home of Jerry Fallwell. After a night of steady drinking I made sure
that the wall of his Thomas Road Baptist Church was appropriately
decorated.
Frankly one day I hope Phelps is put into the toughtest ugliest max
security prison, and the cons are given 15 minutes each with him.
After a while Goatxce will have nothing compared to him.
larry
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:25:23 -0500, Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nope - speaking as a former (and likely future if things pan out)
> resident of Kansas, Fred Phelps is the basically the crazy old man
> sitting on the front porch of the entire state. He's nuts, he's
> tenacious, and he's the most unadulterated picture of pure evil you will
> ever see. If you'd like to know more about him, you can read this
> (note: it's very long)
>
> http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/features/collect/phelps/bl_phelpsmain.htm
>
> It's an interesting read - I found it well-written and engaging, even if
> its subject matter is revolting. I've also been to the Westboro Baptist
> Church in Topeka - didn't go in, but got a picture of a friend giving a
> tentative "thumbs-up" next to a "God Hates Fags" banner. He refused to
> urinate on the building, though.
>
> - Jim
>
> dana tierney wrote:
>
> >My source: highly dubious. But *they* are taking it seriously. Can
> >someone please reassure me that this organization is fake, supposed to
> >be funny, or somehow not for real?
> >
> >September 8, 6:30 p.m.
> > Anti-Gay Hate Group Plans Montgomery Demonstration
> >
> > A national anti-gay group has chosen Alabama as its
> > next target.
> > Demonstrators are expected in Montgomery next month to
> > "celebrate" the
> > murders of two Alabama gay men. And while in town,
> > they'll pay a visit
> > to their long-time rival, the Southern Poverty Law
> > Center, an
> > organization that monitors hate groups.
> >
> > Westboro Baptist Church is an independent church in
> > Topeka, Kansas
> > which is known for its demonstrations using signs with
> > offensive
> > anti-gay slogans. The organization gained national
> > attention six years
> > ago, following the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young
> > gay man from
> > Wyoming, when it picketed outside Shepard's funeral.
> >
> > More recently, church members brought their message to
> > the Republican
> > National Convention in New York. They maintain that
> > gays and lesbians
> > deserve to die because they are violating Biblical
> > teachings. The
> > group is led by Fred Phelps.
> >
> > "It is difficult to imagine any person in this world
> > thinking more
> > about gay sex more than Fred Phelps and his
> > followers," says Mark
> > Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the
> > Southern Poverty
> > Law Center.
> >
> > Potok describes Phelps' organization as a hate group.
> > In fact, he says
> > Phelps released a statement following 9/11, explaining
> > that the
> > victims of the terrorist attacks were killed because
> > of their
> > "fag-enabling" ways.
> >
> > According to a press release from church members,
> > their upcoming trip
> > will celebrate the sixth anniversary of Shepard's
> > murder and the
> > recent murders of two gay men in Alabama. "It's plain
> > and simple. It's
> > another victory," explains Potok. "God has struck down
> > another gay
> > man. If that's not cause for celebration, what is?
> > That's the attitude
> > of Westboro Baptist Church."
> >
> >
>
>
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