Those people who vandalized your car and church broke the law and I'm sorry that happened to you. But the thing is, those actions are illegal and not part of a government practice stopping you from living out your religious conservative wishes. Sorry if I inferred anything about you - my response was meant to speak to "you" as in anyone. Anyone is welcome to believe in the flag, the Bible, God, or conservatism. I have a hard time believing there is really a war against God that many people proclaim there is.
Actually you are very correct about my being a victim of a crime. The problem evolved, however, as was exacerbated BY government. First of all, the government was supposed to, by law, treat it as a hate crime. They ignored it, didn't report it to the fbi, and when I did, they just marginalized and ignored it. I can't help but think if it would have been in another protected class, it would have been spread all over the news media.
In fact, the city police didn't even come out to take a report the night it happened. They were tied up with violent crimes and traffic stops, I guess.
They had me call back every 2 hours to see if they had time, and finally said call the next day. I had to jack up the car in the street and take the wheels in for new tires the next day, but they did come without me calling. How efficient. They came out because it was garbage day and the truck driver called and I got a ticket for inoperable vehicle,
I called a cop that evening and he took the report, finally, and said I just had to write the judge and I would be forgiven of the ticket.. I wrote, but the judge denied my request. So, I had to take a day of leave, and the guy that issued the ticket didn't show so it was dismissed. I stood and asked the judge if I could address the court, and when I when I explained I was victimized by the system as much as the criminal, he smiled and said if the ticket issuer had shown up, he was sure he would have listened to the story and forgiven the ticket---sure. Let's be truthful. They just wanted the money.
No one in the hate crime sections of the police department ever even asked me about anything, and the judge surely didn't give a rodents' posterior because I never heard anything after that.
So much for breaking the law. Some victims and groups just don't seem to count. I guess some on here might think I deserved it because I am a bigot and nazi, huh. (sarcasm)