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"Inside The Church of Hate Updated: 17:29, Tuesday October 25, 2005 The Sky Report has secretly filmed one of America's most controversial Christian ministers praising the London bombings. Fred Phelps says that terrorist outrages and natural disasters such as Hurricane Rita are examples of God's wrath against countries such as America and Britain for tolerating homosexuals and homosexuality. Fred Phelps, who set up the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, told our undercover reporter about the attacks, which killed 52 people: "Oh I am so thankful that happened. My only regret is that they didn't kill about million of them. England deserves that kind of punishment, as does this country (America)". The church, which has 150 followers, recently started picketing funerals including those of American soldiers killed in Iraq, waving banners such as "Thank God 9/11", "God Hates Fags" and "Aids Cures Fags". The Sky Report investigation includes secret filming inside the church's fortified compound during a weekly service in which Fred Phelps also denounced the Roman Catholic Church as the "biggest paedophile organisation in the history of the world". Phelps made news just last month when the Daily Telegraph reported that the Swedish royal family were consulting lawyers after discovering that he had made outrageous claims about their sexuality on the internet. Several members of the Westboro Baptist Church congregation were planning to visit Sweden - placards in hand - ready to spread their message that Sweden is, "a land of sodomy, bestiality and incest''. See the full investigation on the Sky Report, Sky News at 7pm tonight."

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91136-1200311,00.html

10/25/2005 1:26:16 PM

Yet another example of bat-shit crazy people distorting the faith they claim to represent.

[Edited on October 25, 2005 at 1:34 PM. Reason : see al-Qaeda clerics, David Koresh, etc.]

10/25/2005 1:33:00 PM

nuttier than squirrel turds

btw, it amazes that 150 people can buy that shit

10/25/2005 1:41:12 PM

There should be a rule that no one can post the crazy stuff that comes out of this Phelps guy. I don't know any Christians that would claim him, and it just pollutes the Soap Box (more than it already is...). It's very media friendly though, because they know it gets people riled up. This is just one guy with a small church, who says nutty things, and is probably laughing all the way to the bank because of the attention he gets.

10/25/2005 1:42:00 PM

^ Word.

10/25/2005 1:42:21 PM

I dunno. Its still nice to be reminded just how sane you are and have a collective laugh at the freakish fringe of either political side.

10/25/2005 1:43:38 PM

His daughter and a group of those nuts picketed my church at home because we hadn't (in their mind) protested enough about the Durham School of the Arts' production of "The Laramie Project." You just can't argue with 'em.

10/25/2005 3:56:53 PM

Osama = Fred

10/25/2005 4:32:21 PM

^ Osama seems to be a pretty good organizer and motivator, Fred ain't done shit.

10/25/2005 5:00:35 PM

someone should embed the "gay fuel" song from ytmnd.com in these threads

10/25/2005 5:21:59 PM

The girl holding the "repent or perish" sign may -- may -- be kind of good looking.

My plan to supress people with horrible beliefs through the righteous use of my genitals is gaining more and more ground in my own mind.

10/25/2005 5:22:55 PM

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"the Roman Catholic Church as the "biggest paedophile organisation in the history of the world"."

Can't argue with that.

Not because things happened.

But because they were extensively covered up by the top dogs in the church.

10/25/2005 6:50:30 PM

[Edited on October 25, 2005 at 6:54 PM. Reason : !223]

10/25/2005 6:54:31 PM

I can argue with "in the history of the world"

gotta have a pretty small world view to make claims like that

10/25/2005 6:54:44 PM

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"The girl holding the "repent or perish" sign may -- may -- be kind of good looking."

From what I can see, shes probably an 8/10

10/25/2005 7:10:54 PM