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A prominent member of the Westboro Baptist Church is drawing a link between the Oklahoma tornado's devastation and a local team's support for openly gay NBA star Jason Collins.
Fred Phelps Jr., the son of Westboro Baptist Church minister Fred Phelps, tweeted the following:
OK Thunder's Durant flips God by praising fag Collins. God smashes OK. You do the math. #GodH8sFags #FagsDoomNations #FearGod #GodH8sU
At least they are consistent. Our leaders could learn something from this instead of trying to be all things to all people at all times.
...and they get to do all this tax-free no less....
Oh the irony. I wish the IRS had investigated Phelps.
When will people stop paying attention to Westboro. They want press. Not giving it to them might help them go away.
I'd like tro believe that they have but if you follow the rules, you can get away with anything and evade taxation.
There are 450,000 "churches" in the US, none of them pay taxes while many espouse variants on hatred. The "non-profits" should be eliminated.
The represent a conservative strain in the American church that needs to be exposed and ex communicated as heretics.
I agree. And I'm a Christian. Churches should pay taxes like every other enterprise in America. If they engage in charity, they get the deduction and their taxes will be reduced. This will be an incentive for churches to get back to the Christian mission of feeding the hungry rather than bashing gays.
They represent an extremely tiny group of lunatic fringe nutjob opportunists who like to act insane and then sue people who get pissed off enough to do something in retaliation.
They have nothing to do with mainstream christian churches, any more than the most recent Muslim suicide bomber represents Habib the local Quiky-Mart clerk.
Their anti-gay rhetoric and hatred is in line with virtually every evangelical church in the US. Millions of (heretical in my view) American Christians -- tens of millions -- believe exactly what Phelps and his ugly crew announce.
News to me (said the Evangelical Christian who has been going to Evangelical churches for 47 years...)
The represent a conservative strain in the American church that needs to be exposed and ex communicated as heretics.
Is there anything Westboro doesn't hate. They picked funerals of dead soldiers, this and dozens of other things.
They represent an extremely tiny group of lunatic fringe nutjob opportunists who like to act insane and then sue people who get pissed off enough to do something in retaliation.
They have nothing to do with mainstream christian churches, any more than the most recent Muslim suicide bomber represents Habib the local Quiky-Mart clerk.
Is there anything Westboro doesn't hate. They picked funerals of dead soldiers, this and dozens of other things.
Hence the excommunication suggestion! An official label of "NOT ACTUALLY CHRISTIAN" would fit nicely.
And they belong squarely with the fright-wing of the Repubs, whether they like it or not. Do you have a departure date? Articles on Politico still good. Comments pretty one-sided.
And they belong squarely with the fright-wing of the Repubs, whether they like it or not. Do you have a departure date? Articles on Politico still good. Comments pretty one-sided.
Nonsense. The GOP would never condone picketing the funerals of dead soldiers in this manner. Nor would any self-respecting conservative worth the name.
Westboro hates everythign that isn't Westboro, and everyone in the USA returns the favor. One thing you'll see Libs and Cons agree on ALL THE TIME on DP is how much we ALL despise Westboro.
I haven't seen the evangelical community come out and clearly and without reservations condemn Westboro for its use of Christianity as a platform to foment hate. And that's troubling.
Horse ****. I've yet to hear one single Evangel say a good word about them. We despise them because ignorant people tar us by association.
Their anti-gay rhetoric and hatred is in line with virtually every evangelical church in the US. Millions of (heretical in my view) American Christians -- tens of millions -- believe exactly what Phelps and his ugly crew announce.
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