Heretics! Sinners! ‘Bears’! Oh My: Homo-haters Show Face at Cornell, Then Leave
In a previous post, we told you that a well-known group of, uh, "religious" people came all the way from Topeka, Kansas to stir the 'ol pot o' hatred in front of -- but not actually within -- Cornell. Well the good old reporters at The Ithaca Journal have come through again with the first posted pictures of the congregation in action in Ho Plaza yesterday, so I felt I should pass it along to all you concerned folks on the 'Gate.
(no, I'm not going to venture into a "Ho" pun.)
Hot, steamy pictures of homo-haters after the jump:
And a picture of the local Baptists showing how you're really supposed to inspire the people:
As it turns out, the group -- of FOUR people, at least three related -- was outnumbered by more than 270 people showing up, waving rainbow flags and generally "God is Love"-ing them right out of town. The group was forced to stand on the corner of Dryden and Hoy offering their revelations to "Pray For More Dead Kids" and showing their fancy graphical design skills, having taken the Cornell "C" and redesigning it as a vestibule for backdoor action.
We had a reminder just last night that the wrath of God again is pouring down on this nation," said Shirley Phelps-Roper of the church, referring to the collapse of the highway bridge in Minneapolis that killed at least four people.
The Baptists -- who aren't real Baptists, as the real church constantly points out -- also showed up with terrifying fashion sense and startling family values, as the three people in the picture above are Abigail Phelps, Jonah Phelps-Roper and Fred Phelps Jr. Yeah, that's right, family of head hater Fred pictured in the previous post.
It's amazing they weren't simply trampled in the first place.
Any Cornell kids attend the event? Tell us what really went down in the comments. --ANDREW NUSCA
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August 3rd, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I’m all for gay bashing, but these protesters are nuts.
August 3rd, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Can we PLEASE CENTER the blog entry field now that someone who might be willing to do it is editing??? I don’t know if you realize the text is right up against the border of the window on some screens. Move them in between the blue boxes and the archives column or something…PLEASE!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I agree, IvyGate should have listed when pretty much every commenter asked for the story column to be in the center of the massive “wast-of-space” that is the right side. Please? You don’t need Kyle Jester to do it, it’s simple.
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:12 pm
can i get me one of those ‘cornell fags’ posters?
August 5th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
remarkable how ignorant some people can still be. social filth at its best in that first picture.
also, why does it seem that people only comment to complain about the guest writers or random details? Just freaking read the articles and appreciate the fact that you are being provided with relevant news in a humorous way. Ghad..
August 5th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
good work graduating from high school. i bet that was tough. rest your little head. you don’t want to think too much.
August 5th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
i’ve been looking at this picture a lot:
1) i am wondering which is the woman (abigail)… are those boobs on the one with the black shirt? i thought that was jonah at first but now i think it’s abigail. thoughts?
2) the one in the middle (jonah?), i like the one in the middle’s signs, but i wish there were a third sign balanced on his head or something so it would be like “fags doom nations” then “america is a nation” and then “america is doomed.” they skip the second step in the transitive property of equality (thanks wikipedia) and that’s really what offends me most about all of this.
i thought this was important enough to comment about as an editor.
August 5th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
youre incorrect. the second sign would have to read “america is a nation with fags.” this way, “fags doom nations,” “america is a nation with fags,” and therefore “america is doomed.”
August 5th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
youre incorrect. the second sign would have to read “america is a nation with fags.” this way, “fags doom nations,” “america is a nation with fags,” and therefore “america is doomed.”
August 5th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
is a mortal.
August 5th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Surely the wrath of god deserves to have more than just four representatives? It was a very hot day, and maybe some of them turned around when they confused the descent down the gorges for entering the fiery pits of hell. It happens.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:07 am
Did Cornellians counter-protest with hot pants dancing while C & C Music Factory tore down the biz?
August 6th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Every 3.6 seconds another person dies of starvation [Borgen Porject]. Every 3.6 seconds. And yet people waste their time attacking others and causing more chaos/hatred in the world. Good going.