Students hold rally despite Westboro Baptist Church's absence
By: Samuel Weigley
Issue date: 2/26/10 Section: News
Sophomore Sajel Tremblay, an intern at the Compton Center, came to the rally to support some of her co-workers at the Compton Center who helped stage the event.
"I was touched by the sincerity of the speakers," Tremblay said. "I was also really happy to see such a big turnout for something that was only organized within the last three days."
Angie Nally, director of Public Safety, said that the chances of the Westboro Baptist Church showing were small, because it did not give local law enformcement any notification of its intentions to appear on campus like it typically does. Still, Nally's department took necessary precautions, just in case church members did arrive.
"Although we were about 30 percent sure that the Westboro Baptist Church was going to show up, our office was 100 percent prepared," Nally said. "We always have to be prepared for problems to occur and to have a plan to keep everything under control."
From a non-law enforcement standpoint, Nally could not have been more pleased with the event.
"It was really a highlight to watch the rally walk across the street," she said. "Overall, it was great to see the community come together."
"I was touched by the sincerity of the speakers," Tremblay said. "I was also really happy to see such a big turnout for something that was only organized within the last three days."
Angie Nally, director of Public Safety, said that the chances of the Westboro Baptist Church showing were small, because it did not give local law enformcement any notification of its intentions to appear on campus like it typically does. Still, Nally's department took necessary precautions, just in case church members did arrive.
"Although we were about 30 percent sure that the Westboro Baptist Church was going to show up, our office was 100 percent prepared," Nally said. "We always have to be prepared for problems to occur and to have a plan to keep everything under control."
From a non-law enforcement standpoint, Nally could not have been more pleased with the event.
"It was really a highlight to watch the rally walk across the street," she said. "Overall, it was great to see the community come together."
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Mary in Los Angeles
posted 2/28/10 @ 11:48 PM EST
Homosexuality is a filthy lifestyle repeatedly condemned in the Bible. You cannot be a "christian homosexual" anymore than you can be a "christian prostitute" or a "christian thief" or a "christian pedophile". (Continued…)
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posted 3/01/10 @ 12:36 PM EST
"the fact that the group did not show up really allowed the event to be focused on us"
Focused on whom? The two "organizers" of the event? The campus groups involved? The LGBTQ community of DePauw? I hope it's the latter. (Continued…)
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