Although I have little in common with the liberal version of Christianity promoted by St. Aidan\u2019s, I doubt that this is a productive way of protesting it.<\/p>\n
Still, if the graffiti had celebrated Pride Month and denounced the traditional view of marriage, while declaring St. Aidan\u2019s a \u201cFalse Church\u201d, would it be investigated as a hate crime?<\/p>\n
Here is the graffiti:<\/p>\n
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Halton police are investigating a recent act of vandalism at an Oakville church as a hate crime.<\/p>\n Sometime between the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 19 and the morning of Sunday, Aug. 20, two signs reading \u201cWe Stand In Unity With The Halton Community\u201d were cut in half at St. Aidan\u2019s Anglican Church,\u00a0318 Queen Mary Dr., police say.<\/p>\n The church had set up the signs during Pride Month and left them up afterwards.<\/p>\n The church and attached daycare were also vandalized with graffiti in five areas, according to police.<\/p>\n \u201cThey include homophobic slurs and are being investigated as a hate-motivated crime,\u201d said Halton Police Media Officer Const. Ryan Anderson.<\/p>\n No arrests have been made and no suspect descriptions are available.<\/p>\n When reached for comment Reverend Fran Wallace said that as a community of faith St. Aidan\u2019s wished to acknowledge the sadness of this act.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Aidan\u2019s Anglican church in Oakville has been daubed with graffiti. Pride month seems to have been the inspiration for the artwork and, since it includes homophobic slurs, it is being investigated as a hate crime. Although I have little … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-22_195711.jpg\")
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