Christian Right Wingnuts: “God Hates Fags” & Everyone Else But Us
A Hate Message Brought To You By The Western Baptist Church
A friend of mine who has a wonderful blog posted about this particular group of religious right wingnuts at Musings of a Wandering Elf. There is a lot of hate at the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. First of all, you might say that they are not very fond of homosexuals. They don’t like “fornicators” much either. Add to the list adulterer, pro-life proponents (because God hates baby killers) and Jews. I am sure it does not stop there either, but that was what a cursory glance revealed. Make no mistake that these people have taken religion to such an extreme that they have become domestic terrorists.
How is this church any different from the madrasas where they teach radical Islamic teachings to young boys in Africa, the Middle East and Asia? They are as hate filed as terrorists that’s for sure. This is a right wingnut Christian jihad against the United States by a group of radicals.
Below you will find a documentary on the church. It’s a real eye opener. Your first instinct is to close the video and say, “I’ve seen enough.” Don’t kid yourself, radical “Christian” domestic terrorism is growing in this country at an alarming rate. The best way to fight it is to be well informed.
This is from their website
Why do you preach hate?
Because the Bible preaches hate. For every one verse about God’s mercy, love, compassion, etc., there are two verses about His vengeance, hatred, wrath, etc. The maudlin, kissy-pooh, feel-good, touchy-feely preachers of today’s society are damning this nation and this world to hell. They are telling you what you want to hear rather than what you need to hear, just like what happened in the days of Isaiah and Jeremiah: “That this [is] a rebellious people, lying children, children [that] will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.” Isaiah 30:9-11; “Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.” Jeremiah 14:14; “They have healed also the hurt [of the daughter] of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time [that] I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah 6:14-15. And also in the New Testament we are warned: “For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith.” Titus 1:11-13; “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.” II Peter 2:1,2. What you need to hear is that God hates people, and that your chances of going to heaven are nonexistent, unless you repent. What you need to hear is a little fire and brimstone preaching, like Jesus preached. What you don’t need to hear is that you’re okay just the way you are, and God accepts everyone without exception. Don’t listen to the money-grubbing heretic who stands at the front of your church. Listen to God. If you are one of His elect, you’ll hear.
What an “interesting” way to interpret the Bible. Do you think they realize that the Song of Solomon is the most erotic passage in English literature? Probably not. It makes me wonder what happend in this Fred Phelps’ life. Maybe he’s a closet homosexual? Maybe he’s just crazy. He’s defintiely a hate filled domestic terrorist as far as I am concerned.
Fred Phelps – Pastor at Western Baptist Church – The Face of Hate for the day
I’ve never understood why these kinds of people are so fixated on what other people do with their sex organs.
They sure shout about freedom of using their mouths however they please.
What arrogant, narcissistic, paranoid loonies.
Nothing like a hate group masquerading as a tax exempt religious group and hiding behind a religious book, huh?
I’d like to see them try this garbage in Chicago or St. Louis, or Boston, or LA or NYC…
Reply: Well said Skye. I’d really like to see them try in San Francisco! LOL!
They are really nuts and mean too. Why is that people like this always want to talk over people and seem afraid to listen. They want to shut other people out. Are they afraid to listen?
skyewriter
February 21, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I will try and take time to watch the videos, but having read what you posted from their website tells me plenty.
Catherine, I think you are correct in assuming that someone like Fred Phelps most probably has been living a life of repressed desires. He feels things that make him afraid and fear can become such an empowering emotion. It can drive people to the furthest reaches that border between sanity and insanity.
Those who fear, turn that fear to hate and this is what you get. God help us all…
Reply: Willpen, don’t watch them! I fond them interesting because I plan to do a series of posts on the religious right, which I happen to believe is the greatest threat to our nation since the Civil war and Hitler. But if Alan Keyes upset you, this will be way over the top.
willpen
February 22, 2009 at 12:05 am
One of these days when they’re protesting the funeral of some dead service member one of the honor guard is going to snap and do something… unpleasant to them. And while I normally don’t condone violence I’ll probably be a happy man that day.
Reply: I don’t condone violence toward anyone, but I must admit when I was researching this and I saw them screaming at soldiers who came to pay their respects for another fallen soldier, I was very upset. I was also upset when I saw their protest at Matthew Shepard’s funeral, which was really over the top. My hear broke for his parents. Truly vile people.
Electricfunk
February 22, 2009 at 5:18 am
Catherine,
I just finished watching all five videos and oddly enough, I find these people just pathetic and crazy. They are so on the fringe that that can’t possibly be taken too seriously by enough people to matter. What they are doing is vile, but it is so apparently bizarre that you almost have to laugh at it.
They should all be committed and locked away, but in essence I find their rhetoric less harmful than what is being spewed out of the mouths of the right wing nut jobs.
I also came across a video of Michael Moore vs Westboro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_fAYl4Th4&feature=related
Reply: Willpen, they are on the extreme right of what I think is a cult mentality of Christian right wingnuts. They hate are on the fringe because they feel no need to conceal it. What is more of a concern are those who believe in dominionism. They want to take over the government and the courts to get rid of the Constitution and re-write it according to their beliefs. That is why the war on Christmas is not so funny. The whole concept of dominionism has crept farther into mainstream society than we think. John Ashcroft was a good example of the ultra conservative rightwingnut evangelicals getting access to a position of power. Scary.
I am familiar with the Michael Moore video as well as a few others.
willpen
February 22, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I inclined to think that they must have access to a fairly large amount of financial support (given their plans to travel to Britain to protest, which apparently was denied by the British govt) which makes them dangerous. Another danger is the possibility that someone reacts physically to their taunting. Most communities have done very well by simply ignoring their protests however as tension increases in nearly every family in America so does our tendency to react…
This is an article referring to their hateful actions regarding the fires in Australia: http://mcv.e-p.net.au/news/gay-lobby-slams-anti-gay-church-stunt-5018.html
I think they should be exposed for who they really are, a hate based (you could even say, political) organization that enjoys the tax exempt status of a church. Actually, it’s not a bad idea to suspend a church’s tax exempt status anytime they delve into the political arena (I think there are some church’s in California that the IRS could look at right now…). Anyway, exposure of their agenda, makes it less likely that an ill- or uninformed citizen will become encapsulated in their dogma.
Reply: I agree. people like Falwell, etc. The tax exempt status needs to go.
Sidhe
February 23, 2009 at 8:19 am
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