[Marxism] Bryan Kemper: Anti-Choice Campus Menace

[J Rothermel <jayroth6@xxxxxxx>]

Cleveland FIST Humiliates Bryan Kemper


Thursday, February 26, 2009


Humiliating Bryan Kemper
by Caleb T. Maupin
www.calebmaupin.blogspot.com

As a communist, and someone who is militantly pro-choice, I was outraged 
when Bryan Kemper of “Stand True” ministries was scheduled to speak on 
my campus. Perhaps my outrage was unjustified. Kemper is no James Dobson 
or Pat Robertson. He has no mass following. He’s merely one of probably 
a few thousand flim-flam men, who makes their career telling Jesus-Camp 
alumni what they want to hear, and letting them think it is rebellious 
because he has an ear piercing and limited electric guitar playing 
ability in addition to being good at preaching “feel good bigotry.”

It was probably not worth protesting his event, because even the 
facebook event had a whooping 28 confirmed guests, most of which didn’t 
show, as usual.

Kemper was there, near the Baldwin-Wallace cyber café, with his 
Christian rock t-shirt, his ear piercing, and his oh-so-badass 
“unshaven” facial hair. He saw my comrades and I, seven us of total, who 
were there to picket his event. He walked up to us giving us his usual 
“I’m a happy peace-loving Christian” smile acting like he wanted to be 
our friends. (Interesting how on his blog he refers to us as “mass 
murderers.”)

We blew him off, which is usual. We figured we wouldn’t let him bait us 
into a debate, since this man has made a career for himself preaching 
against women. My position was as usual. I protest these fucks, and I 
ignore them, since any dialogue you have with these fools just gives 
them more credibility.

So, he walks past our picket line outside of the pro-life club’s event, 
and he makes a snide comment at my girlfriend’s sign which read “We 
won’t return to back alley butchers!”

Kemper snidely said to her, a woman, someone he views as his biblical 
inferior, saying “More women die now in legal abortion clinics than ever 
died before it was legal.” (A lie, of course, but something the Jesus 
Camp Alumni Association will nod and accept without a thought.)

Then, one of my comrades made the mistake of responding. He said “That 
sounds like a medical issue, not a moral issue.”

Then Bryan had exactly what he wanted, dialogue! He was able to have a 
confrontation in front of his flock.

“Only the worst doctors who have flunked out of medical school perform 
abortions, because it’s the only thing they can do, no one else will 
hire them!” (A lie, again, Bryan knows how to pump out whoppers…)

I then figured, because a confrontation had started, I would do my best 
not to let him get the “I’m so peaceful and loving Christian” front 
while he baited us.
I loudly told him “Maybe that’s because people like you kill them!”

“I’ve never killed anyone. I just want love…” He continued blathering.

I then held up one of his “Stand True” pamphlets I had picked up from 
inside his event.

“Interesting how you quote Langston Hughes, someone you would have 
executed for being gay!”

“I oppose the death penalty.” He said. I could see the fire burning 
within him, his “Jesus in sandals” act was starting to wear off.

I then began to verbally berate him. “Why aren’t you protesting for 
Mumia Abu Jamal? What about the political prisoners in this country the 
government is murdering?”
He then exploded, walking close to me and pointing at me like Bill 
O’rielly does with his guests who have leftist political views and are 
therefore not worthy of respect.

“Don’t quote the Bible to me kid, I know the Bible!”

“Get the fuck out my face!” I screamed at him, as he continued to do his 
best to physically intimidate me with his loud voice and pointing 
fingers. “Leviticus, it says when a man lies with another man he shall 
be put to death.”

“No!” He screamed. “It says it’s an abomination.”

“and he shall be put to death…” I said quoting the exact verse to him. 
(LEVITICUS 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a 
woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be 
put to death; their blood shall be upon them.)

“No…. No… No…” He started to say. I loudly shouted “I know the Bible 
better than you do.” Prompting laughter from a number of on-lookers.

He was so furious, his head could have exploded.

“Look….” He said, starting to back away, finally, “I… I… I oppose the 
death penalty…”
“So, you oppose the Death Penalty, even though the Bible supports it!” I 
screamed at him, prompting more laughter.

At that point Bryan just walked away humiliated, and defeated. I made a 
fool out of him, in front his own flock, with his own Bible. He then 
called campus security on us.

We then decided to leave. As we left, suddenly, the humiliated Bryan 
Kemper is chasing after us with childish tears in his eyes, holding out 
his blackberry.
He snaps a picture of one of us with a pro-choice sign: “I’m gonna put 
this on my facebook, and my myspace, and my twitter!” He screams in rage.

“Good.” My comrade, an older guy, responds calmly. “I’m proud to be 
pro-choice.”
Byran stormed off in a rage. We made a fool out of him, and rightly so.

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