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Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 10, 2013 at 11:59 pm
Some good news
Quote:Former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain posed for the pro-equality NOH8 campaign, calling the church a "cult."
Lauren Drain, a former member of the antigay, antisemitic Westboro Baptist Church, posed for photographer Adam Bouska's NOH8 campaign, calling the church a "cult," and confirming that she still identifies as a Christian, but now stands against "any and all forms of violence, discrimination, bullying, or bigotry directed at someone else due to their personal lifestyle."http://www.advocate.com/politics/religio...campaign-0
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 11, 2013 at 12:24 am
And while we're on the subject of popularity grabs...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_uM8bUnlGQ
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 11, 2013 at 11:23 pm
(February 11, 2013 at 12:24 am)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: And while we're on the subject of popularity grabs...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_uM8bUnlGQ
I could teach her so very much I know exactly what she needs.
Okay, now I'm confused beyond all measure.  I had heard about this musical in title, but the song mindfucked me.
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 12, 2013 at 10:00 am
It is good that this person has seen the Westboro Baptist Church for what it is, (a hateful organisation), and has learned to respect people instead of hating them. I am glad.
I agree with the "cult" definition. As far as I understand, it was essentially a single family with the dad as the boss/preacher (?).
Society should just have ignored them, and they would have gonme away, like all irritants. The only reason they got media coverage at all, was to allow the media to besmirch Christianity.
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 12, 2013 at 10:22 am
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(February 12, 2013 at 10:00 am)Gabriel Syme Wrote: It is good that this person has seen the Westboro Baptist Church for what it is, (a hateful organisation), and has learned to respect people instead of hating them. I am glad.
I agree with the "cult" definition. As far as I understand, it was essentially a single family with the dad as the boss/preacher (?).
Society should just have ignored them, and they would have gonme away, like all irritants. The only reason they got media coverage at all, was to allow the media to besmirch Christianity.
I agree, aside from the besmirth Christianity part. I don't think that giving them media attention is a good idea. They seem to think of ad revenue on their website as a blessing from god, even if everyone who actually visits their site hates them.
Now, as for the besmirth Christianity bit, most media as far as I know has done a good job of separating them from conventional modern religion.
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 12, 2013 at 3:05 pm
(February 11, 2013 at 11:23 pm)Aegrus Wrote: Okay, now I'm confused beyond all measure. I had heard about this musical in title, but the song mindfucked me.
I'm surprised that mindfucked you 0.o What about it managed that? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCguQ1_wqVM
Felt like randomly sticking music here. Because me.
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 12, 2013 at 5:04 pm
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RE: Former Westboro Member Poses for NOH8 Campaign
February 13, 2013 at 5:12 am
(February 12, 2013 at 5:04 pm)Aegrus Wrote: I'm used to listening to metal, preferably German industrial metal (Rammstein, Megaherz, Eisbrecher, pretty much anything with murder and cannibalism), not musicals! 
Well, there's your problem: expand your musical understanding!
Dolly Parton knocks that shit out of the park.
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