ON this, the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, the people of Moore, Oklahoma really showed the westboro baptist church.....showed them they share the same intolerance, ignorance, prejudice and the same level of hypocrisy. This reminded me of the video from last month of pro Russian protesters attacking Ukrainian counter-protesters in Donetsk, Ukraine, stabbing one man to death. It reminded me of the rabid, howling mobs who viciously attacked the Freedom Riders across the South. It reminded me of the mobs, insane with hate, who attacked black students integrating our public schools across the nation, from Little Rock to South Boston, LA to Chicago, large and small school district in every part of our country. I think if the people of Moore take the time to think about it, they will feel ashamed this happened in their city, I'll bet they wish they had reacted to the westboro baptist church as the people of Santa Monica did, and as the attendee's of a Lorde concert in Kansas City, MO did, peacefully. And if the people of Moore really think about it they will realize they have a lot to learn from a little girl named Jayden who has raised over $26,000.00 for Planting Peace with her Pink Lemonade Stand For Peace across the street from the westboro baptist church compound.
Leslie Salzillo
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This truly was a delight to write. It was a 'no contest' showdown, when thousands of folks in Moore, Oklahoma, came out in the cold and rain, to counter-protest the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). The vile WBC group was scheduled to picket a school, where children had died in last year's horrific tornadoes. Their allotted time was 2:00 - 2:30 on Sunday, April 6. The police were there to enforce free speech, but were hardly a deterrent when the large crowd began crossing the road towards the hate group. Within two minutes, the WBC picketers realized the danger, stuffed themselves, and their signs, into their vehicles - and left the scene rather quickly. Smart move on their part. No arrests were made.
See KOCO News VideoYouTube Video of Oklahoma Protest Against WBC (by AJVegas):
Good for the folks of Oklahoma. This isn't a first. Communities around the country continue to trump the WBC's odious agenda. Last year the residents of Santa Monica, California, formed a human chain to border a pro-LGBT high school. The WBC had no choice but to slither away on that day as well. Video of Santa Monica Protest Against WBC (by Ben Ross):
And who could forget the little 5-year old named Jayden, who countered WBC's hate with her 'Pink Lemonade Stand For Peace'. She sold lemonade, with her dad, on the front lawn of the rainbow-painted Equality House, which happens to be situated directly across from the Westboro Baptist Church compound. So far Jayden has raised over $26,000 for Planting Peace. Thanks WBC! Image of Jayden's Protest Against WBC (by Megan Rogers):I've written more diaries/stories than I'd like to admit about this group. Facing bolder resistance - and now with their hate-filled leader, Fred Phelps, dead and gone, perhaps Westboro Baptist Church will realize they are not really a church, they are not really Baptists, and they are definitely not wanted around - anywhere. Special thanks: Anomaly/Freak Out Nation
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