God Hates Fags (it's really true)

By this point you have probably already seen a blessing to the internet known as theWestboro Baptist Church but if you aren't familiar, they do that whole god hates fags thing that so many people are getting bummed / psyched about. Got to be honest, I don't really agree with most of what they are saying, but they know their rights to freedom of speech and lay it out there, so you got to at least respect that, right?

A year and a half ago I went to the Billy Graham crusade at Flushing Meadows Carona Park up in Queens knowing that the Westboro Baptist Church would be there. Like most of what I get myself into, I didn't know what to expect so the first day I mostly observed how different people react to them. Some just walk by and chant prayers or tell them that Jesus loves them, others get into yelling matches and then they all start quoting the bible back and forth. What neither could obviously understand is how both sides seemed equally outrageous at times.

The next day I got there early in the morning and they were at it again. I think the highlight was one of them telling a black woman that she looked like a crack head and had a stupid haircut. Tthat's the kind of level they are on, and while they aren't openly racist, comments like these can't help but spark the inquiries to their intentions.

After a short while, they started packing up and changing into regular clothes because "it's a sick world and we have to get to the next protest safely" So I hopped on the 7 train with them and we headed over to St. Patrick's church.

They set up the police barricades across the street from the church and did their thing again. A young solder started screaming at them when he saw their "Thank God for 9/11" signs. He was yelling how it disgusted him that he had fought for their freedom, while his mom was holding him back... I don't know why I didn't get photos of that. Soon after, these two guys started making out in the street in front of the protest while one of the church members was yelling, "Now you know what each other's semen tastes like". I dunno, I guess that's where it stops... can't really top that.

for more photos of this, check out the pursuit of happiness section of www.ForeverOutsiders.com