I am sickened by this.

[LibMod]

I don't support the war, or the pResident who started it (and has taken three five-week vacations in Texas since he started the war).

I do however, support the troops, and I mourn all those who lost their lives. However, there are some who are cheering the body bags. They aren't Muslim. They aren't non-white, either.

They are white, and "Christian," too.

They are filth.

Every member of the Westboro Baptist Church will burn in hell, as will it's founder: The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr.

[XanaDUer]

1. Why do they do that?

:shrug:

[Nashyra]

11. Expect more of it

The rapture "wrong" of the repuke party are getting away with this because the likes of Delay, Frist, Rush and so many others are able to spew such vengance and hate with impunity. They speak of morals? These folks have none left, the repuke party has given them permission to be hateful if they invoke the name of Jesus. I sure as hell don't want to be united with there god or jesus, my God and Jesus are loving, kind, forgiving of me and expects me to be the same towards others. Have to admit these people make that hard to do, I'll go say a prayer for them Please God let these people go to heaven, "today".

[FreedomAngel82]

15. Oh yes

They really are disgusting. <"Interestingly," he said, "they never made a reference to Mark 12: 30-31: You should love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, soul and mind, and you should love your neighbor as yourself.">

[Eric J in MN]

27. There is a theory that they are trying to provoke a fight, so they

can sue the person who hits them.

[evermind]

2. "The group contends that dead soldiers are God's revenge for

for America's tolerance of homosexuality."

... they're just loonies, then.

[XanaDUer]

3. Yeah, I just saw that.

:eyes:

[LARED]

4. I'm glad you put Christian in quotes.

These idiots are as far from Christianity as one can be

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. This is the crew that put the anti

in christ.

[AJH032]

5. that's terrible

very sad

[jedr]

6. Why weren't the protesters in Iraq doing Gods will?

More cowards! How they think they own the U.S. is beyond me.. Bush is the only President to have pandered to these wing nuts and I hope it bites him in the a**.

[The Doctor.]

7. These people are more worthless than fecal matter...

They both make good fertilizer, but at least shit has more class.

We're working on helping a mother of one of our fallen heroes.

Cindy Sheehan may need our help.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4275154

[dcfirefighter]

8. fundamentalist clerics

middle american needs to be exposed to this type of religious extremism.

[Journeyman]

9. I hope the newspaper was kind enough. . .

to run two articles on this man's funeral: one focused solely on him, his sacrifice, and his family's grief, the other this sordid tale of religiously insane protest.

I cringe to think Adam Harding's family will have to remember this sordid display of bigotry and ignorance whenever they look back on the news coverage of their loved one's burial.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

10. Phelps and his cult are complete whackaloon nutbags.

Terrorists of hate, that's what they are.

[bertha katzenengel]

13. But they draw enough attention to let many give a fleeting thought to

this:

"Christian" = "hater."

:puke:

[CTLawGuy]

12. Osama Bin Phelps

strikes again.

[nevergiveup]

16. These people were sent by God

to test good folk's tolerance. It is best to pray for them. I am in awe that I said this :banghead:

[ulysses]

17. some idiot on Fox

will be making the claim soon that Phelps and company are actually liberals.

[AntiCoup2K4]

20. Apparently Phelps is a "registered democrat"

But then, so are Zell Miller, Jim Traficant, Will Marshall, Lyndon LaRouche, and Richard Perle

[ulysses]

21. there's your spin - "Democrat protests soldier's funeral"

There'll be no cognitive dissonance among the war-apologist, gay-hating crowd, because that would require the existence of cognition in the first place.

[OhioBlue]

23. exactly --

because they have to paint liberals as "hating america". The right-wing nut jobs won't open their eyes to the fucking fuel that they've given these wackos. The more the right panders to these types by offering up their "protect marriage" ammendments, talking the "anti-choice" talk, etc. the more these "fringe groups" will think that they are right and that they have support.

[hiley]

18. "christian"

Spc. Adam Harding
Rest in Peace...

[autorank]

19. I agree with you totally! This is shocking.

This needs to be on the national news. These people are total lunatics. The "morans" who still support * need to either embrace this crazy religious crap or get off board.

"Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here" may be put up on the Statue of Liberty soon if we don't get this type of stupidity held up to the "pius" as an object lesson concerning the final destination of their delusions.

[aintitfunny]

22. Freakin' Psycho Baptists

What next?

[Bullwinkle925]

24. These are sick, sick people. Phelps wants media attention wherever

he can get it.

[aspberger]

25. That guy is homophobic

I betcha he frequents adult book stores.

[splat@14]

26. These folks are real dangerous, check out their webpage.

http://www.godhatesfags.com/main/index.html

[AuntPatsy]

28. They sound like a terroristic organization, why haven't they been stopped?

[splat@14]

29. Look like they are 1 step away from hurting someone....maddogs

that are beyond reasonable dialog. I can't believe there is a group of them!

[SupplySideLiberal]

30. Hypocrites

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the sin of gluttony get more attention in the Bible than homosexuality?

These people, judging from their website pics, are a chubby bunch.

Maybe I'll picket their "church" with signs that say "God Hates Fatsos", "9/11 = God's Answer to McDonald's", and "Lardo Phelps Will Burn in Hell".

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

31. Reminds me of when Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson

asserted that the 9/11 attacks were God's revenge against the USA for the country's tolerance of abortion and homosexuality. I absolutely loathe these people-- they call themselves Christians but they're overflowing with hate. They make God out to be a petulant, resentful fool who isn't even able to target the objects of this resentment-- WTF does the funeral of a soldier in Iraq have to do with national policies on homosexuality anyway? What an ugly, awful thing for Phelps and his cadres to be doing.

[Contrary1]

32. We need find out where these clowns plan to show up,

so those of us near can show up and block them out. Any ideas?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

33. they post their plans/activities on their evil website....look here..

http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/Picket_Information.html


Date
Time
City
Location

August 6, 2005
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Bakersfield, CA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 601 E. California Ave. (Funeral of Army Pfc. Ramon Villatoro, Jr.).

August 6, 2005
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Opelika, AL
Greater Peace Baptist Church, intersection of US 431 and Jeter Ave. for the funeral of Christopher Taylor.

August 8, 2005
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cleveland, OH
International Exposition Center, One I-X Center Drive for dead marine memorial

August 9, 2005
7:00 am – 7:30 am
Brook Park, OH
25th Marines Reserve Headquarters, 5572 Smith Rd.

[Contrary1]

35. Thanks!

I am going to start a new thread.

[Patchuli]

34. I'm gonna

sic my pastor on 'em! A$$holes...

[AuntieM1957]

36. OMG

These people are sick, sick, sick.

Extremists of all sorts horrify me. But these people are so flipping clueless.

Why doesn't the "Patriot Act" team or Homeland Security arrest these homegrown nut jobs?


Remember the couple arrested for wearing anti-Bush t-shirts? But these wingnuts desecrate the funeral of a young soldier, terrorize this family, spew hate - and where's the SS then?

[snowbear]

37. Why aren't they arrested for Disorderly Conduct??

Phelps and his gang should be behind bars!

What a creep! :mad: