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Palermo Baptist Church Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogans

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonSeptember 11, 2023Updated:September 11, 20231 Comment2 Mins Read
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The Second Baptist Church in Palermo was vandalized Saturday night with pro-abortion slogans and red paint.

The vandals painted “abortion is a human right” on the rear of the church and defaced the church’s Christmas nativity scene with the phrase “queer love 4 eva”.

Pastor Joshua Barnes addressed the crime Sunday morning during his service, but he wasn’t optimistic that law enforcement would be able to hold the culprit accountable.

[RELATED: Maine OB/GYN Backing Janet Mills’ Abortion Plan Was Deposed in $1.26M Wrongful Death Suit After Late-Term Abortion Patient Died…]

“They parked out of camera range and walked in in the dark,” Barnes said. “That’s typically what cowards do.”

“We’ll find out who it is,” he said. “I’m sure it’s somebody local.”

In his morning prayer, he asked for forgiveness for the vandals.

The Church previously faced threats in 2019 after it placed a message on its sign stating that Jesus created “Adam and Eve” not “Adam and Steve.”

Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) posted an image of the vandalism to her Facebook page.

“Is this how civilized people speak against people who have a different view?” Smith said. “Have you ever seen a Christian group in Maine do something like this even in the face of the 1619 defeat and legalization of full term abortion? NO you have not.”

“2nd Baptist church in Palermo is a church made up of good loving people and this is not acceptable,” she said.

It’s unclear what prompted the pro-abortion vandalism.

In June, Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law that will allow abortions for any reason up to the moment a child is born.

Senate Democrats even blocked an amendment that would have prohibited abortion clinics from selling aborted baby parts.

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<span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="22033 https://www.themainewire.com/?p=22033">1 Comment

  1. Ben on September 12, 2023 5:18 PM

    Thanks Steve for these Maine articles
    TMW is the only news source that is trustworthy & adheres to journalistic standards.
    Guess lately it is dam those pesky constitutional amendments of freedom of religion, speech, self-defense, unreasonable search & seizure, et al
    But all kinds of resources available for tracking down grams that just walked thru Capitol building following the cop & holding her in solitary for 2 years w/o counsel ….

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