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06.30.2009 4:40pm EDT
(Omaha) A Kansas City woman was assaulted during Omaha’s Pride Parade earlier in the month reports the Pitch. Kendra Konrady was placed in a headlock by 66-year-old Omaha resident William Crilly after she threw Human Rights Campaign stickers at the man’s float.
Konrady had travelled to Omaha as a volunteer for the Human Rights Campaign. She had been walking along the parade route passing out stickers when she saw Crilly’s float. The man had a rainbow colored wagon with a banner on it saying “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ Our Lord.”Konrady was attacked after she threw several stickers with the HRC emblematic equal sign on them into Crilly’s float.
“He had me in a head lock and I was kind of flailing,” she said. “I’m a pacifist through and through, but this dude just attacked me.”
Crilly was arrested for assault following the incident. As news spread of the event, parade goers flocked to the HRC’s booth, which signed up 159 new members following Konrady’s attack.
Thought the parade organizers would have an exact known number of pre-approved floats all set to enter the parade in a certain pre-approved and known order at a certain time.
I can’t believe that they would have given prior approval to this kind of display.
I am a gay Christian and gladly so.
To paint all Christians as the same is not true. People do have a right to a spiritual life or not to have one, but there are many Christians who either gay or gay-friendly. Being a Chrstian doesn’t mean your are going to a la Crilly, come up with a “rainbow wagon” condemning people for different from you.
And Jessi, I am 56 and I have followed your advice for years and rediscovered my faith and started to re-attend church 9 years ago. Best decision I’ve made. My life is enriched because of it and there is no other place I’d rather be more than that on Sunday. And also I don’t belittle and disrespect people for being atheists. Atheism is again “not my cup of tea” same as faith is not “your cup of tea”.
If he wasn’t gay and his message was meant to “condemn” gay people, how did he get it into the parade? No gay pride float would be allowed within 10 blocks of a religious parade. Very odd.
no he was def. not a gay christian. he drives a dead fetus truck all around Omaha to rile people up!
while it is probably unprovable, I would bet the old bigot knew just what he was doing when he showed up with a rainbow painted cart. He’s a Fred Phelps wannabe.
Kendra, glad to hear that you’re in better shape than the guy in Fort Worth. What the hell is the fool’s malfunction?
R & R: I doubt they know what hate is either. They think gay rights groups are hate organizations for advocating public policy that treats all citizens as equals.
They may practice hate constantly, but if they’re unaware of it, they don’t understand it.
I’m with Rud F. and I’m a U. S. citizen. What was an anti-Gay float and homophobes doing in a GAY PRIDE PARADE?
It sounds like he was a gay Christian???
So now we are attacking our own?
Scarey…
This is Kendra Konrady and i had no idea this story would go beyond our local alternative magazines blog. Thank you for all your good wishes and urge you all to become an active freedom FIGHTER!
eh… this guy had an anti-gay float in the gay pride parade?
I’m Canadian and very confused by this.
And who really expects the Chritian Taliban membership to know what love is? Do know what hate is; they practice it daily.
haha 159 new members! Nice!
Once again, it’s just like that old church song goes.
And you’ll know
They are Christians
By their LOVE
By their LOVE
Yes you’ll know they are Christians by their…?????????
Hmm….
66 years old, I usta have an imaginary friend when I was 4-5