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Principia Discordia => Two vast and trunkless legs of stone => Topic started by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:31:46 AM

Title: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:31:46 AM
...Such as the fact that he was excommunicated by his own weird church in August of 2013 (but not why).

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/16/1285133/-Fred-Phelps-of-Westboro-Baptist-Protests-Near-Death#

Also, this at the end was worthy of Hunter S Thompson:

QuoteBut Fred, you old hate monger, you despicable human being..  Thank you for putting a real face on hatred and bigotry.  Your hate, your venom, your sheer level of evil reminded people all over the country that they couldn't be on your side of this civil rights battle.  And for that, I'll tip my glass, and be glad the world is rid of you when you're gone, and glad the world had to confront your madness as it did.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Johnny on March 17, 2014, 01:09:57 AM

Sort of like Margaret Thatcher, no pussy-footing or half-assing his posture... hypocritical and concealed discrimination is worse because its invisible and cannot be attacked so easily - but if you go balls out, you are either going to be a banner for your like-minded or a lightning rod for your detractors.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Suu on March 17, 2014, 01:19:41 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Point.
However, there's enough idiocity in this world who will think it's "funny" to reciprocate his hate with comparable protests and bullshit. I fail to see how that sort of retaliation will work.

However...TOTALLY curious about the excommunication bit, myself.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Bu🤠ns on March 17, 2014, 05:16:37 AM
His estranged son, Nathan, said, "I only have hearsay on the reason, and two different versions, so I won't comment at this point, other than to say he was moved into another house and watched over so he wouldn't harm himself."


maybe his mind went, "Whoops! I think I fucked up."
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Junkenstein on March 17, 2014, 08:26:31 AM
I think it's only reasonable to suggest that the obvious answer to the communication issue would be his huge stash of gay porn.

Seriously, I'll bet money I don't even have that this is the reason.

Will be interesting to see how much of a driving force he is for the crazy he established.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 17, 2014, 02:58:55 PM
Quote from: Bu☆ns on March 17, 2014, 05:16:37 AM
His estranged son, Nathan, said, "I only have hearsay on the reason, and two different versions, so I won't comment at this point, other than to say he was moved into another house and watched over so he wouldn't harm himself."


maybe his mind went, "Whoops! I think I fucked up."

Betcha that's exactly it.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Suu on March 17, 2014, 05:10:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 17, 2014, 02:58:55 PM
Quote from: Bu☆ns on March 17, 2014, 05:16:37 AM
His estranged son, Nathan, said, "I only have hearsay on the reason, and two different versions, so I won't comment at this point, other than to say he was moved into another house and watched over so he wouldn't harm himself."


maybe his mind went, "Whoops! I think I fucked up."

Betcha that's exactly it.

Total breakdown, and his brainwashed family wanted nothing to do with his imminent change of heart.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Scilon Agent on March 17, 2014, 05:12:52 PM
My sources tell me old Freddie is in for a shock in the after life.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Ben Shapiro on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Bu🤠ns on March 18, 2014, 11:08:46 AM
http://members.shaw.ca/alyzza/Phelps/whattheybelieve.pdf

So they believe in Unconditional Election.  So, and correct me if I'm wrong because I have a hard time processing idiocy, but if Fred Phelps is dying doesn't that mean that he's fallen out of grace, and thus needs to be excommunicated?

Just a thought because, while I'd love to believe that he had a crisis of conscience, I know things don't always work out that way.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: LMNO on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Anna Mae Bollocks on March 18, 2014, 02:54:35 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

:potd:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 18, 2014, 05:06:43 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

You mean his family?
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 18, 2014, 05:30:34 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 18, 2014, 05:06:43 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

You mean his family?

:lulz::mittens::lulz:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Aucoq on March 18, 2014, 09:00:04 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 18, 2014, 05:06:43 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

You mean his family?

:lulz:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Telarus on March 18, 2014, 09:05:54 PM
 :lulz:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Ben Shapiro on March 18, 2014, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

It's cool I'll take your word for it since I'm usually wrong about things like these. I could have sworn their was a official gay drink similar to how the metal/rock community has whiskey/jager as their drink(s).
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 20, 2014, 08:39:05 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 18, 2014, 05:06:43 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

You mean his family?

