Fred Phelps gang run outta town!

[shizaru]

@MaxTheVool

Was I the only one who thought some of the Phelps girls were kinda hot?

I’d say yes. I almost want to kick you in the nuts for saying that.

(just kidding about kicking you in the nuts…but you could do better then those freakos, man. Hell, Steven Urkel, Arnold Rimmer and the gay guy from Independence day could do better than those witches)

[Fear_Itself]

@Baker

Now, I’m not given to flights of fancy, but when Fred would walk the picket line, checking up on his troops, I could feel a sort of chill as he passed. There’s something seriously strange, as well as evil, about that guy.

That’s because he is the evil preacher from Poltergiest.

[Mangetout]

@MaxTheVool

Was I the only one who thought some of the Phelps girls were kinda hot?

Yes. All those I’ve seen look like Robocop when he takes off his helmet.

[Cervaise]

@tdn

They’ve proven again and again that they will provoke until they do get a response. Hence the ever-increasingly absurd attacks. Ignoring them is like ignoring someone who taunts you, then pokes you, then repeatedly punches you in the face.

Thing is, when that happens, you can engage the law.

I agree that the best approach here is simply to ignore them. They’re just squealing and throwing poo from the corner. If we turn our backs on them, they’ll squeal louder and louder until eventually they go completely mental and assault somebody, at which point they can be arrested and thrown into a dark hole for the rest of recorded time.

[Little_Plastic_Ninja]

@Fear Itself

That’s because he is the evil preacher from Poltergiest.

Holy shit! :eek:

[Master_Wang-Ka]

…mighty hard to feel sorry for’m.

[Gozu_Tashoya]

@MaxTheVool

Was I the only one who thought some of the Phelps girls were kinda hot?

Hell, there are those who think some of the Phelps guys are hot.

[Valteron]

A number of years ago I worked for Canada Customs at the time Fred Phelps was planning to come to Canada and burn our flag. Buthe was never allowed into the country. I found out why, but as an employee of the Department I could not reveal it. But what I heard is that he has a criminal record because of a DWI conviction in the US.

Can any of my American friends check this out?

[Kythereia]

See, now I’m wondering. Leaving out the possible DWI conviction, imagine that the Phelps clan make it up here to Canada (shudders).

Now, Bill C-250 would define the Phelps’s preaching as a hate crime, with a penalty of up to five years in prison.

Would it be possible to charge them?

[Valteron]

@Kythereia

See, now I’m wondering. Leaving out the possible DWI conviction, imagine that the Phelps clan make it up here to Canada (shudders).

Now, Bill C-250 would define the Phelps’s preaching as a hate crime, with a penalty of up to five years in prison.

Would it be possible to charge them?

Contrary to the ranting and myth-mongering of Conservatives in Canada, you cannot be charged for expressing a religious opinion on gays. The law specifically makes an exception to religiously-motivated speech.

[Kythereia]

@Valteron

Contrary to the ranting and myth-mongering of Conservatives in Canada, you cannot be charged for expressing a religious opinion on gays. The law specifically makes an exception to religiously-motivated speech.

See, I read that–it was part of the controversy surrounding the bill in the first place, that some parts of the Bible would be censored under the new law–but I wasn’t sure if the exception had been made. I need to find a copy of it online…

[Ludovic]

Does “express an opinion on” extend to “wish violent death upon, and celebrate the violent deaths of anyone remotely thought to be involved with” said group?

Does this protection extend to violent acts against the clergy?

(just sayin’…)

[Baker]

@Valteron

A number of years ago I worked for Canada Customs at the time Fred Phelps was planning to come to Canada and burn our flag. Buthe was never allowed into the country. I found out why, but as an employee of the Department I could not reveal it. But what I heard is that he has a criminal record because of a DWI conviction in the US.

Can any of my American friends check this out?

As much as the man disgusts me that’s one I haven’t heard. Not that I would be surprised, but still. A couple of his kids did allege that he used some kind of drugs at one time.

The Phelps, without Fred I guess, did picket and burn a flag in Canada though. I heard the story from another Canadian poster on the SDMB.