Matthew Shepard Monument

I was going to tag this on to the end of the last post, but it developed into so much of a rant that it didn't really feel appropriate. And it deserves its own post. It deserves its own website. Well. Pointed out to me by theladyfeylene, but it's making me feel sick enough to want to pass it on. Phelps To Erect Matthew Shepard Monument.

I was going to write something saying something like "I have nothing to say to this, there's nothing that can be said about this." But the truth is I actually have a lot to say about this. It's disgusting. This person is disgusting. I have enough issues with religion being foisted upon the populace in public places/environments as it is, but this is just outright offensive. Someone please tell me at least some branch of the Church is speaking out against this.

Ah yes, I deleted most of the rant. It was... a rant. Irate, disbelieving... some other adjectives.

Basically I don't think I need to say anything. I don't understand how anyone can defend this kind of behaviour without falling back on religious fanaticism.

[Note]: I realise I have now gone from not going to say anything, to going to say something, to attempting to say something, to not saying anything after all. I realised that if there was to be any point to saying something, I would have to come up with some thought out reasons as to why I find this so upsetting. Rather than, well, just the rant. I do have reasons, I could write them out, but I doubt I'd do a very good job of it, so it's probably best to just leave well alone. I really do think it should all be rather obvious.