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Great ideas for counter-protests:

1. If you can legally get between them and what they're protesting, use the "Guardian Angel" approach and physically block their signs from being seen. Some counter-protesters have constructed angel outfits with 7-foot wings that hid WBC's signs. Using your own posters, signs, or even large groups of people can work too.

2. Hold a Phelps-a-Thon. Ask people to pledge money for every minute these wackos are out there (say, 25 cents a minute). Put up a huge sign they can see showing how much money has been accumulated, update it every five minutes, and have someone on a bull-horn say something like "Thanks for your support, Westbro Baptist Church!" Donate the proceeds to pro-GLBT charities, or directly to whatever group WBC is protesting.

3. Use the Power of Silence (remember WBC loves to make people yell at them). If you've got a large group for a counter-protest, have everyone where a T-shirt that says something like "Silence Defeats Hate" (or print it on paper and stick it to everyone's back). Then when the WBC idiots start yelling, your group lines up across from wherever they are, turn your backs to them, and join hands. Stay like that as long as they are yelling.

4. Have a huge pride-fest right in front of them, with music, songs, dancing, whatever you want.




Posted by RainbowFish777]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:19:16 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:29:02 -0700 The Stranger
In the old testament, Jael is the name of the wife of a soldier, who killed her husband by driving a stake through his temple. It used to be my favorite bible verse to pull out in the tenuous memorization contests in Sunday School.

Kind of funny that the mini-me wingnut for this group is named Jael.

Posted by I have nothing interesting to say]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:05:48 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:23:16 -0700 The Stranger Posted by 6]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:16:21 -0700 The Stranger
Damn fine legs.
Posted by kim in portland]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:55:08 -0700 The Stranger
Gorgeous.
Posted by Michael of the Green]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:18:15 -0700 The Stranger
Something that surprised me though was that I didn't feel what I thought I would feel when I saw them. I thought I would feel rage or anger - but instead I guess I was surprised by how cartoonish and sad they seemed. They had no real power.

Aside from that - I can't describe the feeling of being right next to those wacko christianists with I Feel Love blaring while putting on Mac Lipglass in the side view mirror of the camaro. HOT.


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"bitch burger- an insult directed toward people who are mean or rude to everyone for no reason. someone you want to smush into a burger and fry them up nice and good. "
Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:31:15 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Sally]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:44:53 -0700 The Stranger
If I get anything worthwhile, I'll post on facebook at facebook.com/joe.gallagher1
Posted by JoeG]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:25:32 -0700 The Stranger can't be a tranny . . . it's not hard.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:13:00 -0700 The Stranger
They do some great work in the community at large, and are a fine organization. That in itself is its own sweet rebuke to those Westboro nutjobs, and I think it would be a great comfort to any holocaust survivors that might have been there.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:09:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by 6]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:01:57 -0700 The Stranger
And here I though Fred Phelps was a rigorous thinker.
Posted by Irving]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:58:51 -0700 The Stranger Posted by poo poo]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:31:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by m@tt]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:10:32 -0700 The Stranger here
Posted by Griffin]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:06:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by playswithknives]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:05:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Ivan Cockrum]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:47:36 -0700 The Stranger
I'm sure they had some choice words about the Westboro nutters themselves.
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