Nicole’s Life

 

Last week I heard on the radio that there is a High School not to far from my house doing a series of plays on Social Issues today.  One of the topics/plays that they are said to be interpreting is the “Laramie Project” This was the movie that told the story of Matthew Shepard, the young man that was lured by to men from a bar and then killed.  They killed him because he was gay.  It was a heinous hate crime only made worse by protesters at the funeral.  The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) made a name for themselves by first protesting Matthew Shepard’s Funeral and then protesting the funeral of our fallen soldiers.  Having said all this…..  The WBC is expected to protest this School play.  Ok so this “church” has protested Funerals, now School Plays, what are next births?  I mean seriously let’s think about it, they claim the reason soldiers die is because we allow Gay people to live, which is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.  If I were Baptist I think I would be annoyed that these people claim they are the same religion.  I know there are fanatics in every area but it is just said that they feel they should impressed their opinions upon the public.  I believe in Free Speech but I believe this is just poor taste and ignorance.  I feel bad for Matthew Shepard’s mother who must think about her son’s funeral ever time she hears the WBC in the news.  I know that all this “church” wants is to be in the news; it gives them notoriety in such a bad light.  The WBC must not realize that churches are supposed to do good things, couldn’t they help the homeless, or do something for Habitat for Humanity, or one of the millions of other charities around the world