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Westboro a No-Show at Laramie Project Performance


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Members of the antigay Westboro Church didn't make good on their promise to protest a performance of The Laramie Project in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday.

Dozens of students from the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts -- where the play about Matthew Shepard's murder was performed -- lined the perimeter of the school in anticipation of the Kansas-based hate church, reports The Jacksonville Journal.

Westboro was a no-show in Jacksonville four years ago, when they announced plans to protest the funeral of a local soldier killed in Afghanistan but never appeared.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Davya
    Date posted: 5/3/2010 3:59:55 AM
    Hometown: Wynnewood, PA

    Comment:

    The great thing about free speech is that it provides a lifetime career of "clown" to an otherwise jobless sign holder on the streetcorner (aka, "Rev" Fred Phelps)

  • Name: Zachary
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 10:19:45 PM
    Hometown: Atlanta

    Comment:

    Here's what I've heard about the no-show. Phelps' granddaughter (?), appearing in the picture,, wasn't available to hold up the sign, "God Hates Fags." And she (?) is absolutely, positively, the best "God Hates Fags" sign holder in the entire Phelps' clan. No one in the disturbed, crazy family even comes close to her (?). But unfortunately Phelps' granddaughter (?) has been such an eager beaver spending days ordering Mrs. Donald Trump's new jewelry line on QVC. And in addition, Phelps' granddaughter (?) has also been such an eager beaver ordering the new line of Mary Kay cosmetics for days, too. All I can say, it's about time. This granddaughter (?) should have been assessorizing her (?) much too butch attire for years. Assessorize, assessorize, assessorize, honey. "Praise Jesus!" I do assume the young person pictured is a girl. Instead of holding a "God Hates Fags" sign, please hold up either "I'm a girl" or "I'm a boy" sign." "I'm a homophobe" sign is not needed. We know that.

  • Name: Scott
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 9:14:53 PM
    Hometown: Portland

    Comment:

    God will be pissed off that they failed to spread the word of hate.

  • Name: Andy
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 7:10:22 PM
    Hometown: NC

    Comment:

    They got some good strange at a Rest Area on the way and decided it wasn't worth going.

  • Name: prototypesui
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 5:03:07 PM
    Hometown: west park

    Comment:

    the church and its hate needs to stop follow me http://twitter.com/PROTOTYPE_SUI

  • Name: Doug
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 4:31:29 PM
    Hometown: Columbus

    Comment:

    oops I meant to write "like" Queen Carlotta!

  • Name: Doug
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 4:30:14 PM
    Hometown: Columbus

    Comment:

    Maybe they are drinking cyanide flavored Kool-Aid instead!!! Better yet, perhaps they are spit-roasting Ma & Pa Phelps Queen Carlotta!

  • Name: Bearchewtoy75
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 4:19:54 PM
    Hometown: Phoenix

    Comment:

    There must have been a funeral of a small child that they thought was more important to picket.

  • Name: Checkout Girl
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 3:53:41 PM
    Hometown: Earth

    Comment:

    The Westboro Bigot Cult didn't keep their promise? Gee...that's so anti-Christ-like! *snerk* Hmm...maybe their van/car/bus/whatever broke down in the middle of the most hottest area of nowheresville and they'll all perish of heat exhaustion. Oh, I'm sorry, was that out loud?

  • Name: Carlos
    Date posted: 5/2/2010 3:39:09 PM
    Hometown: Montreal/Canada

    Comment:

    Just take a good look on this idiot. He or she must have lots of time on his hands. This church members should be helping the poor, the sick and not protesting. I believe that this church members have not read the Memo yet that all of them will not be going to Heaven.



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