It's been a long time...

There's not a lot that shocks me anymore, but I found something.

I received one of those guilt-ridden "pass it on or you hate [insert random group/cause/puppies/etc here]" e-mails today, and in sifting through it, I saw a curious picture that showed demonstrators holding picket signs which read, "FAG SIN=9-11" right next to one that had emblazoned on it, "GOD'S ROD":



Once I got past the hilarity in the juxtaposition of those two signs being held by the same broad stomping the American flag, I had to know what on earth that was supposed to mean, so after a little research, I found the Westboro Baptist Church online. Holy (and I mean HOLY) crap - yes, their URL is www.godhatesfags.com. There is nothing I can write that can even begin to express the sheer amazement at this little organization. You have to see it for yourself to appreciate (or despise) it. A word of warning, this isn’t for kids or the faint of heart - they might call themselves a Church, but their message is laced with hate-filled epithets, foul language and sometimes NSFW images.

The Cliffs: evidently there is an extraordinarily repressed individual named Reverend Fred Phelps who, after procreating 13 times (if you can't attract a congregation, just make your own, right?) began to gain notoriety for being a very angry preacher who espoused God's alleged hatred for this word and the vast majority of people in it. Just a sample of this can be found on the expansive website, whereby one of Brother Phelps' followers (and presumably a relative) states, 'erybody thinks that God loves erybody...It's a false statement.'

Some of my other favorites are such attention-grabbers as the assertion that the late Pope John Paul, II is burning in hell because he was the "leader of the biggest pedophile machine on this face of this earth" and the further statement that he was a "greedy wolf in sheep's clothing looking out for his own personal gain," all the while calling the Church the "Catholic Whorehouse" full of “Catholic Fools” and finishing with their rendition of the rap song "The Roof" to the tune that "the Pope is on fire."

I've never seen such hypocrisy! They deride America and the general populace, yet continually cite pop culture references indicating their subscription to the same evil-doers as the rest of the country. Their cover of Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin is astonishing. What, no song vilifying Mother Theresa? Lord knows you could find something wrong with her, too!

How about their instant classic Thanking God for Katrina? I didn’t even know that God hated Ireland. And who can forget that God will make you eat your children? See the Whole list here, if you dare.

I can only imagine that this “Church” (and I use that term SO very loosely) is to Christianity what Islamic terrorists are to traditional Muslims. So beware the terrorists in our own midst. The hate pours from their every smarmy, self-righteous, indignant word. I feel sorrow and pity for these folks – I cannot imagine living in a brainwashed cult such as theirs.

Of course, when these people come and burn my house down because I haven't aligned myself with them, I hope this will serve as a clue on who you should go after... Actually, now that I think of it, I may delete this entry because it gives them more press that they don’t merit. Oh, well, how about I put some “equal time” links to stories about Karol Józef Wojty³a, USAID, some random people, and another few random people.

What a wonderful world...



-N

ncoig on 08.11.08 @ 10:16 PM CST [Permalink] [No Comments]