SICK BURN!
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 21, 2014, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.

I had a moment of it the other day when I thought to myself it would be fitting if people protested his funeral. Simultaneously I recognized that it was a dick thought to have. I am only human.

However, since you bring up Bin Laden, I do remember saying that it was a pity that he lived the life that he did, especially where he came from a wealthy family and could have done some good in the world with those resources. I feel the same way about Phelps.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 21, 2014, 02:13:37 AM
Quote from: Nigel on March 18, 2014, 05:06:43 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2014, 07:53:55 AM
I was hoping this would be about the dildo collection contained in his will.

You mean his family?

:mittens:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 21, 2014, 02:19:49 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

It's cool I'll take your word for it since I'm usually wrong about things like these. I could have sworn their was a official gay drink similar to how the metal/rock community has whiskey/jager as their drink(s).

I always figured the official metal drink was "whatever will fuck you up."

But L has a point. I suppose gay men stereotypically like mixed drinks. I don't think there's an official drink though. What if you're a gay metalhead? Do you drink Jagerpolitans? I have a good friend who would fit the gay stereotype pretty well. We drink whiskey and beer together. Last time I had a couple of Martinis with him because I wanted a motherfucking Martini and I was buying the round. We went back to his place hammered out of our gourds and drank... I can't even remember. But it was strong and straight (in the sense of unmixed, hard liquor). Then we felt like shit in the morning and watched a Martin marathon on cable. Which was kinda funny in a meta sort of way. No cosmopolitans involved.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Faust on March 21, 2014, 06:08:00 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.

I had a moment of it the other day when I thought to myself it would be fitting if people protested his funeral. Simultaneously I recognized that it was a dick thought to have. I am only human.

However, since you bring up Bin Laden, I do remember saying that it was a pity that he lived the life that he did, especially where he came from a wealthy family and could have done some good in the world with those resources. I feel the same way about Phelps.

Exactly, he didn't just spring up out of the blue, theres a story to that.

And the world isn't a better place without him, it's just as bad as yesterday.

If people have to picket his funeral (which is just as bad as what he did), I would hope they do it respectfully, without incident and quietly. Anything else is just going to feed and empower his horrible organisation.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 07:36:59 AM
It seems that Shirley Phelps has also been outed some time ago. The future of the church is in the hands of "A council of Male Elders".

It's either going to fall apart or go TO THE WALL in 6 months. The kicker? One of the "elders" is Steve Drain, a journalist who converted to the religion while covering them.

Apparently the old bugger was kicked out for asking church members "to be kinder to each other". Got to wonder exactly how fucked up it was getting if that's an unreasonable request.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: P3nT4gR4m on March 21, 2014, 08:32:52 AM
Quote from: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 07:36:59 AM
It seems that Shirley Phelps has also been outed some time ago. The future of the church is in the hands of "A council of Male Elders".

It's either going to fall apart or go TO THE WALL in 6 months. The kicker? One of the "elders" is Steve Drain, a journalist who converted to the religion while covering them.

Apparently the old bugger was kicked out for asking church members "to be kinder to each other". Got to wonder exactly how fucked up it was getting if that's an unreasonable request.

They believe in a deity that hates people indiscriminately. I gotta wonder if it could get any more fucked up than that.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: hooplala on March 21, 2014, 11:01:54 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 21, 2014, 06:08:00 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.

I had a moment of it the other day when I thought to myself it would be fitting if people protested his funeral. Simultaneously I recognized that it was a dick thought to have. I am only human.

However, since you bring up Bin Laden, I do remember saying that it was a pity that he lived the life that he did, especially where he came from a wealthy family and could have done some good in the world with those resources. I feel the same way about Phelps.

Exactly, he didn't just spring up out of the blue, theres a story to that.

And the world isn't a better place without him, it's just as bad as yesterday.

If people have to picket his funeral (which is just as bad as what he did), I would hope they do it respectfully, without incident and quietly. Anything else is just going to feed and empower his horrible organisation.

