The reason is that it is the traditional, biblical symbol of God’s mercy to all humanity-not just Christians. While society can live with a few misappropriated words and phrases, the adoption of the rainbow by a small group of people causes disquiet or even consternation to many Christian believers. As such, the rainbow flag has become widely recognised as a symbol of gay pride, but biblically, God promised that the rainbow would be a symbol of something completely different. Although still professing to be a discriminated minority, the LGBT+ movement has become politically dominant in most Western nations, with pride marches often supported by corporations, the police, and government agencies. The word gay has changed its meaning from the historical sense and now the rainbow has been adopted on to the so-called ‘pride flag’ more commonly known as the rainbow flag. This has been done by LGBT+ campaign groups, and the organisers of the pride marches. Over recent years one particular social and political movement has appropriated common words and symbols to its own cause. Reclaiming the rainbow The misappropriation of a religious symbolīy Andrew Sibley, Ludovic Bertron, NY USA CC 2.0 Rainbow, or pride flag with six stripes.
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