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[usernamenumber]

I posted a while ago, by way of oakenguy, about a creative way of dealing with Fred Phelps and his fellow Westboro Babtist Church idiots: pledging money to whatever group they're protesting for every minute they spend there (Edit: it turns out that all of the phelps-a-thons are run by one guy, who is soliciting donations to help fund a road trip he wants to go on to "gain an understanding of the current political climates, and explore ways of combating discrimination" while making a documentary of the process-- Hrmm... Edit, part deux captainecchi points out that I cannot read. While the guy is happy to solicit donations for his road trip elsewhere, the site does at least imply that the phelps-a-thon will be raising money for the school). Well, londo just pointed out that they will be coming to Cambridge on March 13th to protest at a high school because... it has a Gay/Straight Alliance. Umm.. doesn't pretty much every high school have one of those nowadays? Anyway, the quote from Phelps about it on the Phelps-a-thon website is pretty wingnut-tastic.

If you've got some cash to spend, I strongly encourage you to make a pledge. Afterward, Phelps and co will be sent a nice thank you card telling them how much they helped to raise. Who knows, if this sort of thing starts being consistently successful, they might actually shut up and go home. proceeds go to Driving Equality, which, from what I've read about on his website, I'm actually not crazy about cause-wise, but to me it seems worth it to discourage phelps and co.

If you don't have cash to spend, please post a link to the phelps-a-thon website, as I would dearly like to see this thing catch on.

Comments

[shibakiei.livejournal.com]

They are also protesting at my old high school in NY. This is the second time they've protested in Plattsburgh. The first time it was because, zomg, we elected a gay mayor. I don't get it. I spent YEARS trying to get out of there, why would they bother voluntarily going there. The only explanation is that they are, in fact, crazy people.

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

You're from Plattsburgh? I grew up there, too! (But I went to Catholic school, so I probably didn't know you).

[shibakiei.livejournal.com]

I went to St. Peters for two years in elementary, but switched to public school and graduated from PHS.

Did you go to Seton?

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

Ha, I went to St. Peters for two years, too (kindergarten and first grade), then switched to St. John's. And yes, I went went to Seton for high school.

Small world!

[shibakiei.livejournal.com]

No kidding! I was ALSO in St. Peter's for kindergarten and 1st grade. I had Mrs. Bulris and Mrs. Whichello. At least I think those were their names...

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

I had Mrs. Whichello, too! I think we must have been different years, though; I don't recognize your name (going by your LJ profile).

[shibakiei.livejournal.com]

I graduated high school in 1998 and didn't skip/fail any years.

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

This is so weird... I graduated in 1999 and DID skip a year (I spent a year in France between my sophomore and junior years of HS) - I should have graduated in 1998 - so we would have been in the same class.

Odd... I don't remember your name, but then, I was 7 years old. I know I was a weird kidwho liked Legos and hung out with a girl named Nicole and a boy named Scott a lot.

[shibakiei.livejournal.com]

Weird. I don't remember first grade AT ALL. Except that my mom got in to a fight with Sister Debbie over my reading book =P

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

Ohgawd she was such a bitch >.< She did mellow out with time, amazingly. By the time I went on a relief trip with her Nicaragua in my senior year of HS, she was much easier to be around.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Pledged!

[aries-walker.livejournal.com]

I continue to be surprised that no one has gotten enraged enough to beat the living shit out of any Westboro protestors . . . yet.

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

Huh, I'm confused - it says the proceeds go to "Project 10 East and Welcoming Schools Cambridge."

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. upon closer reading, you're right. Later on in the page it starts talking about Drive for Equality, and the sites are run by the same guy, but I now that you mention it, I think I misunderstood, which is good since I'd much prefer to donate to the school that's being targeted. I'll re-edit my post accordingly.