Gay couple moves by Falwell church: A gay couple is renting a home across the street from the Rev. Jerry Falwell's church to correct what they see as misinformation spread by the pastor and show that homosexuals can lead Christian lives. "We just want Lynchburg to see us - an old gay couple - and realize that we're as boring as they are," said the Rev. Mel White, 62, who moved into the cottage Tuesday with Gary Nixon, 52. White, a minister with Metropolitan Community Church in Los Angeles, ghost-wrote Falwell's autobiography and has known Falwell for more than 15 years - before White announced his homosexuality. [...] Falwell called the couple's move a publicity stunt but said they are welcome at his Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, about 60 miles east of Roanoke. "I can't think of anyone who needs it more," Falwell said.

Well, that ought to be interesting.

To be sure, I don't expect it to work. Most of the people in Falwell's church will simply ignore them, since they're making a deliberate provocation of themselves. (Of course, if they ignore the couple and nothing happens, it kind of proves their point, doesn't it? It may just be that we don't have ecclesiastical cooties.)

That said ... I would imagine that there are a great many people who wouldn't simply ignore them, because this is such a deliberate provocation.

Hope they've got their homeowners' insurance paid up. I expect they'll hit the deductible in broken windows alone, right quick.