"Flee sexual immorality!"

There were no political demonstrations that I could see as I walked through Library Mall here on the University of Wisconsin campus at noon today, the first day of fall classes. But there were some religionists trying to get the students' attention:



Something about leaning on an "America a Nation of Sexual Perverts" sign makes people want to cut a wide swath around you:



Oh, the snubbing! Does it hurt? Do you feel righteous? Sad? Angry? Resigned?



I passed by quickly, on my way to pick up an extra-large cappucino to-go to make do for lunch before my Religion & the Constitution class. On my way back, I saw one of the sign-holder guys had turned to street preaching. From a distance, I could hear him exclaiming about "the fires of Hell." Then:

A friend of mine told me this town is the Capital of Lesbianism. The Capital of Lesbianism! What a shame!

I burst out laughing, as did pretty much everyone in the general vicinity.