic indifference. While Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly mourned the rising antisemitism, there was no comparable outrage over the desecration of churches or the intimidation of Christian believers.
Meanwhile, officials and left-wing media continue to portray such acts as “isolated vandalism” or the result of “juvenile delinquency.” In reality, Germany’s historic churches are being transformed into fortresses—with cameras, security locks, and guards—to defend themselves against their own citizens.
A warning to the West
The closure of churches like St. Anthony’s is more than a local tragedy—it is a symbol of Europe’s spiritual collapse. While Germany’s Christian heritage is being desecrated, its leaders remain paralyzed by political correctness. The message to believers is clear: your faith makes you a target, and your government will not protect you.
OIDAC Europe calls the situation “a bad signal for the entire community.” When churches are forced to close, freedom of religion—once the cornerstone of Western civilization—is lost.
Faith under fire
Germany’s escalating war against Christianity isn’t just a wave of crime. It’s a cultural and moral crisis. The country that once gave the world the Reformation and Bach now sees its churches desecrated, its saints beheaded, and its faithful mocked—all in the name of progress and diversity.
And unless the West finds the courage to defend its own faith and heritage, Germany’s fate will soon be ours as well.