Wisconsin Church Responds To LGBT Discrimination With Messages Of Love

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.ucc.org/wisconsin_church_responds_to_lgbt_discrimination_122214?utm_campaign=kyp123014&utm_campaign=kyp_dec30_14&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kyp&utm_source=unitedchurchofchrist

December 24, 2014
Written by Emily Schappacher



When her close friend received a second homophobic note left anonymously on his car windshield, the Rev. Laura McLeod used preaching power to respond to the acts of hate with an outpouring of love. Members of her church, Delavan United Church of Christ Congregational in Delavan, Wis., overshadowed the hurtful words by writing nearly 40 "love notes," delivered to McLeod's friend Paul Dombrowski in one joyful bundle.

"When I heard about the second hate note left on Paul's windshield, I knew that I had to respond," said McLeod. "That Sunday, I told our congregation about it and invited them to respond to hate with love."

Dombrowski is an openly-gay elementary school teacher, and has been one of McLeod's best friends since high school. He received the first hate note on his car in September 2013, and the second last week, which were clearly written by the same person. He says he received both messages at a time when he was beginning to tire of 'fighting the LGBT fight,' and while he tried to not let the notes affect him in a negative way, the most recent was more hurtful to him than the first one.

"The content of the notes didn't really bother me. What bothered me was that someone had enough hate inside them and felt they had the right to put them on my car - twice," said Dombrowski. "The second note that happened last week hit me a little harder for some reason. Perhaps it was the time of year, or the fact that they did it again."



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[lunasun]

1. Hey I know where that church is - open and affirming !

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[Bluenorthwest]

2. Love the UCC, they are famous for doing the right thing before others have figured out that anything

even needs to be done.