More from the side that has the nerve to lecture us about tolerance:
Wedgewood Church in Charlotte, North Carolina isn’t shy about its progressive beliefs. Its website includes a banner that reads “Wedgewood — A Liberal Church,” the congregation actively opposed North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage, and the community lists respecting LGBT people, members of other religions, and atheists as a “core beliefs.” So it wasn’t all that surprising when leaders added the phrase “LGBT Equality” to the church sign earlier this month.Here's what it looked like:But on August 20, parishioners woke to find their church emblazoned with a very different message: Hastily-applied spray paint obscured the sign’s call for inclusivity, and the sanctuary door was marred with large, black letters that read, “Fags are Pedos.”
Instead of wallowing in frustration, however, Ayers and Wedgewood — which is affiliated with the left-leaning United Church of Christ and the American Baptist Churches USA — turned the incident into a chance to make their church an even brighter beacon for LGBT equality. Just two days after the incident, the congregation gathered to worship, remove the messages, and repaint the door — as a giant rainbow flag.Keep dreaming that we're the problem, conservatives.“We didn’t want the focus to be on the damage to our church property, but on the damage that has been done to LGBT Christians through systematic abuse from so many — and, sadly, from so many denominations and Christians,” he said.
A worship service was designed to commemorate the painting project, including hymns such as “We Will Not Be Moved” and recitations of quotes such as “May the swords of vandalism be turned into plowshares of dialogue, understanding, and reconciling love.” Jim DeMaine, a gay member of the church who Ayers said was both “an art major and offensive lineman for Elon University,” volunteered to help direct the art project.