A far-right activist/writer in France was so upset over the adoption of same-sex marriage that he committed suicide by shooting himself in front of the high alter of Notre-Dame in Paris.
Really.
Well-known French far-Right historian commits suicide at Notre Dame altar in gay marriage protest
Buh-bye.
Er, au reservoir.
Well, so much for opposing SSM, so as not to shock the innocent sensibilities of the general public.
While I decry the frightening of tourists as a general rule, the net benefit to Mankind that comes from M. Venner canceling his slot in the population is a plus. He did it without making too much of a mess and he didn’t insist on taking anyone with him.
Gun in the mouth, eh? Someone’s got a fixation…
I guess now it’s time to pry stuff from his cold, dead fingers.
And so much for opposing SSM as contrary to Catholic teachings. (Suicide is still a sin, last I heard).
And a rather larger one than gay sex, IIRC.
He will be missed. By someone. Probably?
Well, it’s a lot harder to confess and do penance, for one thing.
I approve of this type of activism. It should be taken up by the more strident voices on this side of the pond.
That’ll show us!
And then of course, one day later came a classy display from the opposition
Topless protest with simulated pistolsucking at the Altar
(Legitimate media, spoilered for potentially NSFW visual depending on how rigid your worplace’s rules.)
Must give props to both sides for creativity, I suppose. And yes, at least he did not feel the need to take anyone with him.
Not by himself at that range.
I hate both that joke and the fact you scooped me on it :mad: 
Uh…
Well, that’s weird - I guess I have to approve of this protest. It would be nice if other opponents of same sex marriage would, uh, have the strength of their convictions to, uh, protest in this…
Well, crap, I don’t know. Let’s just say it’s a way cleaner turnout than the rest of us shooting them would have been, and leave it at that.
Eh, that’s a shame.
Well, that’ll learn us.
Does the Westboro Baptist Church know this is an option?
Damn. Way too late in life for a Darwin Award.
I wonder what his last words were?
“Don’t just stand there, help me find my nose…!”