A message questioning U.S. border agents' use of tear gas at the southern border was posted outside the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C., this week.

"I was a stranger, and you tear gassed me. ...Wait a second," the church's outside message board read.

The building is adjacent to the the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court.

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Warren Gill, a spokesperson for the General Board of Church and Society, the proprietor of the building, told The Hill on Thursday that the group "posted the sign to highlight the disconnect between the words of Jesus and the actions of the U.S. government."