Twisted, Sick Minds

I'm trying to grasp this. The Fred Phelps crew is not protesting the war. They are protesting dead soldiers for serving America because it "harbors gays?"

"Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq.

The church members were met with scorn from local residents. They chased the church members cars' down a highway, waving flags and screaming 'God bless America.'

'My husband is over there, so I'm here to show my support,' 41-year-old Connie Ditmore said as she waved and American flag and as tears came to her eyes. 'To do this at a funeral is disrespectful of a family, no matter what your beliefs are.'

The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps' children, grandchildren and in-laws.

The church members carried signs and shouted things such as 'God hates fags' and 'God hates you.'"

This is part of the price we pay for Ronald Reagan putting crazy people (not pc, I know) out on the streets. God has nothing to do with this and God hates no one. These "believers" are unmedicated nuts who are following a bigger nut. Someone needs to round them all up and put them someplace where they can get some help.

(link via daffodillane.com)