CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

So here's the skinny: One of my acquaintances, who was a marine, died in Afghanistan about a week ago. He was shipped back over to here successfully and the funeral services are to be held this weekend. But guess who else decides to give us a visit?

That's right. THE Westboro Baptist Church. Aw, isn't that sweet? They're coming all the way out here just to see us!

I'm submitting a prayer for his family and friends.

If you feel the need to discuss the finer details of the professional IRL trolls, make a separate topic, please.

I'll be praying.

Praying. Dang, that's so not cool >.>

Praying.

How terrible! I'll definitely pray for his family and friends.

That's terrible!

I'll pray.

Ok, so apparently they're not going to protest. Instead, a local Radio has offered them a timeslot tomorrow morning at 7:15. Seems like a great deal doesn't it? But it feels...odd.

I can't help wondering that if this is what they were after all along. Infact, it seems getting on the radio at 7 in the morning, when people are on their way to work, would be a more effective and attractive approach at getting their pitiful call of attention across compared to protesting. A quick sweep of google seems to make this hypothesis true: One of Tucson,AZ's , Niceville, FL's , and Anderson,SC's local radio stations also made this deal.

If I'm thinking correctly, when they make intentions to come to a funeral, they're making a big gamble that has a relatively high payoff. They can either go to the funeral and protest, possibly getting victims to sue,(or they could get blocked in like they did in Mississippi and not get to go to the funeral at all...) or they could be offered a deal from the radio station to get their message across. Since they want attention, getting a time slot in a local radio station is a much more appealing method compared to protesting, which seems very hit or miss lately. It's kind of like a hostage situation, in a way.

But it is possible that they make the first step in an offer to a radio station,even though news articles say that it is the radio stations that make the first step and not the group. "We'll get you ratings!"

Still praying.

That is simply aweful! I'll be praying!

Way to spread the love of Christ, Westboro. Sheesh...

I'll be praying.