The continued malicious desecration of Joshua Tree National Park has now affected archeological sites.

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Church warden Steven Stanworth said he considered the thefts a desecration of the ground.

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The soldier did not take off his boots, an act of desecration in any Muslim holy place.

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Ramesh Kallidai, secretary general of the Hindu Forum of Britain, said killing Shambo would be a "grave desecration".

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The church maintains that desecration of icons and other acts of vandalism have become more frequent since the protest.

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"We are against an exhumation of his cadaver because it would seem to us a true act of desecration, " Juan Agustin Figueroa said.

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That may be one reason why it feels like a kind of desecration when I allow my work life to invade this place.

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The vote coincided with the Washington conference of the American Legion, a group that has lobbied heavily on behalf of a ban on flag desecration.

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Mr Sharon has been playing them up: this week he announced that he would hire a security firm to protect his wife's grave from desecration.

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Our correspondent says another incident likely to fuel sectarian tensions has been reported on Facebook - the desecration of a shrine near Damascus for a revered figure among Shia, Hajar ibn Adi.

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