Just so you know. I am not a student at the school. I am a mother of two teens and a member of FR for a year or so. I am also a citizen of this town and I have already gone on record opposing the homosexual agenda of the GSA with a column in the newspaper. For starters, I have been ripped in a letter to the editor and had my car keyed (don't know if that was definitely connected but the timing was suspicious). My column appeared a week ago.
I just don't believe Phelps is much better as a representative of civility than the GSA group. Two wrongs don't make a right. My hope is to make it clear that we can oppose the homosexual agenda without being ugly about it. The kids have too much sympathy right now as it is. They will milk this for everything they can and claim that the local Christians supported Phelps' actions. I want to counter that before it happens.
Why don't you just stay home?
The kids are going to claim the locals support Phelps anyway. At least if you stay home, you can respond with "prove it!"
Sad to say, when dealing with a group intoxicated by "righteous indignation," and by that I mean both sides, if they like you there's nothing you can do wrong, and if they dislike you there's nothing you can do right.
Finally got it!