Westboro Baptist plan to Picket Amish Funeral Canceled
First there was this:
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A Kansas-based group that proclaims “God hates fags” plans to picket the funerals of the Amish girls killed in Bart Township.
The Westboro Baptist Church — described as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League — has made a name for itself by picketing the funerals of U.S. troops killed in Iraq. The troops are dying as punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality, the group says.
The Kansas group says the Amish schoolgirls were “killed by a madman in punishment for Gov. Ed Rendell's blasphemous sins against Westboro Baptist Church."
"Gov. Ed Rendell — speaking and acting in his official capacity to bind the State of Pennsylvania — slandered and mocked and ridiculed and condemned Westboro Baptist Church on national Fox TV," the group says on its Web site.
“Rendell also revealed a conspiracy to employ the State's police powers to destroy WBC in order to silence WBC's Gospel message. Co-conspirators identified by Rendell included state officials, citizens, lawyers, legislators and media,” the Web site says.
Westboro Baptist Church said it is "continuing to pray for even worse punishment upon Pennsylvania.”
Well, I'm about to 'blaspheme' the Westboro Baptist Church, so I'm sure they will be calling down fire, brimstone, and all other sorts of judgment and condemnation on me as soon as this hits the web. In particular, I want to go after Fred Phelps, who I place on the same level as Charles Carl Roberts, the man who killed those girls. I think the suffer from the same issue: A failure to understand what true forgiveness is about. (I'm working on a couple of sermons on forgiveness, which I will post down the road).
Honestly, I think that if you were to dig into Fred's past you would find that he either had a homosexual relationship, was molested, or has struggled with homosexual desires all his life. Maybe we should sic MikeWhale Moore or Bob Woodward on this guy...no, never mind. Some how Bush would get dragged into the fray. "Bush lied, Amish died." What causes such hatred? Somewhere in the Bible there is reference to hating the short comings in others that we see in ourselves.
Now, someone can have strong convictions about things. I have strong convictions about stealing, but I don't rally outside of criminals funerals declaring the judgment of the Lord.
Anyway, they have decide not to picket the funerals in exchange for air time one the Mike Gallagher Show. I would like to think that Mike did this as a sacrifice to help those grieving families morn in peace.
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LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A Kansas-based group that proclaims “God hates fags” plans to picket the funerals of the Amish girls killed in Bart Township.
The Westboro Baptist Church — described as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League — has made a name for itself by picketing the funerals of U.S. troops killed in Iraq. The troops are dying as punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality, the group says.
The Kansas group says the Amish schoolgirls were “killed by a madman in punishment for Gov. Ed Rendell's blasphemous sins against Westboro Baptist Church."
"Gov. Ed Rendell — speaking and acting in his official capacity to bind the State of Pennsylvania — slandered and mocked and ridiculed and condemned Westboro Baptist Church on national Fox TV," the group says on its Web site.
“Rendell also revealed a conspiracy to employ the State's police powers to destroy WBC in order to silence WBC's Gospel message. Co-conspirators identified by Rendell included state officials, citizens, lawyers, legislators and media,” the Web site says.
Westboro Baptist Church said it is "continuing to pray for even worse punishment upon Pennsylvania.”
Well, I'm about to 'blaspheme' the Westboro Baptist Church, so I'm sure they will be calling down fire, brimstone, and all other sorts of judgment and condemnation on me as soon as this hits the web. In particular, I want to go after Fred Phelps, who I place on the same level as Charles Carl Roberts, the man who killed those girls. I think the suffer from the same issue: A failure to understand what true forgiveness is about. (I'm working on a couple of sermons on forgiveness, which I will post down the road).
Honestly, I think that if you were to dig into Fred's past you would find that he either had a homosexual relationship, was molested, or has struggled with homosexual desires all his life. Maybe we should sic MikeWhale Moore or Bob Woodward on this guy...no, never mind. Some how Bush would get dragged into the fray. "Bush lied, Amish died." What causes such hatred? Somewhere in the Bible there is reference to hating the short comings in others that we see in ourselves.
Now, someone can have strong convictions about things. I have strong convictions about stealing, but I don't rally outside of criminals funerals declaring the judgment of the Lord.
Anyway, they have decide not to picket the funerals in exchange for air time one the Mike Gallagher Show. I would like to think that Mike did this as a sacrifice to help those grieving families morn in peace.
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Posted by Surly Dave on
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Jesus equated hating one's brother with murder. What part of that message does Fred Phelps understand?
I can see the headlines: "Mennonite Pastor Pummels Phelps, Onlooker Cheer".
It's to bad nobody hasn't, but alas, that's how they make their money. As soon as someone touches them or even stands in their way, they cry "Civil Rights Violation" then sue.