Just a friendly reminder for those of you considering enlisting in the military who are gay or lesbian. Seems there is a baptist church in Westboro, Kansas, that has some extreme reactions to gay folks. In the event you should end up in the middle east and return home in a flag draped coffin, please know there are those who may create an unsettling scene as your friends and family gather to honor your memory.
As we all know, Kansas, which is just about "first notch" under the buckle of America's bible belt, provides the nation with some pretty "out there" folks.
The latest demonstration of "God's love", as manifested through members of Westboro Baptist church in Kansas, was in the form of demonstrations at the funerals for two National Guardsmen in Smyrna, Tennessee.
While Westboro Baptist is an independent not affiliated with the larger church, it appears these Christian adherents of "Love thy neighbor" believe America's military is being punished by God for defending a country that harbors gays. So at the funerals in Tennessee, members could be seen carrying signs and heard shouting things like "God hates fags" and "God hates you".
The church, which has demonstrated at other soldier's funerals around the country, was founded by the Rev. Fred Phelps. Its congregation consists mainly of Phelps' children, grandchildren and in-laws. This probably explains their homophobic extremism--too much inbreeding.
2 comments:
I am shocked, these people are nuts. Who do they think they are??? The soldiers, no matter what their sexual orientation, go out in the world to protect and defend these idiots' rights, in fact, don't they realize that in any other country, they wouldn't be allowed to voice their narrowminded opinions????? We should be hailing these soldiers as heroes, who gave their lives in defense of something larger than themselves. I for one don't support the war, but I do support the men and women there fighting it!
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Hey Robert,
So sad what people will do in the name of God. Unbelievable that they would call themselves Christians. Incredibly sad.
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