Inside The Church of Hate (USA)

mkpdavies · 27-10-2005, 03:28 AM

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...200311,00.html

Quote:

The Sky Report has secretly filmed one of America's most controversial Christian ministers praising the London bombings.

Fred Phelps says that terrorist outrages and natural disasters such as Hurricane Rita are examples of God's wrath against countries such as America and Britain for tolerating homosexuals and homosexuality.

"Oh I am so thankful that happened. My only regret is that they didn't kill about million of them. England deserves that kind of punishment, as does this country (America)".

Proof positive that all religions have their wack jobs.

Quote:

The church, which has 150 followers, recently started picketing funerals including those of American soldiers killed in Iraq, waving banners such as "Thank God 9/11", "God Hates Fags" and "Aids Cures Fags".

Nice bunch eh.

arden forester · 27-10-2005, 07:46 AM

Well, having lived amongst Americans and observing some of their ways, this does not surprise me. I would think Sky News could find ten or a hundred times that number, probably with differing slants on the issues!

However, the flakiness of the few does not represent the many, who are, in my opinion, not too dissimilar from us! Some are churchgoers, some are not, and the variety of opinions seems the same.

mkpdavies · 27-10-2005, 04:08 PM

What you mean we can't just lump the whole of America INTO phpbb_their category and vilifiy them to death?

Some people still do use that logic, believe it or not.

FuroraCeltica · 28-10-2005, 06:17 AM

Fred Phelps is an embarassment, and an attention seeker.

I think his message that God Hates fags got a bit old, so the media stopped giving him coverage. So he needed something else contraversial to get attention, hence his statement that every distater in modern times is Gods punishment.

He said that the London Bomb on 7/7 was divine punishment

[snip, hate site, we don't want to give it any traffic]

Has to be read to be believed; some funny posters

Tom Wilde · 28-10-2005, 10:35 PM

I've heard of Fred Phelps before. He and his large extended family are certainly true originals. However, those who claim that the Phelps clan is the result of a secret genetic experiment gone wrong are not only unkind but factually incorrect.

I don't think there is any real resemblance between Christianity and Phelpsianity, and I certainly don't think any less of real Christians just because Phelps claims to be one.

arden forester · 29-10-2005, 08:52 AM

Very good point!

27-10-2005, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604	What you mean we can't just lump the whole of America INTO phpbb_their category and vilifiy them to death? Some people still do use that logic, believe it or not. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

28-10-2005, 06:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
FuroraCeltica Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 448	Fred Phelps is an embarassment, and an attention seeker. I think his message that God Hates fags got a bit old, so the media stopped giving him coverage. So he needed something else contraversial to get attention, hence his statement that every distater in modern times is Gods punishment. He said that the London Bomb on 7/7 was divine punishment [snip, hate site, we don't want to give it any traffic] Has to be read to be believed; some funny posters __________________ Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. John Stuart Mill One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. Stuart Mill

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arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,660 Party: None	Very good point! __________________ www.ardenforester.blogspot.com www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

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27-10-2005, 07:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,660 Party: None	Well, having lived amongst Americans and observing some of their ways, this does not surprise me. I would think Sky News could find ten or a hundred times that number, probably with differing slants on the issues! However, the flakiness of the few does not represent the many, who are, in my opinion, not too dissimilar from us! Some are churchgoers, some are not, and the variety of opinions seems the same.

28-10-2005, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tom Wilde Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London. Posts: 2,774	I've heard of Fred Phelps before. He and his large extended family are certainly true originals. However, those who claim that the Phelps clan is the result of a secret genetic experiment gone wrong are not only unkind but factually incorrect. I don't think there is any real resemblance between Christianity and Phelpsianity, and I certainly don't think any less of real Christians just because Phelps claims to be one.