the local newspaper of this fair township headlines that a Kansas anti-gay group will descend here this weekend. the town's middle school has a display of flags to inspire a positive sense of diversity. I know that's a mushy liberal attempt at social concern, effete maybe, but not deleterious. mostly the flags are national, but a rainbow flag is also in the mix. these flags (or perhaps just that flag) caused a stir in town when 1st displayed. not having a child in the school system, I only caught the stir 2nd hand. the basic message I guess is that intolerance is not just for adults. some residents have expressed dismay at such acceptance but no bold actions have been taken. this Kansas group of schmuckasses somehow caught wind of these goings-on 2000 miles away and were inspired by God (it's a church group) to come terrorize the local children. no logical argument can be made in favour of such hatefulness, so they must resort to bullying. look how markedly religion differs from spirituality! I will go to this protest, camera in hand. perhaps I will see their humanity in mine. their political view, tho, is crazed. a famous picture from Boston's terrible busing protests come to mind. it shows a man wielding an American flagpole to impale another man.