U.S. Baptist group thanks God for 2000 dead Swedes.

[praxiz]

link

RAW STORY has discovered that the Westboro Baptist Church leaders known for picketing the funeral of Matthew Shepard, the young college student brutally murdered in Wyoming in 1998, have released the following statement regarding the tsunamis which hit Southeast Asia earlier in the week.

The statement, which was posted on their website Wednesday alongside dozens of other archived "press releases," thanks God for the tsunami and for the death of any gay Swedish vacationers who perished at the time.





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I'm not particularly religious (mostly because of people like Phelps), nor am I a homosexual, but this is utterly disgusting. I can imagine most people would agree. Being from Norway I'm puzzled as to why our neighbors, Sweden, is singled out in particular.

I can't help but feel sorry for these hateful people. I mean, they obviously don't know any better. All they know is hate and fear, and this is what they spread around the world by saying things like this.

Like I said I'm not a Christian, but I am a reader, and I am reminded of something from Matthew 7:15-23:

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit."

Hate, fear and sadness are not good fruits. I wonder if this group of people have ever thought about that.

[Downtown Hound]

1. Feel the love...

these people are just sick.

[Bluebear]

2. That group would not think about such things

Your thoughtful post reminds me that we do not live in a vacuum. In the US I think MOST people would think this particular church is hateful/crazy, never thinking that such foolishness would make news worldwide. As embarrassing as it is, it is probably a good thing so that more thoughtful people see what our reputation is becoming here!

[saigon68]

3. Fred Phelps is someone who could only live in Amerika

He would be torn to pieces by a mob in any other country.







NOTE THE CHILDREN and Fred above

At a CHURCH CIVICS LESSON

LOL!!!!

[Up2Late]

6. Oh Thanks for that Picture

I tried searching my CD-Rom ver of 3 different Bibles, and I couldn't find where it said "God Hates Fags." :dunce:

Now I know where to start looking.

[Bluebear]

11. PS note that posters with anal sex depicted is OK for the kids to carry

but this bunch would be the first to call for Janet Jackson's head.

[cornermouse]

4. And do they also thank God that the one thing that

does appear to have survived the tsunami are the moslem temples? That was on CBS early this morning.

[praxiz]

7. About the moslem temples.

Put your life and your faith in God, but build your houses out of bricks.

[Webster Green]

5. Don't spend too much time puzzling over their motives....

They are brain-dead morons. Nothing they do makes any sense whatsoever.

It is pure un-adulterated hatred of anyone different than themselves.

Unfortunately, it is also a new craze that is sweeping America.

[imenja]

8. Send this to Keith Olbermann.

He might put it on Countdown.

[Maddy McCall]

9. Your link doesn't work.

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Fred Phelps: the face of fundie Christian bigotry...

He takes what Falwell said (about 9/11 being caused by immoral behavior), and cranks it up a notch or two (or a hundred) to apply it to this disaster.

It's like they don't understand ONE THING about Christ or his teachings...:grr:

[praxiz]

12. Link working now.

sorry.

[NYC]

13. Simply amazing.

I wonder if the government of Sweden could sue them?

[praxiz]

14. I doubt the goverment will even dignify this with a response

But I certanly hope the families of the victims takes civil action.

[saigon68]

15. BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

CAST OF CHARACTERS AND PHELPS FAMILY TREE

Reverend Fred Phelps: lawyer and Baptist minister; head of the Westboro Baptist Church; 64 years old. Disbarred.

Marge Phelps: wife of Fred; mother of his 13 children; 68 years old. WBC member.

1. Fred Phelps, Jr.: lawyer and employee at the Kansas Department of Corrections; 40 years old. Oldest son. WBC member.

Betty Phelps (Schurle): wife of Fred, Jr.; lawyer and owner-operator of a day-care home; 41 years old. WBC member.

2. ***Mark Phelps: businessman in Southern California; estranged from the family cult; 39 years old. 2nd son.

Luava Phelps (Sundgren): wife of Mark; childhood sweetheart; 36 years old.

3. ***Katherine Phelps: lawyer; suspended from the bar; living on welfare; 38 years-old; oldest daughter. Not in WBC.

4. Margie Phelps: lawyer and employee of the Kansas Department of Corrections; 37 years old; 2nd daughter. WBC member.

5. Shirley Phelps-Roper: lawyer at Phelps Chartered; 36 years old; 3rd daughter. WBC member.

Brent Roper: husband of Shirley; lawyer and businessman in Topeka; 30 years old; WBC member.

6. ***Nate Phelps: businessman in Southern California; estranged from family cult; 35 years old. 3rd son.

7. Jonathon Phelps: lawyer; 4th son; 34 years old; WBC member.

Paulette Phelps (Ossiander): wife of Jonathon; 33 years old; high school graduate; WBC member.

8. Rebekah Phelps-Davis: lawyer at Phelps Chartered; 32 years old; 4th daughter; WBC member.

Chris Davis: husband to Rebekah; 38 years old; raised from childhood in the WBC.

9. Elizabeth Phelps: lawyer at Phelps Chartered; night house manager staff at Sheltered Living, Inc. Topeka; 31 years old; 5th daughter; WBC member. Former counsel for the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department.

10. Timothy Phelps: lawyer and employee of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections; 30 years old; 5th son; WBC member.

Lee Ann Phelps (Brown): wife of Timothy; lawyer and employee of Shawnee County Sheriff's Department; 27 years old; WBC member.

11.***Dorotha Bird (Phelps): lawyer practicing independently in Topeka; 6th daughter; not a WBC member; changed her last name to avoid family's notoriety. 29 years old.

12. Rachel Phelps: lawyer at Phelps Chartered; YMCA fitness instructor; 28 years old; 7th daughter; WBC member.

13. Abigail Phelps: lawyer and employee at SRS-Youth and Adult Services, Juvenile Offender Program; 25 years old; 8th daughter; WBC member.


On Edit: These people LOVE TO LITIGATE. http://blank.org/addict/

[cornermouse]

17. They also love to spam people who disagree with

them. I remember when they continually jammed the phone line of a Topeka city official who said something angered them. I'm surprised that only 2 of them have been disbarred. I expect that more of them will eventually lose their licenses though.

Interesting; lawyers, prisons, and daycare (I wonder whose children?). What a combination.

[NYC]

16. I actually had the same feeling

that the government would not acknowledge it.

I wonder where Phelps & Co. get their money? Who supports them while they go around the country saying Swedes deserved to die in the tsunami, and New Yorkers deserved to die in 9/11?

[Moderator]

18. Not Latest Breaking

News.