I like that everyone is assuming there IS a funeral.

If he was excommunicated, he may not have all that many people in his family who would be willing to attend, and who will perform the ceremony?  Certainly not the WBC, not if was excommunicated.  In addition, people would surely anticipate that at least one jackass would wish to protest.  My bet is that it's not happening.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 11:15:37 AM
I'd bet the exact opposite - A funeral will occur and protests will be held and WBC will use this as fodder for future lawsuits.

These people make a living by suing anyone who lashes out at them remember. The banners and protests are to cause people to throw shit at them to allow them the opportunity to take them to court.

Writing that, I wouldn't be surprised if WBC decides to protest at the funeral for the founder. It'd get a lot of attention and bring many chances for legal fuckery, particularly if there was any kind of counter-protest going on. I doubt such an event would remain civil for long.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 11:20:13 AM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on March 21, 2014, 08:32:52 AM
Quote from: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 07:36:59 AM
It seems that Shirley Phelps has also been outed some time ago. The future of the church is in the hands of "A council of Male Elders".

It's either going to fall apart or go TO THE WALL in 6 months. The kicker? One of the "elders" is Steve Drain, a journalist who converted to the religion while covering them.

Apparently the old bugger was kicked out for asking church members "to be kinder to each other". Got to wonder exactly how fucked up it was getting if that's an unreasonable request.

They believe in a deity that hates people indiscriminately. I gotta wonder if it could get any more fucked up than that.

Hates and loves you. It's like some kind of cosmic battered spouse syndrome.

It also explains a large part of the global punishment fetish. Fuck up during you 70 odd years of life? Eternal torment.

That's sounds like a Just and compassionate being. There's also Carlin's classic "He needs money" lines too. Never considered the full financial side of WBC but I'd bet limbs that there's going to be some strange shit there too. 
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: P3nT4gR4m on March 21, 2014, 12:42:33 PM
That's the thing about god, he's this omniscient, all powerful super magician with the emotional maturity of a two year old human child. And then people seem surprised when other people interpret his as being a complete fuckwit.  Why is this? The book clearly illustrates that he's a complete fuckwit. I'm obviously missing something here.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Bu🤠ns on March 21, 2014, 01:06:36 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on March 21, 2014, 11:01:54 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 21, 2014, 06:08:00 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.

I had a moment of it the other day when I thought to myself it would be fitting if people protested his funeral. Simultaneously I recognized that it was a dick thought to have. I am only human.

However, since you bring up Bin Laden, I do remember saying that it was a pity that he lived the life that he did, especially where he came from a wealthy family and could have done some good in the world with those resources. I feel the same way about Phelps.

Exactly, he didn't just spring up out of the blue, theres a story to that.

And the world isn't a better place without him, it's just as bad as yesterday.

If people have to picket his funeral (which is just as bad as what he did), I would hope they do it respectfully, without incident and quietly. Anything else is just going to feed and empower his horrible organisation.

I like that everyone is assuming there IS a funeral.

If he was excommunicated, he may not have all that many people in his family who would be willing to attend, and who will perform the ceremony?  Certainly not the WBC, not if was excommunicated.  In addition, people would surely anticipate that at least one jackass would wish to protest.  My bet is that it's not happening.

No funeral.  Hoops is right.  They don't believe in honoring the dead.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 21, 2014, 01:06:37 PM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Faust on March 18, 2014, 11:13:23 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

Seem to see this a lot and I cant figure it out. Same with when Osama was killed.

I had a moment of it the other day when I thought to myself it would be fitting if people protested his funeral. Simultaneously I recognized that it was a dick thought to have. I am only human.

However, since you bring up Bin Laden, I do remember saying that it was a pity that he lived the life that he did, especially where he came from a wealthy family and could have done some good in the world with those resources. I feel the same way about Phelps.

Yet oddly, Phelps has done an extraordinary amount of good in the world, albeit without meaning to.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 21, 2014, 01:08:55 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 07:36:59 AM
It seems that Shirley Phelps has also been outed some time ago. The future of the church is in the hands of "A council of Male Elders".

