I just read reports today that Kansan and prominent Baptist preacher Fred Phelps was planning on protesting the funeral of recently deceased movie star Heath Ledger.
"Why"- you might ask?
Because Heath Ledger appeared in the controversial film Brokeback Mountain, which depicted a homosexual relationship between two men.
Yes....it's true. The man who brought us the battlecry "GOD HATES FAGS" and protests the funerals of men in the armed forces because he believes God is "punishing America" with the deaths of our soldiers because of our immoral behavior (ignoring the fact that these men- and stop me if I'm wrong here- are actually dying because our ultra-religious-conservative president is sending them to war?).
Open letter to Fred Phelps--
Oh, you and your congregation. You are truly one of the best arguments that atheists have against organized religion. You are a miserable, miserable, group of people. You're even more crazy than Scientologists- and that's saying a lot.
You spend all of your time being judge and jury to the entire world...and the irony of it all is- I'm pretty sure if anyone is going to burn in the fiery pits of hell (granted they exist)--- it's all of you.
I hate to tell you- but you are interpreting that book of yours ALL WRONG. I've read the thing, and I'm pretty sure there's nothing in there about attacking others because of their chosen lifestyles. Wait...there IS that one part in there about "stoning blasphemers" and there IS that one party about- oh forget it- that's in the Old Testament....so it doesn't count, right? Oh screw it- let's not get into a religious debate. Because the point really is- if religion does turn out to be legit- I'm pretty sure you've been doing it all wrong.
And- what does protesting a funeral even mean? Like- protesting a war means you are AGAINST THE WAR. Protesting a bill in congress means you are AGAINST THE BILL. What does protesting a funeral mean? Does it mean you are protesting them dying or protesting them having a proper burial? There's some pretty cryptic and absurd things in the bible, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing that says "Those who represented the homosexual community in a motion picture shalt not receive proper burials."
I mean- REALLY?! He just played a gay person in a movie. What's funny is that Ledger was (and no offense to him- we all make mistakes) addicted to illegal drugs, conceived a child out of wedlock, and left his daughter fatherless- but it's his choice to play a gay character in a movie that you are most offended by. Wow. I hate you.
Lastly- why do you have to be from Kansas? It's really embarrassing. The person who is the worst representation for organized religion has to be from my homestate? Why couldn't you be from some place more appropriate- some place that already has a reputation for being racist, homophobic, and a little backwards- like Arkansas or Mississippi?
You are embarrassment. I'm pretty sure that if god exists he's up there cringing every time you do something in his name. I can't speak for him necessarily, but I think I speak for the sane community of America when I say- SHUT THE FUCK UP.
For real.
Hugs!
Wiz
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I'm going to protest my own funeral.
NS,
I'm going to picket your funeral with signs that say "No one mourns the wicked".
For realsies.
Wiz
phelps would fit in quite nicely down here in mississippi
-K&M Morris
phelps already gives kansas a bad name, let's not spread it to the baptist church. no branch or denomination of the baptist church has recognized phelps as a member or minister for years. the westboro baptist church (his congregation) is not affiliated with any national organization, and is just a hundred or so brainwashed zealots that are mostly phelps' extended and immediate family.
also:
phelps has been picketing funerals of gay people for at least a decade, if not longer.
he's been picketing the funerals of soldiers killed in action serving our country since 9-11-01, and he blames that terrorist attack on gays as well.
and you get upset over him picketing an actor's funeral? that's a bit ironic...
don't get me wrong, i think the guy is a nutjob, a blasphemer, and a big fat cancerous boil on the face of kansas and america. i would do a little dance if he was hit by a truck. i just wanted to clarify a couple things.
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