The only way Fred Phelps can get anyone to side with him is to inundate them from birth. his entire ministry is composed of his family. there was a documentary called "Fall From Grace" about him that is really interesting. it doesn't just try to make them look bad, but really just shows how they are and they pretty much take care of that themselves. you see the young grandchildren spewing these homophobic statements, but you can tell all they know are taglines. when asked "why" they believe these things, they don't really have any answers. Phelp's beliefs are so far out there that I can imagine a neo-nazi skinhead saying, "Hey man, calm down. Your freaking me out." i don't believe in hell, but i sure would like to see him go there.
One of the most prominent memories of the Marilyn Manson concert I attended when I was (16?) were the Christian "right" who had brought their children there. There was one woman in particular who was standing behind her child pointing to us (concert-goers) telling the kid (who couldn't have been older than 6?) "You see those people? They're all going to hell". The kid was in tears, and all I wanted to do was slap the woman, but I knew any action on my part would have been seen as violence on the poor "christian" woman.
It's funny, but it's also a setup unfortunately. I've seen this guy in multiple outfits spoofing the same signs with the same people around him at least three times now.
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I can't help but feel sorry for that child, though. What a horrible environment to grow up in...
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The kid was in tears, and all I wanted to do was slap the woman, but I knew any action on my part would have been seen as violence on the poor "christian" woman.
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It's funny, but it's also a setup unfortunately. I've seen this guy in multiple outfits spoofing the same signs with the same people around him at least three times now.
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