Vandals covered the exterior of two churches in Melbourne, Australia, with messages calling to "crucify no-voters”, or opponents of gay marriage. The disturbing graffiti also included swastikas and references to "bigots”.
Pastor Drew Mellor of Glen Waverley Anglican Church said the violent messages in the graffiti had some parishioners fearing for their safety. Undeterred after the discovery of the vandalism, the church released a thorough statement doubling down on its belief in a traditional biblical view on marriage as being between one man and one woman.
David O' Brien is the Senior Pastor of Waverley Baptist Church, the other church that was vandalized, and said the incident was "disturbing and concerning."
The Australian Coalition for Marriage spokeswoman Monica Doumit told media outlets, "one thing that this process has revealed is that, despite the rhetoric, 'Yes' campaigners do not actually believe in a tolerant society, where people are allowed to 'live and let live. Rather, they will target those who disagree for abuse, for boycott, or for some other type of punishment."
This incident is the latest of many of anti-Christian acts preceding a national postal vote regarding Australia’s marriage laws, according to Charisma News.
Cella White, a mother from Victoria, was the victim of "relentless" online abuse following an appearance in a TV ad campaign against the redefinition of marriage.
"I knew it was a touchy subject so I was well aware of the backlash to likely come my way by taking part in the ad, but it's hostile out there,” White said. Despite receiving threats, the mother of four expressed no desire to back down from her convictions on the issue.
Recently, an 18-year-old known as Madeline was "dismissed from her job for publicly sharing her opposition to same-sex marriage on Facebook, after she changed her profile picture to say ‘It's OK to vote no,’” Charisma News reports.
from: https://hellochristian.com/9960-melbourne-australia-church-vandals-crucify-gay-marriage-opponents