{"id":14067,"date":"2025-10-28T08:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=14067"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:58:04","slug":"umc-church-in-texas-paints-its-steps-in-rainbow-colors-in-opposition-to-governors-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/umc-church-in-texas-paints-its-steps-in-rainbow-colors-in-opposition-to-governors-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"UMC Church in Texas Paints Its Steps in Rainbow Colors in Opposition to Governor\u2019s Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This false church is advocating for sin against God while also violating scripture in rebellion to its state leadership as led by their female pastor. But then they obviously don’t believe the Bible nor probably in the deity of Christ, so they’re unbelievers still in their sin headed to the second death. On the positive, if people actually read their Bible, they’ll extricate themselves from this false church. What’s truly interesting, is when God extracts His church from the world before unleashing judgement on those who have rejected Him, how many of these churches will still be there with most of their members and pastors? The answer is most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oak Lawn United Methodist Church has begun painting its front steps in LGBT rainbow colors, symbolizing support for the community amid Texas Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s push to remove such markings from public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, led by congregant Robert Garcia Sr., started Tuesday<\/a> and will take two weeks, including non-slip sealing. Church leaders frame it as a message of inclusion, not protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are painting our front steps in the colors of the rainbow because silence is not love. We want every person who passes by to know: you are safe, you are seen, you are beloved by God.\u201d \u2013 Church Facebook post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Rachel Griffin-Allison called it \u201can act of sacred resistance in the face of what is happening in our state and in our country.\u201d She added, \u201cThis is a visible witness to the gospel we preach: that every person is created in the image of God and worthy of safety, dignity and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbott\u2019s directive, issued earlier this month, orders the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to withhold funding from entities with rainbow crosswalks, citing safety. On October 8, TxDOT announced removals statewide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTexans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways,\u201d Abbott stated. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy echoed: \u201cTaxpayers expect their dollars to fund safe streets, not rainbow crosswalks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TxDOT\u2019s Marc D. Williams warned: \u201cNon-standard surface markings\u2026 may cause confusion, reduce roadway uniformity, and impair\u2026 safety.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This false church is advocating for sin against God while also violating scripture in rebellion to its state leadership as led by their female pastor. But then they obviously don’t believe the Bible nor probably in the deity of Christ, so they’re unbelievers still in their sin headed to the second death. On the positive, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14068,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14067\/revisions\/14068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}