Robertson: U.S. should 'take out' Venezuela's Chavez

[ontheEdgeof17]

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In addition to urging the assassination of a foreign leader, Robertson has blamed gays for divorce, abortion, and September 11, said that a gay-oriented event would bring about "terrorist bombs ... earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor."

Aww...That's so nice of him to say.

[macfanken]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

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Aww...That's so nice of him to say.

Yes, what a great example for Christians.

Fred Phelps and his group of wackos are blaming the Iraq war on gays... they're actually protesting at the funerals of soldiers who have died in the war. What kind of twisted logic is that?!


Veterans Protest Military Funeral Protestors

POSTED: 5:51 pm CDT August 8, 2005
UPDATED: 8:56 am CDT August 9, 2005

CHICAGO -- Some local military veterans took a stand on Monday against the tactics of an out-of-town group that travels the country picketing military funerals.

The members of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrated at the funeral of 22-year-old Spc. Adam Harding last week in Portage, Ind. The group claims God is killing American soldiers because of America's tolerance of homosexuality.

"Not only am I happy about it, the Bible says you are supposed to wash your feet in the blood of the wicked," said Jonathan Phelps, a spokesman for the group.

Veterans in Chicago said a military funeral is no place to deliver that message, NBC5's Phil Rogers reported.

"This, I believe, is as low as one can go," said Alderman Brian Balcer, who is also a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Balcer, as well as others, denounced the Westboro Baptist Church, which they said had made fraudulent use of the Bill of Rights by crashing the funerals of dead soldiers in the name of free speech.

"Make sure that our families -- our American families -- have the rights to honor their loved ones," said Jim Frazier, who lost his son in Afghanistan.

The group in question is based in Topeka, Kan., and they showed up with approximately 10 people at Harding's funeral. The group continually taunted police and prosecutors, who were watching from the sidelines. There were no arrests.

Phelps said he wasn't interfering in the families' grieving process.

"I'm here on a public sidewalk," he said.

The Pentagon has warned military officials across the country to temper their responses, cautioning them that the demonstrators want to be arrested so they can sue to fund future activities.

The message from the group of military veterans was free speech was one thing, but human decency is a different matter altogether.

"The least that people can do is to respect that final moment that family has to say goodbye," said Kirk Morrison, who lost his son in Iraq.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by macfanken

The members of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrated at the funeral of 22-year-old Spc. Adam Harding last week in Portage, Ind. The group claims God is killing American soldiers because of America's tolerance of homosexuality.

"Not only am I happy about it, the Bible says you are supposed to wash your feet in the blood of the wicked," said Jonathan Phelps, a spokesman for the group.

Disgusting. Makes me wanna cry, I'm so angry about this.

[Johnny Stew]

The very idea that Phelps and his cronies (mostly made up of his own brainwashed and indentured children & grandchildren) picket FUNERALS is something that has always sickened me.

Being the person I am, I've always tried to find at least some understanding of where the "other side" is coming from, or a respect for the fact that they're standing up for their principles... but what Phelps does is absolutely immoral. And now this.
I cannot believe more people aren't up in arms about his actions. But maybe now that he's gone past picketing the funerals of homosexuals to picketing the funerals of our soldiers, it will finally open more eyes.

Robertson, Falwell and Phelps are impotent old men who've lost all touch with society, and are desperately grasping at the last vestiges of their past relevance by saying and doing whatever it takes to get themselves even a fleeting taste of that attention they so crave.
And all in the name of God.

As I've often said, if there is indeed a Heaven, then some people are in for an extremely rude awakening.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by macfanken

"Not only am I happy about it, the Bible says you are supposed to wash your feet in the blood of the wicked," said Jonathan Phelps, a spokesman for the group.

What a lovely opportunity to use this.

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[Johnny Stew]

"Not only am I happy about it, the Bible says you are supposed to wash your feet in the blood of the wicked," said Jonathan Phelps, a spokesman for the group.

I think I've mentioned before that my friend, Wyatt, who lives in Topeka, KS., where Phelps is based, fully intends to picket Phelps' inevitable funeral, with a sign that reads, "Hot Enough For You Down There?"

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

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Aww...That's so nice of him to say.

Bananas.