As promised, The Rotting Cryptkeeper™’s minions brought their GodHatesFags wrath to my town of Beaverton, Oregon, today.
BEAVERTON — Members of a Topeka, Kan., church say they plan to picket Southridge High School on Friday to draw attention to the controversial play “The Laramie Project.”
Southridge Principal Amy Gordon this month canceled the play, which chronicles the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo.
But the Rev. Fred Phelps, pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, said Wednesday that he will protest any effort to reconsider staging the play at the school.
The church, known for threatening protests but not carrying them out, has launched a nationwide campaign against “The Laramie Project.”
Phelps said he thinks pressure from gay rights activists will persuade Gordon to eventually stage the play, leading him to pre-emptively oppose the production.
“In our experience with schools for the past 15 years, they’ll put pressure on her until she caves,” said Phelps from his Topeka home. “I feel sorry for Amy Gordon, really, what she’s going to go through.”
Phelps said he expects a dozen protestors from his church to arrive at the school at about 2:15 p.m. Friday for a 45-minute protest.
Gordon stopped a fall production of the play, citing profanities and sexual content. The principal said she will create a committee of teachers, students and parents to review the play before making a final decision.
I haven’t found news reports of the protest yet, but KGW promised a report on their 10PM newscast. A brief clip on the promo showed at least three of the neanderthals at the protest. Your intrepid blogger will post more details when available.
