Westboro Baptist Church and the Patriot Guard Riders

I was intrigued by the discussion about the Westboro Baptist Church, and their protests, that we had in class today.  As I was reading through their website I became more and more frustrated to the point of being absolutely disgusted. I don't care what your religious or political beliefs are; there is NO reason to protest at someone's funeral. That is extremely disrespectful. As if the family isn't having a hard enough time already why not make it worse.

I am also extremely frustrated by the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church because of the fact that they are Christians.  Yes the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. However nowhere does it say it is our responsibility to protest periods; especially in such extreme ways.  In fact the Bible clearly tells us not to judge others, as well as, not to force our beliefs on others. 

Religious beliefs aside it is just terribly rude and inconsiderate to make a scene at someone's funeral. It makes it even worse that they are singling out soldiers.  These men and women have fought for our country. HELLO! They have sacrificed their lives and gone through awful things to make sure we remain free.  They deserve our utmost respect.  In no way do they deserve a protest at their funeral.  Many of them have nothing to do with the issue of homosexuality, but yet people show up at their funeral to "make a point."  This just makes absolutely no sense to me. Clearly I am frustrated with this beyond belief, and I hope that the Westboro Baptist Church comes to their senses and realizes the extremely bad portrayal of Christianity that they are sending out. 

Iron Jawed Angels

I was excited when Dr. Tuttle told us we were going to watch a movie in class, but I did not expect to actually enjoy the movie.  Despite my expectations I love the movie.  I haven't seen many movies on women's suffrage and the ones that I have were not this interesting.  The fight that Alice Paul and the rest of the women have amazes me.  I would like to say that if I had been in the same position I would have reacted the same way, but I am pretty sure that is not the case.  There were so many times when it would have been much easier to give up.  The movie does an awesome job of portraying how hard these women fought and the amount of time and work they put into it.  It just makes me respect them even more.

As for the romance part of the movie, I was pleasantly surprised by it.  In my opinion a little romance always makes for a better movie.  I just was not expecting it due to the prudish stereotype given to women's rights suffragists.  

I really enjoyed the movie so far, and I am excited to watch the rest of it in class tomorrow.