And the entire encounter took place in front of a State House event honoring the Special Olympics, creating a happening which was so surreal that the late Rod Serling would have said to hell with it and not bothered with his introduction.
I, of course, was in the middle of it all and learned a few things.
1. I love the energy of lgbt youth. The pro-gay crowd was comprised mostly of them and they recognized the ignorance of the Phelps group for what it was. No one got angry and no one got hostile. Don't get me wrong. They stood arm-in-arm and chanted when necessary, but they also used the event to have a little fun as the pictures show. And the event underscored how us older folks should never take them for granted. We must always stand with them and support them because they always manage to surprise us with their maturity.
2. Standing against folks like Westboro is necessary. Now usually this blog focuses on the covert actions of pseudo legitimate groups like the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America and spokespeople like Matt Barber and Peter LaBarbera. But let's not get so high and mighty that we forget that Westboro yanks all pretenses from their hate. No code words, no slogans - just pure unadulterated hate. And hatred should always be slapped down.
3. I'm old. Who the hell is the Green Man and the show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
4. Little kids get bored easily even if they are holding hateful signs.
5. God may love gays, but apparently (according to one of the pro-gay signs), he hates the new Facebook. And He also loves "short shorts."
But onto the pictures:
One of the Westboro folks in complete regalia. Apparently they don't like anybody. They must be fun at holidays
This child don't care what God hates. Just as long as He doesn't take away his video game.
God hates traffic
You promised me to take me to Chucky Cheese after this. I think we should protest there.
Meanwhile, on our side:
This young lady claimed that God loves premarital sex and she even listed a Biblical verse to prove it.
Finally! Someone uses the Bible for good rather than evil.
No, I didn't get the shorts guy's phone number.
I don't think the citation to 2 Samuel is relevant to premarital sex: Both David and Bathsheba were married to others at the time.
ReplyDeleteBut did you get the phone number of the green dude?
I'm slightly older than you, and "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" is one of my favorite current tv shows. It's a sitcom that airs of F/X. The humour is incredibly dark and twisted, and the characters are a bunch of depraved, self-absorbed assholes. So I suppose the show isn't for all tastes.
ReplyDeleteOne of the characters created a sports mascot he calls "Green Man", and in the series he becomes an internet sensation after posting videos "Green Man" on YouTube.
sadly no i didn't lol
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