It's either going to fall apart or go TO THE WALL in 6 months. The kicker? One of the "elders" is Steve Drain, a journalist who converted to the religion while covering them.

Apparently the old bugger was kicked out for asking church members "to be kinder to each other". Got to wonder exactly how fucked up it was getting if that's an unreasonable request.

Getting kicked out of the cult you founded for asking members to be nice to each other is quite an accomplishment. This shit is going to get interesting.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2014, 05:41:02 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on March 21, 2014, 08:32:52 AM
Quote from: Junkenstein on March 21, 2014, 07:36:59 AM
It seems that Shirley Phelps has also been outed some time ago. The future of the church is in the hands of "A council of Male Elders".

It's either going to fall apart or go TO THE WALL in 6 months. The kicker? One of the "elders" is Steve Drain, a journalist who converted to the religion while covering them.

Apparently the old bugger was kicked out for asking church members "to be kinder to each other". Got to wonder exactly how fucked up it was getting if that's an unreasonable request.

They believe in a deity that hates people indiscriminately. I gotta wonder if it could get any more fucked up than that.

:bob:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Luna on March 21, 2014, 05:44:26 PM
(http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/files/2014/03/wpid-Photo-20140317223046.jpg)

He said it better than I can.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Roly Poly Oly-Garch on March 21, 2014, 06:07:28 PM
I played Fred Phelps in a production of The Laramie Project back in 2006. While I was researching him I saw this interview where he was talking about being featured in George Magazine. The look on his face and the way he talked about it just kind of hit me like a little kid showing his parents a report card he was really proud of. It kind of fucking broke my heart a lot. I haven't been able to properly hate or even mock the man since. Mainly, I would just end up shaking my head and feeling really depressed whenever I would see reports about their shit. I don't have much more reaction than that to his passing.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Ben Shapiro on March 21, 2014, 07:57:42 PM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:19:49 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

It's cool I'll take your word for it since I'm usually wrong about things like these. I could have sworn their was a official gay drink similar to how the metal/rock community has whiskey/jager as their drink(s).

I always figured the official metal drink was "whatever will fuck you up."

But L has a point. I suppose gay men stereotypically like mixed drinks. I don't think there's an official drink though. What if you're a gay metalhead? Do you drink Jagerpolitans? I have a good friend who would fit the gay stereotype pretty well. We drink whiskey and beer together. Last time I had a couple of Martinis with him because I wanted a motherfucking Martini and I was buying the round. We went back to his place hammered out of our gourds and drank... I can't even remember. But it was strong and straight (in the sense of unmixed, hard liquor). Then we felt like shit in the morning and watched a Martin marathon on cable. Which was kinda funny in a meta sort of way. No cosmopolitans involved.

I see it now thanks.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Trivial on March 21, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
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Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on March 22, 2014, 06:41:41 AM
AHAHAHA! It's funny because the stupid BURNS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/21/fred-phelps-michael-phelps-twitter_n_5005732.html
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 22, 2014, 06:52:12 AM
Quote from: Luna on March 21, 2014, 05:44:26 PM
(http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/files/2014/03/wpid-Photo-20140317223046.jpg)

He said it better than I can.

I love Takei!
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Luna on March 22, 2014, 11:58:01 AM
Quote from: Nigel on March 22, 2014, 06:52:12 AM
Quote from: Luna on March 21, 2014, 05:44:26 PM
(http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/files/2014/03/wpid-Photo-20140317223046.jpg)

He said it better than I can.

I love Takei!

He's a classy guy, particularly when you consider that his prior contact with Phelps was the WBC threatening to picket his wedding.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Cain on March 22, 2014, 03:19:26 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on March 22, 2014, 06:41:41 AM
AHAHAHA! It's funny because the stupid BURNS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/21/fred-phelps-michael-phelps-twitter_n_5005732.html

Quite likely it is was a deliberate twitter troll, and the stupid here is the HuffPo not getting it.

