http://news.msn.com/obits/anti-gay-pastor-fred-phelps-sr-dies The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the fiery founder of a small Kansas church who drew international condemnation for outrageous and hate-filled protests that blamed almost everything, including the deaths of AIDS victims and U.S. soldiers, on America's tolerance for gay people, has died. He was 84. I wonder if anyone will picket his funeral?
As much as he might deserve it, I hope no one stoops to his level to make a point. Good riddance to him and I hope his name fades away quietly.
^ My, do we have worse upon worse here... Picket for what or protesting or boycotting what, exactly? I don't get it.
I know what his church was known for, Ignorant. I don't live under a rock. Of the guy, yes it is the first time I hear, but not of that particular church known for its picketing and protesting. I'm just asking what would be the reason for anyone to picket or protest his funeral. Like, what would their signs say? Or, what would they chant? You know? I wonder if what they do back to him makes them like him and if that makes anyone that was against him or his church "better" than him or his church. Am I explaining that right?
Swoly are you a real person or are you some made up persona like Honey Bear? I'm starting to think some genius member is trolling us all with the Swoly-D account.
They picketed my buddies funeral. I was still in Afghanistan when I heard about it. **** em. All of em.
^ Just don't support their picketing. But being the same way back to them makes you like them. You follow me? I wished I was 'made up'... but I'm not. :grin: And, please... easy on the "genius member"... I barely took Finite Math in college!
This man should be ignored and forgotten. It isn't a church, it is a hate group. Also is it tiring to play dumb to everything or does it just come naturally?
droopy421, you might be right about that assessment about the "church." Maybe when GOOD is involved, but not when there's WRONG involved. I would like for you to treat me well and for me to treat you well, but if you do wrong to me, I shouldn't do it back to you, man. It's just how I feel now. And I was brought up to believe that we live by the golden rule and that we should all be GOOD to one another. I don't know/believe/think why someone's inability to follow that should alter my behavior back towards them. They don't have THAT power.
Just a difference in beliefs. I respect that. I believe we should all be good to each other too. I just happen to believe that if someone wrongs me, they deserve to have the favor returned.
You're not the law and executioner, man, and neither am I. Not here, not in the law books, not in the heaven, or in the afterlife, nowhere. That's not a belief. That's a fact. You can defend yourself and that's cool. But... after that's needed... you don't enforce laws... unless you have some special license or certification or accreditation, you can't take the law into your own hands.
The way I see it, he desreves anything and everything that's coming to him and his. Even in death. So whatever happens at his funeral is fair game. He set the precedent. so like I said. F*** em.
