Spread the Hate

As an American, you can choose which religion you want to believe in--or not believe in. As a student, you have the obligation to be informed on each religion to better understand the world. Because I am both an American and a student, this is what I have learned:

1. Forcing opinions on people is a turn off, especially in religion.

2. In most cases people want to believe in a religious system that revolves around love and comfort more then hate and anger in the US.

3. Harassing others through times of tragedy never goes well. In fact, you will probably wind up being shot at.

No, these aren't personal experiences. I am of course, referring to the Phelps Family of Westboro Baptist Church. Founded in 1955 by Fred Phelps, they are known to protest at inappropriate times against many things, with their main focus being on the gay community. This is an example of a normal rally:

Picture yourself at a friend's funeral that died in the war. You see signs that read 'Thank God for 9/11' or 'Thank God for IEDs'... maybe even a 'GOD HATES FAGS' sign. All the while, the protesters stand on flags. The ages range from grandparents to babies.

Other appearances include: Hate crime trials, Jewish community meetings, Catholic schools, and anything to do with Obama... in fact they call him Antichrist... 

Yes, this truly happens, they have multiple protests a week. They claim to be protesting these things because we as a nation support the gay community. Why, I ask you, do they feel need to get involved in the lives of people who obviously don't believe the same things they do? In fact, the cheese stands alone on this one... A very stinky cheese. Every other Baptist church refuses to affiliate with them.

So the bottom line of my opinion on these people...

They are scary.
They are offensive.
They need to stop protesting things they can't really protest in the first place.

Anyone down with following the Phelps to their protests with some pro lifestyle choice signs? I saw a video of Michael Moore doing something similar and I thought it was hilarious. I wish he kept it up. There is one well known group that call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders  who show up at events to drown out the protesters with their motorcycles.

Till next time, be informed... And be yourself!

And as always, be safe.