Woman to return Pride flag stolen from Grand Haven church, citing regret

GRAND HAVEN, Mich — A woman who stole a Pride flag off the front entrance of a Grand Haven church late Friday night now says she will return the flag.

In a security video provided to 13 ON YOUR SIDE from St. John’s Episcopal Church, the woman is seen going up the steps to the church and removing the flag before walking away with it. Another woman who was walking with her appears to be recording the incident on her phone.

“It does reflect that deeper sickness in our culture where LGBTQ people and advocacy for LGBTQ people, for some reason, is seen as threatening or dangerous for the broader culture,” Father Jared Cramer of St. John’s Episcopal Church says.

Father Cramer said the woman’s boyfriend has since called the church, saying the woman was drunk at the time after being at a bar. Th