Love wins in the end
Yesterday, I posted about the Pride flag at our church being vandalized and stolen. Since then we’ve had two replacement flags donated within 24 hours, because the majority of people in Waterdown believe that love should win out over hate.
The majority of people in Waterdown believe
Me
that love should win out over hate.
The real haters are in the church
Interestingly, we also received a revealing piece of hate mail proving every point I made in yesterday’s post. It was from a local church-goer who was offended by having to drive by our Pride flag on their way to and from church every Sunday. They were smugly pleased with the act of vandalism and theft, and felt the need to tell us that. They had begrudgingly tolerated the flag through June, but felt that now it’s time for our love of neighbour to go back in the closet where it belongs. And we should expect no sympathy from them.
Sorry, not going to happen.
Again, I say: churches that teach that hate is love produce people whose hearts are filled with anger, fear and more hatred.
It needs to stop. Christian churches need to stop teaching hate.
Dear offended neighbour, I commend to you the story of the Good Samaritan. You are literally the Levite in that story, smugly looking down your nose at the injured party while you pass on by on your way to the temple, proclaiming that they got what they deserved, while the true believer, who came from outside the community of faith, stopped to help and care… or, in this case, donate a new flag.
The flag is back up!
Thanks you to those who donated towards replacement flags. You are the Good Samaritan. Thank you to the wonderful, loving people of Waterdown who aren’t offended on their way to church on Sunday mornings.
Love is love. We need to back that up with action.
PS – I put a hundred staples in this flag. I’m going to make them work a little harder for their prize if they try again.
