A rainbow flag has been ripped off the building of the Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego and a theft report was filed with San Diego Police.
The 4×6 flag was displayed for most of July until it disappeared overnight July 24 from the front of the church at 2633 Denver Street near Mission Bay.
“They ripped the flag off the wall,” said Rev. Houston Burnside, staff pastor.
Somebody went to some trouble to remove it because it was displayed about 7-10 feet off the ground, and the white boundary to the flag was left hanging, said Lee Bowman, the minister of communication for the church on Sunday.
Nearby dumpsters were checked and it could not be found, so whoever took it apparently kept it or threw it away elsewhere, said Bowman. The pride flag hung last year without any incident.
“We’re going to put another flag up,” said Burnside.
