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08-02-2006, 11:30 AM
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Heroes in Kansas
J.R. & Robin Knight run a gorgeous Bed & Breakfast in Meade, KS. http://www.lakewayhotel.com/
Their son brought a souvenir rainbow flag home from seeing "The Wizard of Oz." They put the flag out near the American Flag outside. The townspeople are being absolutely awful to them, but they refuse to take it down. If you are able to travel and stay with them, please do. Tell your friends. Advertise for them. Send them a note of appreciation. innkeeper@lakewayhotel.com Here's the article: http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satelli...89283448&path= Watch the video! 
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08-03-2006, 10:14 AM
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I watched the video and you are right, these people are toxic and unbelievable. I wrote to the innkeeper and told him thanks for standing his ground. Most people would fold, and he didn't. We need to support him.
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08-03-2006, 12:40 PM
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Give Nevada a break. New test sights located.
Well if we ever need new testing sights for bombs, I'd like to nominate Kansas as a flat area where not much intelligent life grows. Let's give Nevada a rest and just do some practice in SW Kansas.
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08-03-2006, 02:15 PM
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I just sent off a note to JR and Robin myself. Any show of support whether initially intended or not deserves praise and recognition, because it really counts in my book.
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08-03-2006, 04:44 PM
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The Beauty of the Spirit of Justice
(I just received this email from the Knights.)
A BIG RAINBOW OF THANKS Robin & I can¹t even begin to come up with words strong enough to convey our appreciation for all of your support and well wishes. Especially to those of you that have booked rooms and even just sent money to help pay our bills. Your the best. We are getting so many emails every day that we barely have time to Read them let alone respond to each of them in a timely manner. So I thought I¹d send out this Big thanks to everyone and then do individuals as time permits. First of all, reading your letters at the end of a long day makes it allot easier getting up the next day. So a BIG thanks for that!!! As you know our rainbow flag was hung outside of our hotel because we dearly miss our son. We sent him to live with my parents because of threats we were receiving here. It signified to us that he is just over the rainbow and as soon as we can we will all be together again. When my good neighbors told me to take it down, I assure you there was no hesitation. It will not come down. Last night, July 30, 2006 some ³person² cut it down, well most of it anyway. Robin & I want you all to know that as soon as we can get a replacement here, the rainbow will proudly fly again. My son¹s Rainbow flag is gone, cut by the very closed minded bigots that we sent him home to get away from. Our new Rainbow flag will serve a different purpose, it will stand for the very thing that THEY (the schalooses) wanted it to stand for. Gay Rights, Gay Pride, Human Rights, Equality of the Sexes, Equality of the Races, Diversity, Unity, Peace, The International Co-operative Alliance's, The Inca banner, The Flag of Cusco, Peru, The Wizard of OZ, God¹s Gift to Mankind, and everything else that the homophobic, bigoted, ignorant ... people of the world fear. Our new Rainbow flag will fly as a reminder to my son, never to back down to prejudice and tyranny no matter the cost, because once you do it will never stop. Money and business is one thing but peoples dignity is much more important. Before we bought the Lakeway Hotel a gay couple looked at it and the same good christians that want my son¹s rainbow flag down told the bank, Œif you sell to those gays, we¹ll all pull our accounts.¹ They¹ll never be happy, and their hunger for control will never subside. Never!!! They change scripture to suit their purpose. They are spreading ignorance and bigotry one child at a time. Not my son. Our new Rainbow flag will wave : At our friends that never made it to their 30th birthdays, Jim, John, Jimmy, and Richard. At the group I counseled in High School who I vowed I would never reveal their names or what we talked about. To my 7th and 8th grade teacher who taught me that gay people are just people, and who the kids that called him a fagot behind his back eventually named as their favorite teacher of all. To the two retired teachers Ruth and Madge who still reside in this old brick Hotel, playing jokes and helping me see, I don¹t know if they were really a couple, but if they were, good for them. To the gay and lesbian people of Meade and elsewhere, hiding in closets and garages, letting you know that someday you¹ll just be able to be you. To all of the people traveling on hwy 54 who are afraid to stop in these hick towns because they don¹t think they¹ll be accepted or worse. To Shawn and all the other people in the world that had the terrifying and heart wrenching task of telling their parents that they are Gay or Lesbian. To Shawn¹s dad, my good bud Robert, who although probably didn¹t want this for his son, hugged him, loves him and is very proud of him. I wish all parents were like him. But most importantly our new Rainbow flag will wave in the face of Hatred, Bigotry, Ignorance and the people who embody these traits as a constant reminder that they can¹t control everyone or every thing. That god loves every one the same. And that hate is a much bigger sin, than 2 people loving each other ever could be. George Washington once said that the thing that separates the American People from all other people of the world is that we will die on our feet before we will ever live on our knees. I think it¹s time that we get up off our knees and stand together for what's right. Even if we are a bit squeamish about what the right thing is. We might not be able to fix stupid, but it sure is fun taking it apart!!!!  A BIG Thanks Again to All we¹ll remember you, long after you forget us. JR & Robin Knight Lakeway Hotel - Bed and Breakfast Inn 115 N. Fowler, Meade, Kansas 67864 PO BOX 1029, Meade, Kansas 67864-1029 Toll-Free: 877-276-2700 - Phone: 620-873-2700 lakewayhotel.com - innkeeper@lakewayhotel.com
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08-03-2006, 05:59 PM
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08-03-2006, 06:57 PM
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Thank you for posting that letter from them, Nate. It helped me to word a little note that I just sent them.
Great great story! Yes, and WE were worried about bumper stickers. . . . 
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08-03-2006, 07:11 PM
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Hahha! There's a part where a girl's mom won't let her be in choir, and then she's looking through the window in on the choir practicing, and I just burst into tears. "LET HER SING!!!!"  Hahah!!
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08-03-2006, 07:22 PM
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08-04-2006, 12:28 AM
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Thanks for posting their response Nate!
I sent them a message this morning after reading your initial post. It's all over the news now: heard about in on the the GayCableNews this evening here in NYC. The word is OUT. It's really moving to read something with this kind of backbone. Man! We need more friends like this.
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08-04-2006, 01:36 AM
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Hope in the heartland....
How truly wonderful and thrice blessed shall be these that stand in potential harm's way for ours, and others', sakes~!!
I was SO taken by the response they sent to you Nate, that I penned (ok, typed), my own response back to these awesome folks~! In this day and age whenever one thinks of Kansas, the images that come readily (though unbidden!) to mind are the likes of the Westboro Baptist Church (and note I won't use *his* name in this post), and the school board who tried to hijack public education with the creationist agenda. Almost nowhere in that part of the country are there evidenced displays of compassion and tolerance. That makes it all the more striking to read about folks such as these and gives me hope that the heartland of this great nation, while under siege no doubt, has not fallen to the demagogues.  Peace & Love 2 U All~!!
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08-12-2006, 08:36 PM
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Wow, I am just getting around to reading their response to you, Nate, and I am just overwhelmed with gratitude. I feel humbled and honored that these persons that are strangers to me feel that led by their principles that they want to stand up for so many injustices, even though it is disrupting their family and creating some serious safety issues for them. God will reward them greatly for their heartwarming deeds, I wish I could go visit their place in Kansas. Someday, i hope that I can, to thank them and hug them in person.
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