Fire at church painted with gay slurs was arson

A fire at a church that also was vandalized with anti-gay graffiti was arson, federal investigators said Monday.

The graffiti included a message that members of St. John’s Reformed United Church of Christ were sinners. On July 4, the denomination passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage.

The fire Saturday burned a stack of hymnals and damaged a portion of the choir loft and a pew. The church had smoke damage, but there were no injuries.

“It’s an arson. We’re confident on that,” said Bart McEntire, agent in charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for southwest Virginia. (source)

Gee..... and the African American community are always saying that the struggles of gay people are not like those they suffered in the 1960’s. This sounds a lot like the black churches that were burned by whites. This after the United Church of Christ made an endorsement last week for gay marriage. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the hatred that “Christians” hold for our community. This is not news, but it’s important to recognize it for what it is. We should expect more of this.

I would bet a fair amount of money that the person who started this fire was a conservative Christian. Behind all the rhetoric about how they “hate the sin but love the sinner“, it’s all crap. Behind all of that, this is what they are.

To the conservative Christians out there who don't agree with me, here’s my challenge; prove me wrong. Reach out to me with Christian acceptance and love. You think you are up to the task? That’s the only thing that will change my mind about your agenda.

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