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Protests at soliders funeralsProtests at soliders funeralsDid you guys see this: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13928166 "Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbours gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq." Ack! This is so wrong on so many levels. Also please note that these aren't lefties, Democrats, Liberals or peace activists doing this. -LanceMan This just makes me sick! I'm SO NOT surprised that Fred Phelps is behind this. I live in Kansas City, which is only about an hour's drive from Topeka, KS - where Phelps lives. When I was a freshman in college here, a friend of mine invited me and a few other friends to come to his parents' house in Topeka one weekend. We went, and one of the things he showed us in his hometown was Fred Phelps' house. It had the "[spoiler]God Hates Fags[/spoiler]" sign - HUGE - like a billboard on top of his roof. Just horrible.
Another thing is that when Michael Moore spoke here in Kansas City during the election period (at the Uptown Theatre and also on my UMKC campus), Phelps' family came to protest. They are such jerks! Who is their god? Same god as GWB, perhaps? Can't be the same god as all the good people in the world. (notice I did not start the word "god" with a capital G) Um, in my room, one seam is a little off and I stare at it constantly. It's, like, destroying me.
~~Kristin~~ Re: Protests at soliders funeralsI've seen quite a few lefties protesting funerals on the news. I don't care what you are protesting, you shouldn't protest at a funeral. I blame the media, if they didn't show it on the news, the protesters wouldn't be there. Re: Protests at soliders funeralsThese days I am often blaming the Media, from the left. In this case these guys are hard core and seem "hell bent" on being as obnoxious as they can. If the press wasn't there I think they still would be. -LanceMan
Same thing happened to the nephew of our Senator.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207119,00.html (sorry, it's FOX news link, not my first choice for a source) Protesting a funeral is simply repulsive. Yet another reason why fanatical religion is high on my list of things to avoid. "To come to your senses, you must first go out of your mind." - Alan Watts
Actually, it is liberals who are doing this. Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church are Democrats who supported Al Gore in his 1998 Senate campaign.
That doesn't make them liberals. They supported his anti-gay stance (from 1984). And it was 1988 not '98 as your quote shows.
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm sure lots of right-wing conservatives have campaigned for Democrats, held fund-raisers (in their homes, no less) for Democrats, and served as delegates to the Democratic National Convention. In fact, I've heard that many conservatives run for political office as -- get this -- Democrats! Thanks for the enlightenment, pal. Who is onlineUsers browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests |