Going to Commercial Drive tonight to counter-protest the Westboro Baptist Church. They're coming up from the States to protest a production of The Laramie Project.
If you'll recall, in 1998 Matthew Shepard was a university student who was lured from a gay bar in Laramie Wyoming by two men, driven outside of town, stripped & tied to a fence, beaten and left for dead. He eventually did die of a heart attack before he was discovered. The Laramie Project is a play that focuses on the aftermath of Matthew's murder and the effect on the community.
So, in their typical hateful fashion the Westboro Baptist Church intends to come up to Canada and protest the play. This "church" regularly protested the funerals of soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq until the government legislated against that type of action. However, they continue to protest the funerals of known gays & lesbians and they're trying to spread their hate in Canada now. In a nutshell (emphasis on nut), they believe that the western world has turned away from God and that we all deserve violent deaths and disease as a result of our wickedness. Nice bunch, non?
Anyway, I'll be there tonight, with Jason and friends to let these hateful, despicable, people know that they and their ideology are not welcome here. While I disagree with them, they are entitled to their beliefs under a democracy, but don't bring your beliefs to my doorstep and expect me to refrain from expressing mine.
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