Texas church vandalized by homophobes gets restored by affirming community

Vandals in Texas tore down a Pride flag and defaced an LGBTQ-affirming church. But the act served only to bring the community at Life in the City United Methodist together and paint over the hateful messages.

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Church leaders on August 1 revealed that a Progress Pride flag on display at the Austin church was torn down, apparently by the same vandals who left a spray-painted message on the building exterior: “Pride was the 1st Sin.” A cross with three crossbars, the bottom one askew, was also painted on the building.

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