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WEBVTT IS THERE LIVE. TAYLOR: THESE CHURCHES ARE OF ALL DIFFERENT FAITHS, BUT TONIGHT THEY SHARE A COMMON CONCERN, THEY FOUND RACIST, HATEFUL FLYERS TAPED TO THEIR DOORS AND WINDOWS THIS MORNING. THE WORDS YOU ARE WELCOME, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE HANG ON THE INCLUSIVE CENTER AND CHAPEL’S FRONT DOOR. >> IT BLOCKED THAT, SO THAT WAS INTENTIONAL, I’M SURE. TAYLOR: SUNDAY MORNING, SOMEONE COVERED UP THAT MESSAGE. WITH A MUCH SPITEFUL ONE. CHAPLAIN CEI LOOFE ARRIVED TO FIND THESE. TAPED TO THE CENTER’S DOOR AND WINDOW. READING HITLER DISAPPROVES AND JOIN YOUR LOCAL NAZIS. >> I JUST CRUMPLED THEM UP AND BUT THEN AFTER RECONSIDERATION AND TALKING TO MY PEERS, WHAT IF THIS IS JUST THE START? TAYLOR: LOOFE REPORTED THE FLYERS TO OMAHA POLICE, AND HE WASN’T THE ONLY ONE. FOUR OTHER CHURCHES ACROSS TOWN FOUND THE SAME FLYERS BEFORE SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES, INCLUDING FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEAR 69TH AND CASS. AND METRO COMMUNITY CHURCH NEAR DOWNTOWN OMAHA. UNITY CHURCH, WHO WAS ALSO HIT, SAYS ONLY LOVE CAN TRANSCEND HATE, AND THE SECOND UNITARIAN CHRUCH, SAYS IT WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY HATE GROUPS,AND THEIR FLYERS. >> THEY DIDN’T PAPER THEM LIKE YOU’D PAPER CARS FOR A PARTY OR SOMETHING, THEY WENT TO THOSE ADDRESSES ON PURPOSE. TAYLOR: THE INCLUSIVE CENTER AND CHAPEL IS A PLACE PEOPLE OF MANY FAITHS COME TO WORSHIP, AND THEY DID JUST THAT SUNDAY NIGHT. >> IT DIDN’T EFFECT OUR DAY AND IT WON’T EFFECT OUR DAY TOMORROW. TAYLOR: AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THE FLYERS UP, LOOFE HOPES THEY’LL COME INSIDE NEXT TIME. >> EVEN THOSE GUYS ARE BEAUTIFUL , LOVED, AND WORTHY OF COMPASSION, OF FORGIVENESS OF ACCEPTANCE AND EVERYTHING. TAYLOR: THE CHURCHES TELL ME THEY REPORTED THE FLYERS TO POLICE AS HATE CRI

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Five Omaha churches of different faiths share a common concern after members found racist, hateful flyers taped to their doors and windows Sunday.The words "You are welcome! No matter who you are," hang on the Inclusive Life Center and Chapel's front door near 96th and J streets. On Sunday morning, someone covered up that message with a much more spiteful one. Chaplain Cei Loofe arrived to find flyers taped on the center's front door and window. They had messages like "Hitler disapproves," and "Join your local nazis.""I just crumpled them up but then after reconsideration and talking to my peers, what if this is just the start?" said Loofe.The Inclusive Life Center and Chapel is a place where many groups of faith worship. They also open their doors to community groups and support outreach missions.Loofe reported the flyers to Omaha police with people's safety in mind. He wasn't the only one.Four other churches across Omaha found similar flyers before Sunday morning services. Those churches include First United Methodist Church, Metro Community Church, Unity Church and the Second Unitarian Church.The Second Unitarian Church released this statement:"The Second Unitarian Church of Omaha will not be intimidated by hate groups. We will continue to live our Unitarian Universalist values of radical Love and Affirmation across all boundaries." Unity Church said, "Our position is only love can transcend the hate that has been given permission to grow by a portion of our society. Global healing is being called out for and it is up to all of us to work for that good."Two of the churches are in Southwest Omaha, two others are further North and one is close to downtown."(Whoever hung up the flyers) didn't paper them like you'd paper cars for a party or something," Loofe said. "They went to those addresses on purpose."The flyers didn't stop services Sunday. Worship was still going on at the Inclusive Life Center and Chapel Sunday evening."It didn't affect our day and it won't affect our day tomorrow," Loofe said.As for the people who put the flyers up, Loofe hopes they'll come inside next time."Our tagline is that, 'You're beautiful, loved and worthy no matter who you are, how you believe, don't believe, who you love -- whatever,'" Loofe said. "So, even those guys are beautiful, loved and worthy of compassion of forgiveness of acceptance and everything."The church officials said they reported the flyers to Omaha police as hate crimes. KETV Newswatch 7 tried to visited the website listed on some of the flyers, but only spam came up.