AMES – An Ames man is behind bars after he allegedly tore a gay pride flag off the wall of a church and tried to burn it.
The incident took place Monday evening, June 10, 2019 at the Ames United Church of Christ, 217 6th street. According to a statement from the church, “a 30 year old man who lives one block from our church tore down the God is Still Speaking queer pride banner from the southwest corner of our sanctuary and tried to set it on fire. He was intercepted and arrested by the Ames Police Department.”
Later, another statement from the church read, “On speaking with the police commander, I can share with you that this act of violence against our church was part of a larger series of events. However, the suspect specifically named our pride banner as a target, bypassing our much easier to reach pro-immigrant and pro-Muslim banner. It seems that our affirmation of God’s love for LGBTQIA+ people was bothersome enough that in a time of crisis, that affirmation became the target of his anger.”
WHOTV reported that an employee at nearly gentlemen’s club told them, “He was holding the flag in one hand and he was spraying it with lighter fluid at the same time in doing that he caught a patrons car tire on fire.”
Arrested was Adolfo Martinez and charged with 1st degree harassment and reckless use of fire or explosives, court records show.
If every thing including lies FAIL – Use the racist word – seems to be working for the lgbt anti Christian dempoops.
I am not small and not little as you will find out some day soon. It was also not my comment so you have been deleted again.
Geezzz, don’t get your panties all in a bunch Ms Snider
Just to set the record straight, none of the comments below were mine and that is why the people accusing me were deleted. I really don’t care if someone is gay or not. Who the sleep with is their business, I do not like to see kissing and hugging by anyone in public. It is a personal thing called respect. Now, as to burning the flag, if people can get away with burning the American flag, why shouldn’t they get away with burning a flag representing a alternate life style of 1 1/2% of the population?
Very simple, it wasn’t his property. He took it from the wall which wasn’t his right, and he burned it. It would be the same if he tore a flag from a flag pole in your yard and burned it. Or took a picture from your wall and burned it. In essence, he stole the flag and destroyed it. That is a crime.
Yes it is. So arrest him for his crime. But the Supreme Court has said burning a flag (any flag) is free speech and covered under the 1st amendment. I don’t agree with it, but that’s the way it is.
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Why don’t you burn off some of that hair, if you want to burn something so badly!
Adolfo your the freakshow!!!
You can burn the American flag, but you can’t burn a lgbt flag? Something just doesn’t seem right here.
You can’t burn anything that doesnt belong to you stupid.
If you would read my post, I did not mention ownership. Only the legality of burning the item in question. Please be more careful in your reading and interpreting that which is posted on this site. Thank you.
Hate the sin , love the sinner. They need to go back in the closet. How come the lgblt don’t hijack the mooslems ?
the Holy Spirit already knows what Jesus/Creator would think of this
Good MAN – LGBT is a Christian hating commie group of demorats who goal is to destroy Christians beliefs and decency and impeach Trump – Nothing but leftover obummer scum.
Sounds to me like you are the biggest hater on this site.
You sound like you are a elderly white racist bigot.
If you hate someone because of their sexual orientation, you are a bigot. If you hate someone because they are a moron, you are also a bigot. You are not a racist if you hate the moron because moron isn’t a race. It is a way of life and eLViS subscribes to that way of life.
He only did what most people are thinking.