Anti Gay Westboro Church Hits Seattle Churches.. Schools

The Phelps family Phreak show has stormed Seattle this week. Best known for bringing the children to help yell hate slogans at the site of homosexual soldiers' funerals, they've come from their home "church" in Kansas to bring their message of hate to several churches, synagogues, and schools they've targeted as being gay-friendly.

The beyond radical Westboro Baptist Church run by Fred Phelps, whose primary congregation is his own bat brained family, isn't going to storm the city without return fire, albeit peaceful. Hundreds of counter-demonstrators, many gay or lesbian were chief among those who stood their ground at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Sunday. Phelps and crew arrived during the worship service to stand outside and yell loudly, while carrying their "God Hates Fags" and "You're Going To Hell" signs. Phelps feels justified, because in his opinion the churches are telling lies."They've preached that lie from hell that God loves everybody - that you can live like the devil and have any hope of heaven at all," Phelps said. Mount Zion church members said the hate - wrapped in God's name - makes no sense. "If they're really concerned about God's work, there are people who are dying, of AIDS, of violence, they're starving," said Archie Pinkaney of Mount Zion. Well stated, but logic isn't the currency Westboro Church deals in. The group later targeted St. James Cathedral during services and despite their obnoxious and disruptive behavior, they will hit Garfield High School tomorrow as well as several Jewish centers in the city.

While openly admitting to preaching a gospel of hate, as well as their hatred for the United States, they have made profligate use of their freedom of speech for years. So far, the most anyone has been able to do is obtain an order to keep them at shouting distance. One truly wonders where their freedom of speech ends, and is considered to be a criminal obstruction to other people's right to assemble in worship, and bury their dead without verbal assault. Anti Gay Westboro Church Hits Seattle Churches.. Schools


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