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Please don't lump them in with Christians who actually try to live out what the Bible says. I love Jesus and am proud to say that I am Christian. I am not proud of many things that the church in America does, but I am proud to be associated with Jesus. That being said, God is grieved at the image of Him that they protray. The Bible says that God desires that none should perish. The idea that He would laugh when a homosexual dies is obscene and it truly makes me sad. I can't believe that sign. Does God agree with homosexuality? It is pretty clear from the Bible that He doesn't. But He also doesn't agree with theft. But neither theft nor homosexuality are reasons He turns His back on someone - He pursues them all the more.
I cannot believe a school would let these people within 100 yards of the building. But I am guessing that they too want to avoid an atrocious lawsuit based on some claim of being denied access to a public area. We live in a unique time and a unique country. The same privileges that I am so grateful for are also given to the folks of WBC. If you believe in God, then pray that these people would be enlightened and that God would have mercy and open their eyes to some of their ways. If you don't believe in God, then try to muster up all the kindness you possible can. You think hate and all the responses you have mentioned here will do anything but fuel their fire? Kindess and mercy are better weapons against hate than hate itself is. They don't deserve respect, and I am not saying anyone should be gracious to them. But, all you can be responsible for is your reaction, not theirs.
You probably read that and think that you are so kind and God is so harsh. But put yourself there. Say you had the ability to create a little race of people. They were enslaved, treated cruelly, and were desperate for help. So you, in your kindness, even though they resented you for not fixing all of their problems, delivered them from the hands of the enemy. Then you sustained them by making food and water magically appear. And the result of all this was that they said that other people had done this for them and they worshipped fake idols and cursed your name. That is pretty much the treatment that God received. Then say their enemy came upon them. What would you do?
Well, that would depend on your purpose. If it was just to be the hero or just to sustain people or prevent harm, then yes, I bet you would crush their enemy and save the day. Only to repeat the same pattern over and over and then God has become the puppet of the people - only needed in times of trouble.
But God's purpose is to be in relationship with His people. At the time, it was solely the Jews. Therefore, if they turned from Him and forgot their covenant with Him, then He would allow evil to come against them, ultimately for their good so they would repent and turn back to Him...
As I am finishing that sentence I am not sure why I am bothering to write that. You won't consider it and you love justifying yourself so I probably just wasted a few minutes there. Oh well.
Back to the point of the thread - the WBC folks should be ignored as best as possible. According to the OP, it is sad that even the school has to change its schedule to avert attention from them.
You earned my respect and karma.
As far as WBC, get EVERYONE in your school to point and laugh. Laugh so loud they cant yell loud enough . Laugh through megaphones.