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  2. Global strategies
  3. Desecrating religious buildings

Desecrating religious buildings

  • Destroying religious buildings
  • Destroying mosques
  • Burning churches
  • Torching churches
  • Destroying temples

Claim

In the USA, a substantial number of individuals, unconnected with one another or with organized white supremacist groups, regard burning black churches as a plausible act, worthy of emulation.

Broader

Desecrating
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Narrower

Destroying tombs
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Constrains

Protecting religious buildings
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Problem

Desecration of religious buildings
Presentable
Desecration of holy spaces
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Value

Nonreligious
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Amenities » Buildings
  • Societal problems » Destruction
  • Religious practice » Religion
  • Religious practice » Places of worship
  • Religious practice » Churches
    • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024