It takes all kinds...

Now that I wrote about the tragedy in the Twin Cities, I wanted to share something that I have learned more about the past two days. When I really feel emotionally tied to a news story, I usually try to look up more information about it from many different sources. I stumbled across an article about the Westboro Baptist Church. I have heard about groups of people protesting at soldiers funerals, and the freedom riders-but I didn't know the extent to which these people work. It DISGUSTS me that anyone would protest a funeral. PERIOD. No ifs ands or buts about it. I don't care if this person is the most hated person ever. The people who are attending the funeral are grieving, and it is not respectable to interfere with the process. I don't care if you don't agree with the war, or the President's choices. These soldiers risked their life to give us freedom. PERIOD. They did as they were told, and really are not responsible for the decisions made in Washington-but this is a discussion for a different day.

The article that I can across was about this church group (led by Fred Phelps) would be protesting the memorial service in Minneapolis for the lives lost in this tragedy. This group basically believes that no one (besides them of course) is following the bible or God's word. Everyone is going to hell according to this church (which is mostly Phelps' family). They believe that this tragedy happened because Minneapolis is a city full of "fag-enablers," to use their words (I also hate the "F" word...too derogatory). They use offensive signs to protest homosexuality and soldiers. They praise the disasters in our country (i.e. 9/11 and this bridge collapse) because they believe that God made them occur because we are all sinners. Everyone in this country is going to hell, and we are living in sin. My question to this church is...Why don't you just leave then? You wouldn't want our sins to rub off on you right?

Reading about this group made me sick to my stomach. The God I know doesn't judge anyone, and loves everyone. That's right I said it. I hear this group doesn't believe that "God loves everyone," well I believe they are sadly mistaken. As a Christian I feel pity for these people. I feel so guilty because this group angers me so much, but I know the MY God wouldn't want me to judge them or injure them. It would be very hard for me to bite my tongue if I came face-to-face with this group, but I honestly believe that the more we talk back to them, the more they love it. They are basking in our angst.

I also watched a clip from the Tyra Banks show, in which the young women of this family appeared. Tyra asked the girls who their favorite actors were, and they answered with typical teenage girl answers-Johnny Depp, Julia Roberts, etc. Well Tyra pointed out that Julia Roberts is best friends with a gay man (therefore she must be a so-called "fag-enabler") and Johnny Depp played a gay man in a movie. So how can they support people like that? They really sounded hypocritical when they answered such questions. I just can't believe these young girls are so brainwashed!

This post is already too long, but I could go on and on about this group and EVERYTHING that I don't agree with! Maybe later....