Graffiti defaces S.A. church with 'No to wall' and 'Islam or Die'

Pastor Eric Miletti (left) looks at graffiti Monday October 10, 2016 that was painted on a wall at Gethsemane Lutheran Church at 610 Avalon. Police are investigating the incident. Pastor Eric Miletti (left) looks at graffiti Monday October 10, 2016 that was painted on a wall at Gethsemane Lutheran Church at 610 Avalon. Police are investigating the incident. Photo: John Davenport, John Davenport/SA Express-News Photo: John Davenport, John Davenport/SA Express-News Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Graffiti defaces S.A. church with 'No to wall' and 'Islam or Die' 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO -- A church on the North Side has been vandalized with graffiti that could be a response to views by presidential candidate Donald Trump, the church's pastor said.

The tagging, done in black spray paint against the brick building's entrance into the Gethsemane Lutheran Church, reads, "NO TO WALL" and "ISLAM OR DIE." Below those words is a stenciled symbol of some kind, although it's unclear what the symbol means.

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The church's pastor, Eric Miletti, said he's unsure if the tagging has anything to do with views expressed by Trump, but he's disappointed that someone vandalized the church he's been preaching at for the past two years.

“This is something else,” Miletti said. “They did put some time into this.”

Miletti told mySA.com a church member first noticed the vandalism Monday morning while tending to a pumpkin patch the church has been sponsoring since last week in the 600 block of Avalon Street.

The pastor said police were notified and a report was filed.

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Miletti was previously working at a church in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before coming to Gethsemane Lutheran Church two years ago.

The pastor said he will contact the city to have the graffiti cleaned off his church once police say he can do so.

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