13 May 2007

One of the most manipulative uses of the First Amendment I've ever seen.

Get this: God Hates Fags, a.k.a. The Westbro Baptist Church, now lists funerals for soldiers taking place at my family's cemetery as a location for their twisted excuses for publicity, or what they like to call Love Crusades.

You just can't make this shit up.

Let me say without a shiver of doubt I fucking hate war protests at funerals.

Don't like the war, fine by me. I don't care for war, or death, myself. Been around death my whole fucking life. Walked my grandpa's dog around the sections for soldiers since I was about 7. Trimmed their graves by age 15.

And I really, really don't like funerals. Kind of funny, huh? I've seen soldiers' funerals too. They freeze your heart full of anger then the sadness bursts the ice quicker than your breath can catch up.

I've fantasized about ways to accommodate war protesters for funerals. I have.

But bullshit Baptist publicity seeking "protesters"? Would someone tell me why the "stay the fuck off our cemetery" fantasy accompanied by dobermans and shotguns isn't legal? I'd like to show these people a Love Crusade.

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