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Westboro church founder Fred Phelps dies
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Posted on 03/21/2014 4:43:01 AM PDT by nuconvert

Fred Phelps -- the founding pastor of a Kansas church known for its virulently anti-gay protests at public events, including military funerals -- has died, the church said Thursday.

The 84-year-old died of natural causes at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to church spokesman Steve Drain.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agitprop; antiwar; fredphelps; gaystapotactics; homosexualagenda; pinkjournalism; revisionisthistory; timelies; waronchristianity; westborobaptist
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1 posted on 03/21/2014 4:43:01 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Yeah, and the church plans to protest at his funeral...


2 posted on 03/21/2014 4:44:23 AM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: nuconvert

It happens to most people.


3 posted on 03/21/2014 4:45:05 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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Good riddance


4 posted on 03/21/2014 4:45:15 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

Don’t forget to write and let us know how hell is....


5 posted on 03/21/2014 4:47:26 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Thought Puzzle: Describe Islam without using the phrase "mental disorder" more than four times.)
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To: nuconvert

What he ran is not what I would consider a church


6 posted on 03/21/2014 4:52:35 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: b4its2late

The church of twisted minds...


7 posted on 03/21/2014 4:54:51 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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8 posted on 03/21/2014 4:59:08 AM PDT by Old Sarge (TINVOWOOT: There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This)
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To: nuconvert

Good.


9 posted on 03/21/2014 4:59:17 AM PDT by Freeport (The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
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To: nuconvert

The Devil said: Good morning, Mr. Phelps.


10 posted on 03/21/2014 4:59:21 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (lib-pocrisy: requiring photo ID at a march protesting photo IDs for voters.)
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To: nuconvert

At long last, Fred Phelps now knows if he was right or wrong.


11 posted on 03/21/2014 5:00:25 AM PDT by Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Will his pal Al Gore attend the funeral?


12 posted on 03/21/2014 5:01:02 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: nuconvert

Fred Phelps, known for his ties to the Democrat Party, was an agitator who set out to demonize Christian opposition to the homosexual agenda.

But then, CNN was founded by known anti-Catholic Red Ted Turner.


13 posted on 03/21/2014 5:02:10 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
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To: nuconvert

Now he gets to explain to God how he was appointed to speak in His name.


14 posted on 03/21/2014 5:04:19 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Cold Heat

Poetic.


15 posted on 03/21/2014 5:21:05 AM PDT by vladimir998 ("Protestant" is apparently another word for "Christ denier")
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To: nuconvert

It is wrong to speak ill of the dead, because they cannot defend themselves.

However, in this case, I’ll make an exception.


16 posted on 03/21/2014 5:25:20 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: nuconvert

Curiously, that photo of Phelps and his wife next to Al and Tipper Gore was strangely absent from the CNN obit. And no mention of his long-time political affiliation, either.


17 posted on 03/21/2014 5:41:58 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: nuconvert

The Westboro Baptist nonchurch is and was a democrat institution to inspire contempt for both the Church in general and conservative views on sexuality in specific.

This is true historically and time will bear it out.


18 posted on 03/21/2014 5:44:49 AM PDT by dangerdoc (pWestboro Bank you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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19 posted on 03/21/2014 5:45:32 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: nuconvert

CNN is deeply saddened.


20 posted on 03/21/2014 6:07:12 AM PDT by bikerman
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