Quotes from the American Taliban

[nemorathwald]

A web page titled Quotes from the American Taliban. I'm not going to let myself comment. Just read it.

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[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I am concerned, though not particularly surprised or outraged, by the quotes from the religous leaders. But the quotes from our elected representatives scare the be-jesus (pun intended) out of me.

And, don't you think the Rev. Phelps really needs a good ass-fucking? Why else would he be so obsessed with the homo-SEX-you-alls?

[phecda.livejournal.com]

I find Phelps' comments on supporters of homosexuals especially amusing. I was at an event in Ann Arbor a few years back where Fred Phelps was protesting homosexuals near the Aut Cafe. The owners of the Aut turned it into a fund raising event so that people would donate a specified amount for every minute he spoke. The event was hugely successful, thus making Fred Phelps one of the top fundraisers for WRAP (Washtenaw Rainbow Action Party). Hope ole Fred's packing an asbestos bathing suit for that lake of fire he keeps talking about... ;-)

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my ex-girlfriend had told me the same story about the Aut Bar owners turning the "protest" into a fund-raising opportunity. Very cool.

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

How did our local area get ol' Fred's attention? Does his church just have a very large travel budget and goes everywhere, or is the gay community in Ann Arbor unusually visible by national standards?

[phecda.livejournal.com]

Phelps does tours, but the specific issue he was in the area for probably revolved around Ypsilanti Proposition 2 which was a referendum on equal benefits for domestic partners.

The amusing thing IIRC is that the majority of his congregation is blood kin.