The Pride festival in my hometown was last weekend. It is something I always support, regardless of my own sexual preference, because I am all for sexual liberation and the desire for people to be who they are. So, in any mid-sized city, there are always a few people with way too much money and way too little sense on how to spend it constructively. In this case, one such jackhole thought it would be a great idea to rent a plane, attach a streaming banner to it saying "Rainbow is God's not Yours!" and then circle the event trailing the banner.
Now, a couple things here: First of all, think of the staggering cost involved in renting the aircraft, having the sign made, getting FAA approval, and then all that airplane fuel. I'm guessing it would be in the thousands of dollars at the very least! And think of all the good that money would have done elsewhere. "God's not yours," he says. What is God's work? Is it ministering to the needy, the hungry, the hurt, lonely and sick- or trolling a group of people enjoying a festival? Oddly enough, I don't recall reading anything about the latter in the Bible. How many meals would that money have bought for the needy or hungry? How many families struggling to keep a roof over their head would have used that money to help pay that month's rent- but instead it was frivolously wasted by some self-proclaimed Christian just to troll a Pride festival. God's work, indeed.
So, second of all- what, exactly, did this guy get out of it? What was the goal here? Did he expect people to look up and go, "Oops, maybe we should pick another symbol?" Or look up and think, "Wow, he's got a point, Maybe God really doesn't like gays, maybe we should immediately become straight, leave the festival and get down on our knees and repent?" Somehow, I actually doubt that. It is far more likely he simply wanted to troll the festival because, regardless of his religious beliefs, he just really, really does not like gay people, and was hoping to piss a bunch people off. The true motive of bullies and trolls the world over. These are the people who get off on offending people and ruining things, and on causing anger and sadness. Sometimes, the middle school bullies never do grow up, and instead merely become adult bullies. Thankfully his little didn't have that effect and it was a great day for everyone who participated.
And some rich jackhole is out $5700 for airplane rental fees, banner fabrication fees and fuel costs, just for whatever satisfaction he got trying to troll people unsuccessfully.