AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18895 posts, RR: 64 Reply 2, posted (5 years 12 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1286 times:
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12338 posts, RR: 12 Reply 5, posted (5 years 12 months 2 days ago) and read 1151 times:
Better would be for nobody but his immediate family and a few others at the wake or funeral. No protesters, no media coverage, just ignore him. To me, Phelps and his family are mentally ill persons and their beliefs are totally counterdictory to the real teachings of Jesus Christ.
Blackbird From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1111 times:
What are the laws for protesting at funerals in Mississippi (where he was born) and Topeka, Kansas (Where he resides) Is there any risk of jail-time or just fines?
My thoughts entirely. Something makes me think that he wants people there picketting. As I said in a previous WBC thread, there's no such thing as bad publicity.
Charlienorth From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 1077 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1014 times:
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18895 posts, RR: 64 Reply 13, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1010 times:
Quoting Charlienorth (Reply 12): after things calmed take your dog to the grave and let him do his business.
LOL, okay now, that could even be enough motivation to buy a dog.
Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 5): Better would be for nobody but his immediate family and a few others at the wake or funeral. No protesters, no media coverage, just ignore him. To me, Phelps and his family are mentally ill persons and their beliefs are totally counterdictory to the real teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Don't even dignify him with the response... he's not worth the effort
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18895 posts, RR: 64 Reply 16, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 986 times:
Quoting STLGph (Reply 15): Why the take a dog when you can do it yourself?
I wouldn't want to run the risk of the sight of my lovely member raising him from the dead.
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18895 posts, RR: 64 Reply 19, posted (5 years 12 months 17 hours ago) and read 915 times:
Quoting GuitrThree (Reply 18): Maybe, for the same reason Jerry Falwell got so much when he died?
When ol' Fred's time comes, I'm sure there'll be a post or two. Traveling to his funeral to protest? Nah, don't think so. Didn't hear of anyone from here going to Falwell's funeral either.
Jaysit From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (5 years 12 months 17 hours ago) and read 904 times:
Fred Phelps is obnoxious and runs his mouth like a mad man suffering from rabies, but he is not a threat to anyone living, nor does he have any political influence to be a threat.
His picketing is so random and over the top, that people look at him as a demented curiosity and nothing more - quite unlike the Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons and other assorted Christo-fascist Ayatollahs who interjected their brand of fundamentalism into public policy by taking control of the GOP.
I've walked by Phelps and his gang picketing at gay pride parades and have no fear of him or his insane groupies. Their abuse falls on deaf ears.
I did, however, fear the political clout of the now freshly rotting Rev. Falwell, may he fertilize the soil for all of eternity.
However, I remain curious if this newly found venom by "mainstream" America (especially mainstream conservative America) towards the mad Rev. Phelps would have manifested itself had he restricted his obnoxious picketing at only the funerals of gay men and women as he did until just a few years ago. I suspect not. And that, my dear friends, is the saddest commentary on our society today.
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