Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Fred Phelps and the Virginia Tech Massacre

I received an email a few minutes ago suggesting that Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church are planning on protesting the funerals of the students who died yesterday.

At this point, it's just a rumor - though it is corroborated somewhat by the church's website. It seems that the good ole' WBC feels that yesterday's massacre is divine retribution for this country's fag-loving ways.

Seems odd that God would choose a conservative Virginia university to make his point...

Fred Phelps' God's view notwithstanding: my condolences.

UPDATE:

Here is a quote from the church's website:

"WBC will preach at the funerals of the Virginia Tech students killed on campus during a shooting rampage April 16, 2007. You describe this as monumental horror, but you know nothing of horror -- yet. Your bloody tyrant Bush says he is 'horrified' by it all. You know nothing of horror -- yet. Your true horror is coming. 'They shall also gird themselves with sackloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads' (Eze. 7:18).

Why did this happen, you ask? It's simple. Your military chose to shoot at the servants of God today, and all they got for their effort was terror. Then, the LORD your God sent a crazed madman to shoot at your children. Was God asleep while this took place? Was He on vacation? Of course not. He willed this to happen to punish you for assailing His servants."

FLASHBACK:

A 'Savage' Attack : Though Phelps is undoubtedly an outlier, he's not the only one who has blamed school shootings on the GLBT community. A couple of weeks ago, Michael Savage - the nationally-syndicated, conservative, talk-show host - did the same thing.

Here is a good comparison of Phelps, Savage, and others:
Citing more sex-change operations, increased lesbian fertility clinics, Savage said of 9-11: "That was God speaking"

ASIDE:

It's a sad day, and I don't think we can count on Fred Phelps to make it any better.

So I thought I'd re-post this little news clip to cheer you up:

1 comment:

  1. Here is the contact info for the Westboro Baptist Church.
    Let them know how much you disapprove of them.

    Westboro Baptist Church
    3701 SW 12th St
    Topeka, KS 66604
    (785) 273-0325

    Fred W. and Margie M. Phelps, Sr.
    Westboro Baptist Church
    3701 S.W. 12th Street
    Topeka, Kansas 66604
    phone: 785-273-0325 and 785-273-0338
    fax: 785-273-9228

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