Which it never does.  Because, HuffPo.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Bu🤠ns on March 22, 2014, 04:11:43 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on March 22, 2014, 06:41:41 AM
AHAHAHA! It's funny because the stupid BURNS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/21/fred-phelps-michael-phelps-twitter_n_5005732.html

:crankey:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 22, 2014, 04:57:09 PM
Quote from: Cain on March 22, 2014, 03:19:26 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on March 22, 2014, 06:41:41 AM
AHAHAHA! It's funny because the stupid BURNS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/21/fred-phelps-michael-phelps-twitter_n_5005732.html

Quite likely it is was a deliberate twitter troll, and the stupid here is the HuffPo not getting it.

Which it never does.  Because, HuffPo.

OMG. Yeah.  :lol:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 24, 2014, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on March 21, 2014, 06:07:28 PM
I played Fred Phelps in a production of The Laramie Project back in 2006. While I was researching him I saw this interview where he was talking about being featured in George Magazine. The look on his face and the way he talked about it just kind of hit me like a little kid showing his parents a report card he was really proud of. It kind of fucking broke my heart a lot. I haven't been able to properly hate or even mock the man since. Mainly, I would just end up shaking my head and feeling really depressed whenever I would see reports about their shit. I don't have much more reaction than that to his passing.

It's the absolute look of glee on their faces. And that's the only word for it, glee. The derive a sense of glee from human suffering in and of itself. They don't have a sense of horrormirth, even from their theological perspective. They enjoy human suffering as the manifestation of their cruel god's will. Their god is a tyrant, and they blissfully approve of his tyranny. That is a sad, sad thing indeed.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 24, 2014, 09:25:32 PM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 21, 2014, 07:57:42 PM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 21, 2014, 02:19:49 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 18, 2014, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on March 18, 2014, 06:13:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 17, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: The Suu on March 17, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
IMO, let him go quietly and peacefully. Without attention, without the inevitable counter protest at his funeral, and without any sort of pomp. The faster he slips from memory, the better.

Balls.  I don't want ANYONE to EVER forget him.

He was the guy that did more than any other single person to make it socially unacceptable to be against Gay Rights.

Here here I'm making a youtube video of me laughing until my shit my pants. MY PANTS I SAY! I also need to find the gayest alcoholic drink I can find to add to injury.


Sorry, b-man.  I feel the need to call you out on that one.

I know what your intentions are, and I applaud them, but still.  You're dancing on the edge of pejoritive stereotyping.


Anyway, carry on laughing at a dying man.





LMNO
-wow, I'm in kind of a mood today, huh?

It's cool I'll take your word for it since I'm usually wrong about things like these. I could have sworn their was a official gay drink similar to how the metal/rock community has whiskey/jager as their drink(s).

I always figured the official metal drink was "whatever will fuck you up."

But L has a point. I suppose gay men stereotypically like mixed drinks. I don't think there's an official drink though. What if you're a gay metalhead? Do you drink Jagerpolitans? I have a good friend who would fit the gay stereotype pretty well. We drink whiskey and beer together. Last time I had a couple of Martinis with him because I wanted a motherfucking Martini and I was buying the round. We went back to his place hammered out of our gourds and drank... I can't even remember. But it was strong and straight (in the sense of unmixed, hard liquor). Then we felt like shit in the morning and watched a Martin marathon on cable. Which was kinda funny in a meta sort of way. No cosmopolitans involved.

I see it now thanks.

No probs, boss. :)
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: StandBackJack on March 24, 2014, 11:01:18 PM
Fred who?
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞ on March 25, 2014, 12:19:34 AM
Quote from: StandBackJack on March 24, 2014, 11:01:18 PM
Fred who?

Phelps. You know, the pothead Olympic Swimmer?
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 25, 2014, 12:48:54 AM
Quote from: Net on March 25, 2014, 12:19:34 AM
Quote from: StandBackJack on March 24, 2014, 11:01:18 PM
Fred who?

Phelps. You know, the pothead Olympic Swimmer?

:lulz:
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: StandBackJack on March 25, 2014, 09:02:07 AM
Quote from: Net on March 25, 2014, 12:19:34 AM
Quote from: StandBackJack on March 24, 2014, 11:01:18 PM
Fred who?

Phelps. You know, the pothead Olympic Swimmer?

