This Kansas “church” group has traveled all the way to Massachussetts to harrass kids and congregations up here. I’ve heard of these loons but for Christ’ sake, if you’re so upset about a kid writing an essay about Ellen Degeneres stay the hell home!
On the local news last night, they showed one of these Baptists holding a “Thank God for 9/11” sign refusing to accept water from a member of a congregation. Her reason “I don’t know what that is or where you have been.” I wonder if she was worried if she’d catch the gay. :rolleyes:
As an aside, I don’t really understand how 9/11 was connected to homosexuality. I can’t wait for the Rapture to sweep up these offensive morons.
In fairness, that is precisely what the Phelpsites are protesting. The fact that there is no “gay lifestyle” doesn’t alter that. I could protest the government putting mind-control chemicals into the water supply, and the fact that government is doing no such thing wouldn’t change the purpose of my protest one whit.
Still, you’re probably right. That subtlety is most likely lost on whoever wrote the sub-headline.
I’d be really proud if anything I ever did got Phelps to protest at my school. I think I’d consider whatever I did to be one of my more significant lifetime achievements, in fact… If you’re pissing off someone who would display a “Thank God for 9/11” sign, you must be doing something right.
Self-described Baptists. Phelps and his cult are the only ones who consider themselves Baptists. Apparently, there’s nothing to stop you from forming an organization of any kind whatsoever and calling it a Baptist church, even if every Baptist in the world disapproves entirely of everything you do. NAMBLA could change their name to The Official Baptist Club For Guys Who Want To Diddle Little Boys and there wouldn’t be a hell of a lot anyone could do about it.
Those who are just hearing about Fred Phelps might find this site interesting, yet horrifying. Alternate link here. Fred Phelps is insane in my opinion, as are his followers, which are his mostly children/family and their spouses.
In anticipation of protests against Bob Scene’s ponit, there is no No True Scotsman fallacy if the predicate contradicts the definition. For example, “No true vegetarian eats cows” is not a fallacy.
They must be very afraid of the power of this one student.