Iraq war....divine retribution upon a nation too tolerant of homosexuality

[sabra]

http://www.volunteertv.com/global/story.asp?s=3770155&ClientType=Printable

Families, local pastors rail at Kansas preacher's protests

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. _ Middle Tennessee ministers and families of two National Guard members who died in Iraq say announced protests by members of a Kansas church are unwelcome.

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Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, have said they'll protest at both services, contending the Iraq war and the deaths of U-S soldiers are divine retribution upon a nation too tolerant of homosexuality.

In Murfreesboro, the Reverend Gene Wise of St. Paul's Episcopal Church says he can't believe people as so mean and calls their protests an abomination.

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In Ashland City, Gary Reese calls it ironic that his son lost his life to spread the same freedom that grants minister Fred Phelps' flock the right to stage what he calls a disrespectful demonstration.

[Beam Me Up]

1. Nah. Too tolerant of Republicans.

n/t

[Orrex]

2. Wait a minute

The Iraq War, conceived by Neocons and enacted by the Almighty Dubya, is God's retribution upon us? I thought it was a holy crusade to stop WMDs and to dethrone a dictator and to establish democracy and to stabilize the region and to...

[sabra]

3. does that make * the anti-Christ?

[Orrex]

8. Funny you should ask

I posed that question to a fundie coworker back in early 2001, and his reply was a dead-serious "the antichrist won't pose as a Christian."

So Dubya is apparently off the hook because his favorite philosopher is Jesus.

[Bluerthanblue]

4. more like- "I will humble the proud"

a god who would destroy millions to punish few isn't a god i could worship, embrace or follow.

And the few are the "Prideful arrogant self-righteous" 'leaders'- in my refrence.

[GoBlue]

5. Fred Phelps...divine retribution upon

his ilk seems more likely.

[zbdent]

6. Did anybody notify the American Legion about this

anti-war protest?

:evilgrin:

[melody]

7. Freddie looks like a character from a George Romero movie

Either that or some horror host - the Corpseman or something.

Anyway, everyone knows that Fred is divine retribution on a religion too tolerant of bigots:
http://www.godhatesfredphelps.com/

[txaslftist]

9. Which nation?