I thought that was Michael Buble.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Idem on March 26, 2014, 04:08:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOz4zg5mZBk
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 26, 2014, 06:10:03 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 24, 2014, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on March 21, 2014, 06:07:28 PM
I played Fred Phelps in a production of The Laramie Project back in 2006. While I was researching him I saw this interview where he was talking about being featured in George Magazine. The look on his face and the way he talked about it just kind of hit me like a little kid showing his parents a report card he was really proud of. It kind of fucking broke my heart a lot. I haven't been able to properly hate or even mock the man since. Mainly, I would just end up shaking my head and feeling really depressed whenever I would see reports about their shit. I don't have much more reaction than that to his passing.

It's the absolute look of glee on their faces. And that's the only word for it, glee. The derive a sense of glee from human suffering in and of itself. They don't have a sense of horrormirth, even from their theological perspective. They enjoy human suffering as the manifestation of their cruel god's will. Their god is a tyrant, and they blissfully approve of his tyranny. That is a sad, sad thing indeed.

Yeah, but Fred, somehow, maybe in his own state of total denial, never seemed to really get the level of cruelty he was inflicting on others. Like he was just happy and excited to be getting attention. I think that there is definitely a high level of personality disorder happening there, in the sense that he and his family were unable to comprehend that other people really have feelings.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 26, 2014, 12:37:02 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 26, 2014, 06:10:03 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 24, 2014, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on March 21, 2014, 06:07:28 PM
I played Fred Phelps in a production of The Laramie Project back in 2006. While I was researching him I saw this interview where he was talking about being featured in George Magazine. The look on his face and the way he talked about it just kind of hit me like a little kid showing his parents a report card he was really proud of. It kind of fucking broke my heart a lot. I haven't been able to properly hate or even mock the man since. Mainly, I would just end up shaking my head and feeling really depressed whenever I would see reports about their shit. I don't have much more reaction than that to his passing.

It's the absolute look of glee on their faces. And that's the only word for it, glee. The derive a sense of glee from human suffering in and of itself. They don't have a sense of horrormirth, even from their theological perspective. They enjoy human suffering as the manifestation of their cruel god's will. Their god is a tyrant, and they blissfully approve of his tyranny. That is a sad, sad thing indeed.

Yeah, but Fred, somehow, maybe in his own state of total denial, never seemed to really get the level of cruelty he was inflicting on others. Like he was just happy and excited to be getting attention. I think that there is definitely a high level of personality disorder happening there, in the sense that he and his family were unable to comprehend that other people really have feelings.

Hmm. Point.

Those who left the church would seem to back that up.
Title: Re: Fred Phelps is on his deathbed. A few interesting things have come to light.
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on March 26, 2014, 02:28:50 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 26, 2014, 06:10:03 AM
Quote from: THE PHYTOPHTHORATIC HOLDER OF THE ADVANCED DEGREE on March 24, 2014, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on March 21, 2014, 06:07:28 PM
I played Fred Phelps in a production of The Laramie Project back in 2006. While I was researching him I saw this interview where he was talking about being featured in George Magazine. The look on his face and the way he talked about it just kind of hit me like a little kid showing his parents a report card he was really proud of. It kind of fucking broke my heart a lot. I haven't been able to properly hate or even mock the man since. Mainly, I would just end up shaking my head and feeling really depressed whenever I would see reports about their shit. I don't have much more reaction than that to his passing.

It's the absolute look of glee on their faces. And that's the only word for it, glee. The derive a sense of glee from human suffering in and of itself. They don't have a sense of horrormirth, even from their theological perspective. They enjoy human suffering as the manifestation of their cruel god's will. Their god is a tyrant, and they blissfully approve of his tyranny. That is a sad, sad thing indeed.

Yeah, but Fred, somehow, maybe in his own state of total denial, never seemed to really get the level of cruelty he was inflicting on others. Like he was just happy and excited to be getting attention. I think that there is definitely a high level of personality disorder happening there, in the sense that he and his family were unable to comprehend that other people really have feelings.

On a different level, they also never seemed to get one crucial bit of dogma that is common to every Abrahamic religion.

"We don't give God orders."