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[geekchick]

Lovely. Guess who's coming to picket the memorial service for the West Virginia miners? Apparently they died because God hates gay cowboys and Dan Brown. Buh? (Not that logic has ever been a strong point with these wingnuts.) It's not very charitable of me to think "he's gonna get himself shot or maybe have a little accident on those West Virginia mountain roads that folks from Kansas just aren't used to, and I'll consider the world much better off if it happens", but if there's anyone out there utterly undeserving of compassion, I'm pretty sure it's Fred Phelps.

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*fume* *spit*

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Gotta love that they've been picketing the funerals of soldiers since June, too. I wouldn't shed one tear if I heard the Phelpses met with some untimely end due to their activities. It would serve them right, as far as I'm concerned.

These people are a complete waste of perfectly good carbon.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's because West Virginia sympolizes the USA (http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/jan2006/20060104_twelve-dead-miners.pdf). I wonder how you sympolize something. I do hope it involves sodomy.

[dangerpudding.livejournal.com]

Too bad it's a bit far to counter-protest. I still have my God Hates Shrimp sign from last time we tried. :)

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

If God hates gays and Dan Brown, why is he fucking around killing miners anyway?

[dragon-spirit.livejournal.com]

...the fuck?!? What is that supposed to accomplish? Other than garnering even more negative public opinion towards the WBC, I mean?

I swear, some day they're going to piss off someone who won't tolerate this sort of shit without repercussion.

Maybe I should make up a sign that says, "Jesus loves everybody EXCEPT the WBC!"

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

Oh god where did you get that icon? I LOVE IT.

Re: *fume* *spit*

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

My cousin died in Iraq. I have another one serving there now, his fourth tour. I have to say that those people showing up at one of my loved one's memorials would inspire me to absolute violence.

[geekchick]

I got it via a link in book_icons, it's from fire_rag here.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I have no idea where Phelps is coming from on this one. I mean, he's batshit insane, NONE of his junk has ever made sense, but I think he's really reaching with this one.

I'm with you - if something happens to Phelps we've seen too much of him to really mourn his passing.

[free-of-whip.livejournal.com]

Well, these are the people who, today and tomorrow, are picketing funerals of soldiers being held at church-run leper colonies. Compassion (or even common sense) is not one of their strong points.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

Those aren't actually leper colonies. WBC uses the codewords "leper colony (http://www.google.com/search?hl=cy&q=site%3Agodhatesfags.com+%22leper+colony%22&btnG=Chwiliwch)" and "dog kennel (http://www.google.com/search?hl=cy&q=site%3Agodhatesfags.com+%22dog+kennel%22&btnG=Chwiliwch)" for churches they don't agree with.

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered -- out of all the "sins" committed in the world today, why does old Fred choose to focus on that one? I mean, aside from the fact that he's completely fucking nuts...

[free-of-whip.livejournal.com]

<sarcasm>Oh, great! I'm sure the actual lepers appreciate their condition being treated as a moral failing, too!</sarcasm>

Re: *fume* *spit*

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

I don't know many people who would blame you for that. My condolences on your cousin's death, and I hope your other cousin returns safely and never has to serve another tour in Iraq.

[geekchick]

Methinks perhaps the gentleman doth protest too much.

[fixx.livejournal.com]

Good point! Could they possibly get any more politically incorrect!

Don't worry, Pat Robertson will straighten this whole thing out!

[fixx.livejournal.com]

There was a time when I'd have gotten angry about this but you know, sometimes people have to learn by example... in this case by *bad* example

Every time a bunch of evangelical Christians go off and do something this inconsiderate, a whole lot more Christians who might have dared to make rude comments about homosexuals in general are embarrassed by it, and maybe they even stop for a moment and ask themselves what good the protests actually do? Are the protests supposed to protest their death? Their proper burial? Their being treated as "God's children"? (being atheist I'm speaking figuratively of course.)

That said, I want to thank you for bringing this to my attention. Were I not so tired I'd probably post something in my journal about this, and how much I can't wait to hear what Pat Robertson has to say about those nasty protesters... Pat just keeps outdoing himself but I think they creeps are even a few steps ahead of him on the shocking scale.

[adriang.livejournal.com]

Yes. 8-) Far too much. What this nutcase really needs is to live with persistent rumors that the only reason he's protesting anyway is because of guilt over his own homosexual tendencies. People need to start advising him (very publicly) that he needs to accept who he is and stop feeling guilty, even if it takes therapy for him to come to terms with his own feelings.

Adrian

[plaidsheep.livejournal.com]

I want to know which Bible Fred is reading because it must be full of all sorts of weird shit that nobody else has.

Maybe Fred got some secret copy of the "Unabridged - with Extra Smite" version of the New Testament.

For a supposed "man of G*d" he displays a complete and utter lack of Christian tolerance, forgiveness, and compassion.

fucker.

Re: *fume* *spit*

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

This makes perfect sense to me.

Let me explain.

Phelps has a very simple form of income. He and his family go to events and picket.

Anyone who attacks them or harasses them find themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit.

"Pain and Suffering" damages are not taxable income.

Begin to see the pattern?

Phelps is deliberately going out to get people pissed, because he makes his living off the settlement funds.