Not Cool

I understand that law is law.

Having the right to free speech and demonstration is a beautiful thing.

Having the right to stage a demonstration against homosexuals at a funeral of someone who has passed away during their unselfish service to their country is completely immoral. These people served their life for our country. They have acted in a more heroic way than most of us can even imagine doing. And there are people who are going to make the lives of the deceased all about their own selfish discomfort about gays in the military?

I am disgusted that law supports the Westboro Baptist Church with their promotion of this sort of behavior by stating that “God is punishing the United States for the sin of homosexuality”.

People seem to forget … the deceased also have parents. Siblings. Significant Others. How is protesting adding to the value of lessening the suffering of the people suffering their loss? If you want to save lives and think you are doing a service to the world, how about lessening the suffering of the families and leaving them a peaceful last goodbye?

This may very well be happening but I do not hear about anyone protesting their political agendas at the funerals of men who have cheated and borne illegitimate children while married to a different woman.

Or the funerals of crooked politicians.

Or the funerals of Wall Street cheaters.

Yet there are people who cannot think outside of their own selfish drama to see the suffering of family members who are grieving and are willing to interrupt that process and cause even more damage.

Why is this ok? How has death become so unsacred and desensitized? Why not have a vendor stand on the grounds selling hot dogs as well? How have we not evolved enough to embrace love in all of it’s wonderful forms? Don’t we need more of that? Do we not need more of love on this planet? That’s like starving and slapping away a sandwich because the crusts aren’t cut off.