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Topsyjane
03/24/09

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There's a program on the Discovery ID channel about Fred Phelps and his lunatic compound. It's called AMERICA'S MOST HATED FAMILY and the host (who actually moves in with the Phelpses) is Louis Theroux. It really gets the angry going, so be warned.
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missinaction
03/24/09

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I believe these are the same people who came to Canada to protest at the funeral of the guy who was decapitated on the Greyhound bus.

The reason? Canada recognizes same sex marriage. They claimed this murder was God visiting his wrath on us because we are heathens.
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Cerridwen
03/24/09

@missinaction: Yes, I remember that! The crazy fuckers will seize any opportunity to spread their hate.
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Mafalda para Presidente
03/24/09

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I have a message from God. He wants Westboro Church to leave him out of their hateful protests.
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DutchessOfDork
03/24/09

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One of his daughters appeared on a radio show in Toronto. The deejay, who is notorious for being a bit sexist, asked her point blank that if she protests everything that the church is against, why doesn't she protest against her sister who had an illegitimate child? She tried to say the geyz are evil. He kept going back to that question and she hung up. Mwahaha.
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Dearprudence
03/24/09

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These idiots came to my town to protest when the local high school did a performance of "The Laramie Project" last fall. It's pretty conservative here, and I was surprised and pleased that my alma mater was even doing the play.

The entire community, led by a group of several different Christian churches of different denominations, banded together to stage a counter-protest that totally drowned them out. It was awesome. It looked like the entire student body was out there, along with a lot of their parents.
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lalaland13
03/24/09

@Dearprudence: I believe there is a group of bikers that shield parents of fallen soldiers when these jerks come to picket at their funerals. I think that happened here. People like those bikers who are acting as human shields, and like those people in your town, give me hope.
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Beat Girl
03/24/09

@lalaland13: That made me tear up. How awesome are Bikers lately?!
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gherkinfiend
03/24/09

@Beat Girl is screaming into the abyss: this might have you bawling, but it's too awesome not to link to again!

[jezebel.com]
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lalaland13
03/24/09

@Beat Girl is screaming into the abyss: These guys are pretty awesome.

[en.wikipedia.org]

Stuff like that is probably the best way to fight the hate.
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PeskyPammy
03/24/09

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This man gives the state of Kansas a bad name. Unfortunately after he dies, the rest of his family will probaby take on the cause. They are very actively involved in his church and do his bidding for him now.

He makes me ashamed to share the same state he does. I've lived in Kansas all my life and he is just the most idiotic fanatic I've seen. He also pickets at the funerals of servicemen who have died in action. He's a very disgusting individual.
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Mama Penguino
03/24/09

@PeskyPammy: Me, too, Pesky. The sad thing is that he's been around Topeka for so long that I don't even think much of it when I see him.
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daisen-in
03/24/09

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And here I thought they had a full schedule from picketing Natasha Richardson's funeral (she supported AIDS research).
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Beat Girl
03/24/09

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Call me Mrs Brightside, but I'm so entirely overjoyed that a primary school is acknowledging same sex relationships. It's been a long time coming, and the UK needs to drastically rethink the sex education our children are receiving across the board.

Thankfully, in my experience, we're quite readily outspoken against crazies like these in the UK. If they make it to their protest (which is unlikely) I can imagine they'll be ripped a new one.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
03/24/09

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Upon seeing the pink triangle pasted onto the mans' face on that poster, I felt sick with anger. Those were what the Nazis used to identify homosexuals, they'd sew pink triangle patches onto their sleeves. I'm not kidding. I realize hate is the enemy here, meaning intolerance/hatred towards those with different sexual identities, but I fucking hate people like this. 'God says we should loudly proclaim our dislike for this or that!' No, actually, God didn't say that. Asshole.
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farmersdaughter
03/24/09

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While I think that the entire Westboro Baptist Church and Fred Phelps are abhorrent, I appreciate that they provide a counterpoint. I feel like their miserable existence has in some small way united people with different beliefs against them. While this isn't solving all of the problems in the world, anything that lets supporters of Matthew Shepard and the Freedom Riders (the guys who block out the protester's at solider funerals) get together is not completely negative. Understand, I am not defending Phelps in any way, but sometimes there has to be evil to highlight the good in the world.
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Beat Girl
03/24/09

@farmersdaughter: I only wish that people could come around to seeing Muslim fundamentalists the same way they see Christians such as these - they're a small minority who have misinterpreted a religion for hate filled gain.
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ekaterina
03/24/09

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I sincerely doubt that the UK Border Agency will let them in. However, I'm sure that if they do show up my friends and I could take some time out of our busy revision/procrastination schedules to stage a counterprotest. Anything to avoid studying!
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cuteasabutton
03/24/09

@ekaterina: I'll take the day off work and join you!
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gherkinfiend
03/24/09

@ekaterina: @cuteasabutton's life is a series of sassy montages.: I'll come too. Sometimes being unemployed comes in handy...
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quatrevingtquatre
03/24/09

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I hope that the Beeb sends Louis Theroux for a "Most Hated Family in America Part II-The Phelps' in the UK" because that would be the only upside to this awful situation.
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cuteasabutton
03/24/09

@thatonegirlsays: Yes! Brilliant idea. You can never have too much Louis IMO!
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kelsium
03/24/09

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My religious education came down to two basic "commandments", lets call them: Love God. Love each other.

Is that so damn hard?
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jemandtheholograms
03/24/09

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Fundamentalist Christian college semester abroad!
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cuteasabutton
03/24/09

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Don't forget, Jezebel crush Louis Theroux did a documentary on this family.

+ Watch video

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haguenite
03/24/09

@cuteasabutton's life is a series of sassy montages.: Oh I saw that. It totally made me realize that even though they're obnoxious and hateful, they're not much else. Such a tiny group, OMG.
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cuteasabutton
03/24/09

@haguenite: Exactly. They are the minority.
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haguenite
03/24/09

@cuteasabutton's life is a series of sassy montages.: Did you see the part where someone in a car threw a can or something at one of the kids' heads? That, and the moments when he interviewed the younger women, were just heartbreaking to me. Those kids should've been taken away for their own protection.

And regular people shouldn't be assholes and throw cans.
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Notes from the underwhelmed
03/24/09

@cuteasabutton's life is a series of sassy montages.: I LOVE that documentary. And Louis Theroux. He's just the dreamiest man ever.
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