Liberal church vandalized with 'White Lives Matter' message

A liberal church in Missouri was vandalized with the message "White Lives Matter" spray-painted on a brick wall under progressive church posters.

The message appeared on Monday underneath posters that read, "Jesus didn’t reject people. Neither do we,” and “reject racism" at the Grace United Church of Christ in the Holly Hills neighborhood of St. Louis.

On Tuesday, a group of volunteers tried to clean up the spray paint but were unsuccessful.

Residents of the neighborhood spoke out against the vandalism.

“It’s a shame because it’s obviously a really welcoming church, and that’s actually one of the things I liked about this neighborhood when I was looking for a house here,” said Sarah Williams.

“It is childish. I’m hoping that kids did it, and when they grow up, they won’t be doing that anymore, and they’ll look back on it and say, ‘Boy what an idiot I was,'” said Mike Steinfeld, who has lived next to the church for 43 years.

He said it was uncharacteristic of the neighborhood.

“I mean, we got our problems in this neighborhood, but nobody is putting up graffiti that I know of on any of the buildings around here,” said Steinfeld.

Another neighbor told River Front Times that his motion-activated doorbell camera was activated on Monday morning, but the video didn't catch anyone. He described the neighborhood as "multicultural, welcoming and diverse."

"White Lives Matter" was popularized as a response to the "Black Lives Matter" movement, though many on the left claim the phrase is racist for that reason.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department told KMOV that it did not have a police report on file for the incident.

Here's more about the incident:

Vandal spray paints ‘White Lives Matter’ on South City church wallswww.youtube.com

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