LGBT Pride house being painted directly across from Westboro

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The Westboro Baptist Church is about to get a big surprise in the form of a new neighbor who plans to give the notoriously anti-gay group a taste of its own medicine.

Aaron Jackson, one of the founders of Planting Peace, a multi-pronged charity that has in the past concentrated on rainforest conservation, opening orphanages and deworming programs, bought a house that sits directly across from the church's compound six months ago. On Tuesday, March 19, he and a team of volunteers are painting it to match the gay pride flag.

The project -- which the nonprofit is calling the "Equality House" -- is the first in a new campaign Planting Peace plans to wage against the group. Westboro is known for its intimidating tactics of protesting (or threatening to protest) what they refer to as America's pro-gay, anti-God agenda, in close proximity to pride parades, soldier funerals and other events like the Sandy Hook memorial services.

"I read a story about Josef Miles, a 10-year-old kid who counter-protested the Westboro Baptist Church by holding the sign that says 'God Hates No One,'" Jackson told The Huffington Post.

"I didn't know anything about the church or where they were located, but that story kept popping up. And one night I wondered, Where is this church? I got on Google Earth, and I was 'walking down the road,' and I did a 360 view. And I saw a 'For Sale' sign sitting in the front yard of a house. Right away it hit me, Oh my gosh, I could buy a house in front of the WBC! And immediately I thought: And I'm going to paint that thing the color of the pride flag."

Jackson said he's always wanted to get involved in gay activism, but hadn't been sure of how to do it until this opportunity presented itself.

"The reason I haven't gotten into the gay rights activism is because, in a sense, it's almost silly -- it's 2013, are we really still in this position? It just seems ludicrous," he said. "But it is a real issue and kids are killing themselves. I've wanted to do something, and I knew when I saw that house for sale that it all came together. Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a little crazy and there's no red tape in my charity. When I want to do something, I do it."

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Sounds like God is sending a message

[JamaicanPineapple]

I love this so much.

[livinitup]

LOVE it!

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I love this SO much.

[AlpineSlide]

awesome!

[anlo]

(high5)

[Waffles]

LOVE this

[goaskalice]

:Y: :drink:I love this so much. 

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Mar 19, 2013 10:36:47 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Oh, man.. the WBC are going to absolutely shit themselves.

Call me crazy, but I also think it's kinda pretty.  





Yeah, my first thought was "oooh...pretty rainbow!" And then, of course "Yay for equality."

[gretchenindisguise]

That is really pretty.

[tulip]

Mar 19, 2013 11:36:24 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

That is pretty. But, yes, there are some CRAZY WBCers and some really passionate LGBTQ people out there (or so I'm told), so there will be nightly toiletpaperings and lawn forkings, I'm sure.

I hope they glitter bomb the WBC
Lol

[wannabe]

i love this story so hard.

and my kid would LOVE having that house as a neighbor. ha!

[amberlyrose]

I love this so hard.

The house is pretty too.

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That man is awesome!

[mrsgoontz]

This is so amazing.

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While I think it is awesome for him to do this. It just adds more fuel to the fire of the WBC. If they can find a way to sue this man they will and add more cash to their coffers. The best thing anyone can do in regard to the WBC is ignore. If no one gets pissed at them and breaks a law, they have no one to sue and they will have no money to contiune.