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‘Jesus Christ welcomed everyone’: Brookline parish speaks out after trans flag burned

‘Jesus Christ welcomed everyone’: Brookline parish speaks out after trans flag burned Photo via United Parish in Brookline Facebook page

After one of their Trans pride flags was found burnt and tattered, the United Parish in Brookline took to Facebook to denounce whoever committed the act.

“We at the United Parish in Brookline believe that all people are made in the image of God and embrace and cherish every person and every kind of family. Jesus Christ welcomed everyone; we seek to follow his example in our own life and worship, by extending God’s love and grace abundantly and equally to everyone,” the parish’s statement reads in part.

According to a spokesperson from the Brookline Police Department, the incident occurred between August 25 at 10 p.m. and and next morning and is currently under investigation by detectives. They have no suspects at this time.

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