{"id":65,"date":"2011-03-25T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/pray_for_the_persecuted_church\/?p=65"},"modified":"2011-03-27T19:47:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T23:47:34","slug":"vandals-wreck-nyc-pregnancy-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/pray_for_the_persecuted_church\/2011\/03\/vandals-wreck-nyc-pregnancy-outreach.html","title":{"rendered":"Vandals wreck NYC pregnancy outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0pregnancy care center in New York City across from the Planned Parenthood clinic in the South Bronx was \u201cvirtually destroyed\u201d by vandals Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Wood flooring and plaster in the center were chopped into bits. Clothing, models of unborn babies and other\u00a0outreach materials\u00a0were overturned and strewn across the floor.<\/p>\n

According to Chris Slattery, who heads up the EMC Frontline, a\u00a0chain of pregnancy centers to which the South Bronx center belongs,\u00a0vandals broke into the building through the second story window, stole over $5,000 worth of equipment, and \u201cvirtually destroyed the office.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe rampage of these heartless criminals shattered windows, stole all of our audio visual equipment, destroyed displays and supplies, tore up the ceiling, doors, and floor,\u201d he said. \u201cThey even broke into our supply closet and stole our Pampers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Was the destruction intentional?\u00a0Or was\u00a0the crime was perpetrated by drug addicts seeking some quick cash? Why would they do such destruction? Would burglars tear up the floor? Perhaps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a warzone,” Slattery told John Jalsevac of LifeSiteNews.com. “We\u2019re in the South Bronx.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding insult to injury, when the staff reported to work, there was construction going on in the street outside the office, and so the pregnancy center was without electricity and heat as they attempted to repair the damage.<\/p>\n

Despite the conditions, counselors still managed to counsel one woman, Slattery said.<\/p>\n

The now have put a large piece of plywood wood across the hole in the floor and put a rug over it —\u00a0and are back open for business.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe staff in our Bronx office is heartbroken, but they have all pulled together to put together the pieces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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