# Phred Phelps & The Heathens Of Comic-Con. Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114 "2010-07-18T12:00:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/1 "2010-07-18T12:00:41Z")
Yes, Phred has become aware of non-religious comics, so of course he is picketing Comic-Con. [http://blastr.com/2010/07/church-to-protest-comic-c.php](http://blastr.com/2010/07/church-to-protest-comic-c.php) > [@](#): > > The reason they’re going to protest the con? We think it’s best described in their own words, as posted on their website: > > “Are you kidding?! If these people would spend even some of the energy that they spend on these comic books, reading the Bible, well no high hopes here. They have turned comic book characters into idols, and worship them they do! Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. It is time to put away the silly vanities and turn to God like you mean it. The destruction of this nation is imminent - so start calling on Batman and Superman now, see if they can pull you from the mess that you have created with all your silly idolatry.” ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/2 "2010-07-18T13:04:01Z")
Damn, now I really wish I were going to Comic-con. I’d love to see Phelps vs. Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/3 "2010-07-18T17:02:36Z")
I wonder what Phred thinks about Chick. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/4 "2010-07-18T17:24:20Z")
I’m a big nerd, so I know quite a few people who are going to Comic Con. They all seem amused by this news, and are coming up with appropriately ridiculous slogans for their counterprotest signs. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/5 "2010-07-18T18:20:32Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I wonder what Phred thinks about Chick. I’ll bet Jack accidentally quoted the NKJV instead of KJV in a comic back in the 70s or something and now he is destined for hell according to Freddie. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/6 "2010-07-18T23:17:04Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Damn, now I really wish I were going to Comic-con. I’d love to see Phelps vs. Batman. I’d almost be willing to give odds that ol’ Phred would get one look at the Caped Crusader’s pecs, fall into a swoon, and (finally) come out. (The brain bleaching concession is down the hall and to the right.) ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/7 "2010-07-18T23:51:22Z")
Does the old fucker himself still go to protests, or does he just send out the minions because he can’t lug his O2 tank around? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/8 "2010-07-19T05:23:39Z")
This has the potential for all kinds of awesomeness. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/9 "2010-07-19T12:47:17Z")
These folks are really stretching now, it takes away from the humor of it. Kinda sad, sort of like when a favorite comedian starts to suck. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/10 "2010-07-19T15:11:19Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > These folks are really stretching now, it takes away from the humor of it. Kinda sad, sort of like when a favorite comedian starts to suck. Dennis Miller is going to Comic-Con? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/11 "2010-07-19T16:06:44Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > These folks are really stretching now, it takes away from the humor of it. Kinda sad, sort of like when a favorite comedian starts to suck. Yeah, but it’s nice to see them going somewhere where they’ll be welcome for a change. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/12 "2010-07-19T16:20:29Z")
I think the best thing that could happen would be for the cosplayers to all gather around the Phreddites chanting “One of us! One of us!” and welcoming them with open arms. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/13 "2010-07-19T16:25:52Z")
Yes, I think the Cthulu crowd could have lots of fun with Fred. Lets see how his crowd deals with a very friendly 300 pound woman dressed in only fishnet body stocking and two pieces of duct tape. Who’s a hugger. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/14 "2010-07-19T16:40:35Z")
Apparently they like counter-protests, because then they can sue for harrassment, which is basically how they keep their church afloat. Obviously Comic-Con-goers aren’t going to be convinced by my board post to ignore Phelps&co, but unfortunately not ignoring them could be bad news for the con financially. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/15 "2010-07-19T16:51:44Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > Does the old fucker himself still go to protests, or does he just send out the minions because he can’t lug his O2 tank around? He rarely shows in public anymore. It is mostly his [del]minions[/del]children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. At least they haven’t been to my church in weeks. > [@mrklutz](#): > > I think the best thing that could happen would be for the cosplayers to all gather around the Phreddites chanting “One of us! One of us!” and welcoming them with open arms. That’s been tried. You don’t want to get too close, or they get agressive. I once saw where some folks at a church they were picketing came to their picket line and offered them doughnuts. One of the Phreddites asked “Are those the ones infected with the AIDS virus?” The reply was a bemused “I don’t think so.” A lot of the time the WBC saws they will picket, get folks worked up, then don’t show. This way they don’t have to travel. And then they still count it as on of their pickets. So when, on their website, the number of pickets they’ve done over twenty years is listed, one has to take that with a very large grain of salt. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/16 "2010-07-19T17:09:39Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That’s been tried. You don’t want to get too close, or they get agressive. Yeah, I figured they’d have contingency plans for that sort of reaction. Too bad – it’s a fun image. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/17 "2010-07-20T12:16:38Z")
Checks to see if R_K_Milholland ([somethingpositive.net](http://somethingpositive.net)) is going to Comic-Con Eagerly anticipates vituperative but awesomely funny comic 😃 Si ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/18 "2010-07-20T12:25:06Z")
> [@mrklutz](#): > > I think the best thing that could happen would be for the cosplayers to all gather around the Phreddites chanting “One of us! One of us!” and welcoming them with open arms. Yeah–I was thinking of getting the entire Hall of Justice out there with straight-up Phelpsian signs. Let the only mockery be the latex nipples. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/19 "2010-07-20T17:07:17Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Yes, I think the Cthulu crowd could have lots of fun with Fred. Lets see how his crowd deals with a very friendly 300 pound woman dressed in only fishnet body stocking and two pieces of duct tape. Who’s a hugger. I’m overweight, but I don’t weigh that much. However, I’m willing to travel and get into a body stocking and hug for a good cause. Should I wear a rainbow wig, too? I wonder if it’s too early in the year to get a Bride of Frankenstein wig? ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114/20 "2010-07-20T17:21:11Z")
So fans of one piece of fiction are assembling to oppose a gathering of fans of other pieces of fiction. Oh the hypocrisy. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phred-phelps-the-heathens-of-comic-con-newslink/547114.md?page=2)