Many consider acts of desecration to be sacrilegious acts. Looting, destruction of property, assault, and religious desecration all were reported. Intentional host desecration incurs the penalty of excommunication . Canada has no laws prohibiting flag burning or desecration. Local tribes consider the proposed idea to be an offensive desecration of the sacred land. Christian accusations of host desecration and blood libels were made against Jews. Flag desecration is not forbidden by Belgian law. The worst oppression came in the desecration of the Temple. Nash was outraged at this desecration of nature. Passage of the proposed Flag Desecration Amendment would overrule legal precedent that has been established. However, sporadic instances of host desecration libel occurred even in the 18th and 19th century. In Serbia, flag desecration is illegal. In Mexico the desecration of the flag is illegal. He continued to speak out against legislation targeting flag desecration. The first conviction of flag desecration occurred in 1999.