We have all seen the despicable Phelps Phamily and their Westboro 'Baptist' Church haters show up in our gayborhoods our at the funerals of fallen US soldiers and supporters of GLBT rights.The WBC haters have announced they are planning to show up at the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards who passed away Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
But instead of raising your fists and screaming obscenities at them, or letting them provoke you into doing something rash that ends up putting money in their pockets after they sue you for violating their First Amendment protest rights, why not use the strategy other areas have used and make Phred Phelps' visit work for you?
Here's what you do. When you find out Phred and Phamily are headed to your area, suse that lead time to start a fundraiser. They drive to whatever area they plan to protest in and it'll take them time to get there.
You can have people either donate a lump sum amount or a set amount for every minute that Fred is in your area protesting with the money going to a GLBT group or local charity.
It sets up the delicious irony that the Phelpses are earning money for GLBT causes for every hate filled minute they spend desecrating your town or whatever parameters you set up for the fundraising event.
Towns that have done this have also reported that once Phred and Phamily find out they are raising money for GLBT and other causes by their hateful presence there, they bounce to cut the fundraising time clock short.A WBC July visit to protest the Resource Center Dallas led to a counter protest fundraiser that according to RCD spokesperson Rafael McDonnell and the Dallas Voice raised a record-breaking $11,000 for the organization.
So want to flip the script on the WBC haters? Here's a way to do so, satisfy your urge to stick it to the Phelps Phamily without violating their First Amendment rights and make money for GLBT themed charities at the same time.
Have fun and happy fundraising.
