UK Congregation in fear after faith-hate attack on canon
From a TimesOnline article by David Brown:
“The harassment is usually coming from young Asian men – often, but not exclusively, Muslim,” he said. “The police and prosecutors will classify an attack on a mosque or Muslim as a hate crime but not if it is a church or a vicar. These aren’t targeted attacks, they are spontaneous, but [the victims] are being singled out because of their faith and should be dealt with in the same way as other members of the community.”
Background: Anglican priest, Canon Michael Ainsworth, beaten up in ‘faith hate’ incident (TimesOnline); Muslims denounce attack on priest (BBC)