The following report from Germany describes the recent vandalism and destruction of Christian statues at churches in North Rhine-Westphalia. The police investigators interviewed for the report don’t mention JIM, but they acknowledge that there is most likely a religious motive for the destruction.

A side-note: In ancient times, when a city-state was invaded and conquered by warriors from a different political entity, during the process of conquest the invaders would systematically deface the religious sculptures of the conquered group by striking off noses, breasts, hands, and genitals, and sometimes by chiseling out the eyes. These actions were believed to neutralize any supernatural powers the statues might have.

Many thanks to Ava Lon for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

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