More on Rev. Fred Phelps
As I reported yesterday, there was widespread community response to the invasion of Rev. Fred Phelps and his followers to several towns in eastern MA on Sunday and Monday. The Lowell Sun has a story on the protests and counter protests in Dracut and Bedford on Monday titled: "Signs of tolerance meet signs of hate"
The Sun also reported on the successful efforts of blogger Lynne Lupien "to beat the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay group at its own game netted $606" for MA gay rights organizations.
"...Lupien's new Web blog, www.leftinlowell.com, encouraged those opposing the Westboro group and its leader, the Rev. Fred Phelps, to pledge whatever they pleased for each minute the Phelps group protested locally.
"So between the hour and a half they were at the Tsongas Arena Sunday and the half-hour they were in Dracut Monday, we raised the money," said Lupien, a local activist and member of Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice. It worked out to $5.05 per each minute..."
Meanwhile, it has come to my attention that the Anti-Defamation League has an excellent report summarizing not only the background of Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church and thier vulgar and bigoted anti-gay activities, but thier track record of anti-black, anti-Jewish, anti-Christian, and overtly anti-American statements. It is a useful resource for communities faced with visits by Phelps' travelling carnival of hate.
The Sun also reported on the successful efforts of blogger Lynne Lupien "to beat the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay group at its own game netted $606" for MA gay rights organizations.
"...Lupien's new Web blog, www.leftinlowell.com, encouraged those opposing the Westboro group and its leader, the Rev. Fred Phelps, to pledge whatever they pleased for each minute the Phelps group protested locally.
"So between the hour and a half they were at the Tsongas Arena Sunday and the half-hour they were in Dracut Monday, we raised the money," said Lupien, a local activist and member of Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice. It worked out to $5.05 per each minute..."
Meanwhile, it has come to my attention that the Anti-Defamation League has an excellent report summarizing not only the background of Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church and thier vulgar and bigoted anti-gay activities, but thier track record of anti-black, anti-Jewish, anti-Christian, and overtly anti-American statements. It is a useful resource for communities faced with visits by Phelps' travelling carnival of hate.
posted by Frederick Clarkson at 2:16 PM
1 Comments:
Hey! No fair blogging on new Lowell Sun articles before I get to it! *grins*
Frankly, if they updated earlier in the day with the new edition...yeesh. I suppose they want to let the paper-copy set feel all privileged and stuff.
But yeah, I made it into the Lowell Sun again. It's always related to rabble-rousing somehow. (Last year I was interviewed in the Spotlight section for being a web geek and activist...musta been a slow news week.) Of course, the Sun didn't show up for the real rabble-rousing at the Nuestra Senora del Carmen Church in Lowell. Ah well, win some, lose some.
Thanks for the kudos. I've had so much of that the last couple of days, I think I have a permanent complex.
Ye-haw, now on to the next great thing. :)
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