An open letter to the so-called Rev. Fred Phelps of the notorious God hates campaign,
I never thought you would make me proud of my adopted state of West Virginia.
But as your latest press release makes clear, West Virginians have got some crowing to do.
From your Westboro Baptist Church statement:
(Apologies to my gay brothers and sisters for the hate speech I’m quoting, but I think it’s important to see what we’re dealing with)
West Virginia is by far the worst. Murderous, blood-thirsty thugs is not too strong. Foul-mouthed issuers of terroristic threats – which is felonious conduct in most states. Not the Castro faggot district in San Francisco; not New York’s sodomite Village; nor any of the lesser famous hotbeds of perversion like the French Quarter of New Orleans – all of which places WBC has picketed on multiple occasions – none rivals West Virginia for filthiness. WBC members will testify against you on Judgment Day. 500 West Virginians threatened to kill us.
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WBC to picket the fag-infested University of West Virginia [sic] in Morgantown on the first day of their shameful, infamous Gay Pride Week – Monday, April 3 – in religious protest & warning: “God is not mocked!” God Hates Fags & Fag-Enablers! Ergo God hates West Virginia
Let me interrupt you right there, Phelps. Now I’ve got to give you points for the headline of “Brokeback Mountaineers.” It’s kind of catchy. But it’s West Virginia University not University of West Virginia.
Dumb ass.
I take pride in the fact that of all the places you’ve picketed, the worst “by far” reception you ever received is in West Virginia. And yes, we are blood-thirsty thugs. Keep that in mind when you mess with one West Virginian, you mess with the entire fucking tribe.
I see you’re also planning to picket the Sago Baptist Church in Tallmansville.
You write:
…for blasphemously misrepresenting the sovereign, predestined providences of The Almighty in the Sago Mine matter. When God punishes a nation with death-dealing lightning bolts, hurricanes, and IEDs, it slanders the Great King to utter maudlin preacher-lies in vain attempts to gloss over God’s condign wrath so as to avoid repentance.
Phelps, keep in mind what you wrote about West Virginians. You looking for wrath, you just might find it. The people in coal country are not people to mess — even when you’ve got field artillery and the U.S. Army behind you as people found out in the Coal Mine Wars of the 1920s.
I believe God is loving and merciful.
But you fuck with West Virginians at your own risk.
That guy positively thrives on media attention, and my guess is raises “fear money” every single time he gets coverage. Wonder what would happen if he was met by a “love circle” – hugs all ’round – comprised of students and citizens? Or a couple hundred people dressed in robes and sandals?
Just sayin.
That’s happened. At Matt Shepherd’s funeral — if I recall correctly — counter protestors dressed in angel costumes with wings and surrounded the WBC people to block them from being in view of the mourners.
Did the tactic work? Interesting. Identifying the gay community with angels. Could be much worse, eh?
In the arms of the Angels, fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here
is often over-looked.
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rba, that song was played at my daughters funeral. She so loved it, so we paid tribute to her with it. It was my, then 9 year old granddaugher’s request, that it be played. I love the song as well…it has lots of meaning. taken from the movie I can not remember accurately, but enjoyed watching.
Congratulations!
Is he maybe part of the Pitt Alumni?
They hate it when we’re winning. Offer him a seat on the couch,…the one in the street…
…God’s condign wrath…
Huh?
that was my reaction too but I was too lazy to look it up to see if it was a word.
It’s a word. It’s even used correctly.
And it’s the only time I’ve seen it used in the last quarter century and there was no reason to use it there except to feed the boy’s delusions that he needs to sound impressive because there’s somebody, somewhere, in this world or the next or any of the others who actually gives a fishfart in a cat V what he says, thinks, or does.
Wish he’d bring that show to Texas.
He’d leave in a bag… we wouldn’t bury him here.
His so-called church calls itself Baptist. Is it part of the Southern Baptists? If so it’s time to put the pressure on those who enable him. Yeah, I’m sayin’ sinking to their level ain’t always the worst thing.
“West Virginians, here is what the Southern Baptists think of us.”
Let it be their problem for a change.
I don’t think it’s an affiliated church unfortunately.
Wikipedia has a long article about his history and background here.
He’s a revolting sort of critter.
Looks like the only “affiliated” church he was ever involved with threw his sorry butt out.
and, unfortunately, he has managed to drag his kids along with him in his delusions.