Ga. church with gay pastor vandalized with spray paint


              The front entrance of the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer in Augusta, Ga. that was vandalized overnight is seen Tuesday morning July 21, 2015. The Church's pastor, Rick Sosbe, and his fiancee, Michael Rhen, recently became the first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in Augusta-Richmond County following the recent decision by the US Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage.  (Michael Holahan/Augusta Chronicle via AP)
The front entrance of the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer in Augusta, Ga. that was vandalized overnight is seen Tuesday morning July 21, 2015. The Church's pastor, Rick Sosbe, and his fiancee, Michael Rhen, recently became the first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in Augusta-Richmond County following the recent decision by the US Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage. (Michael Holahan/Augusta Chronicle via AP)

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - An Augusta church has been vandalized after its senior pastor and his fiance applied for a marriage license in Richmond County.

The Augusta Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/1Ovb7ZO ) Tuesday that vandals spray painted references to Bible verses and the words "You'll Burn" on the front doors and steps of the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer.

Vandals spray painted a reference to Leviticus 18:22 on the church's doors. The Bible verse says "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."

The newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/1OkPf2G) that Sosbe and his fiance were the first gay couple in Richmond County to apply for a marriage license after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.

Weeks ago, a rainbow flay flying outside the church was also stolen.

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Information from: The Augusta Chronicle , http://www.augustachronicle.com

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