Police have launched a hate crime investigation into vandalism of a "gay
nativity" scene outside a California church. The scene at Claremont
United Methodist Church featured three wooden light boxes portraying a
heterosexual and two homosexual couples holding hands beneath a Star of
Bethlehem and the words: "Christ is Born." The gay couples were pushed
over, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The church has a history of featuring social or political messages in
its nativity scenes, but they have never before been vandalized.
"Christ's birth in a stable had a lot to do with being marginalized,"
said the church pastor. "What this church has tried to do through these
scenes is say, 'What would that look like today?'"
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