Proud of P'burgh!

I've been following a story featuring my old town of Plattsburgh, NY. We moved about a year ago, just before the Phelps contigent from Kansas decided they would protest the Mayor's Cup, onaccounta the Plattsburgh mayor being openly gay. They promised they would descend upon the North Country to rebuke Plattsburgh's churches for allowing such sin to go unchecked. And this is the result:

http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2005/07_2005/070420051.htm

http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2005/07_2005/070420052.htm

Let me just say at this point that I love the North Country. The people have a lot of spunk, and dammit, they take care of their own. I was glad to see how many residents came out to support the Mayor and the churches, and proud of the way the whole thing was handled.

And just for the record, I don't think God hates gays. I think He hates everyone equally, and the proof of it is that we've still got reality T.V. and Paris Hilton is still in the news. I rest my case.