Ashamed for humanity

Ms. Poe · Post by **Ms. Poe** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:30 pm

I live in Kansas and these people are one of the many reasons I'm disgusted to say so.

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:08 pm

Honestly, I don't know which is more disgusting: This church, or the fact that they had to protest soldiers funerals before our lovely government really found it offensive. Apparently, protesting at AIDS victim's funerals is more acceptable?

It's all about "Freedom of Speech" until you start offending the wrong people. . . or protesting the wrong group.

*shrugs*

klet · Post by **klet** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:27 pm

The worst thing about this is that these people are a Christian church group. One would assume that means being accepting of others, even if you do not agree with their lifestyle. This is . . . sad . . .

kisara wrote:Honestly, I don't know which is more disgusting: This church, or the fact that they had to protest soldiers funerals before our lovely government really found it offensive. Apparently, protesting at AIDS victim's funerals is more acceptable?

Well, there's not really anything you can do to change the past. I'd imagine that the political climate was extremely different back in the 1990's when the original protests occured (since I was a kid back then, I wasn't paying too much attention to it. Cartoons were much more interesting than stuffy old men.

) I'll admit that it sucks that political climate stops many good laws from being passed. But all you can really work on is the here and now.

I'm not trying to be argumentative or anything, but such a statement could make other readers a tad . . . passionate. So, yeah . . . here's a preemptive group hug -->

And a special one for kisara -->

Kujaku · Post by **Kujaku** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:35 pm

There are literally no words that I can possible say to express how angry people like that make me! Quite saddening as well

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:38 pm

lol Wouldn't think you were being argumentative at-all, klet. Just stating a thought.

As was I.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:39 pm

I am glad you find this funny. I don't know.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:39 pm

dang. Accidental addition. sorry bout that.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:39 pm

I am always honest.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:40 pm

Wow, that's just the icing on an already-sucky day.

We had a bit of a fracas here a few weeks ago when a service for our first killed-in-Iraq soldier got picketed by some anti-war protestors.

I thought it was incredibly tasteless of the protestors to choose the time of the family's greatest pain to picket. I know why they did it -- to get air time -- and I don't necessarily disagree with their sentiment. But for crying out loud, this soldier was doing his job. He paid his price. Have some respect for his family, his sense of duty, and his sacrifice. Picket elsewhere.

But THIS!! I can't get over the depths. Honestly. So very sad; and sickening.

Look in the mirror first. Geez.

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:53 pm

I checked out their site as well. They quote a bunch of bible verses that say it makes them right. I guess they forgot about the bible verse called John 3:16

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:07 pm

I know that you all are going to think this
is a truly stupid response, but for some
reason, when I read that article, I couldn't
help but think this would be a perfect piece
for a college ethics class debate.

blueheaven · Post by **blueheaven** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:32 pm

I've met the guy, and he is a horrible human being. He comes to UNLV campus every year and does his "God Hates Fags" routine. He picketed Matthew Shepherds funeral years back. Fred Phelps is a disgusting human being and his followers are all whores to his cause.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:34 pm

Pudge wrote:I know that you all are going to think this
is a truly stupid response, but for some
reason, when I read that article, I couldn't
help but think this would be a perfect piece
for a college ethics class debate.

Not stupid at all! It absolutely would be.

After I read this the first time I was upstairs puttering away on a Peach-igo cel and thinking about Klet's remark about the political climate in the 90's. And yeah, you know... what's the saddest thing is that people USED to understand that freedom of religion, in the minds of the founders, meant freedom to practice ANY religion, or NONE, without being harrassed.

And people used to understand that differences of opinion were not only inevitable, but absolutely, 100% necessary in the kind of representative republic we have here in the US. Can't have this kind of government without them. But the idea is that you RESPECT other people's differences, you allow them to be different, you understand that they may actually be right and you may actually be wrong...and you try, gently and tactfully and respectfully, to persuade them to your point of view.

But you don't picket their funerals. What a sad state of affairs.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:35 pm

Humans are not always infallible.

monkeyboy · Post by **monkeyboy** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:11 am

And bots are always logical in a dress.