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fred phelps
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technomage
Finding my own way
Wrong?
On another forum, they were talking about having a protest at his funeral. If I could get to Kansas, I would be up for it ... but my protest sign would be "We forgive Fred Phelps."
Lol, good. Hope he dies soon. He physically abused all of his kids and warped them. He caused a lot of damage.
Apex
Somewhere Around Nothing
nazz
Doubting Thomas
Myself I just feel sorry for him
I love you! !Wrong?
On another forum, they were talking about having a protest at his funeral. If I could get to Kansas, I would be up for it ... but my protest sign would be "We forgive Fred Phelps."
technomage
Finding my own way
That decision is not entirely unselfish. Yes, I am serious about forgiveness ... but for those who choose to remain upon their self-destructive path, I also remember that bit from the Gospels about "heaping burning coals upon their heads."
Wether its from the heart or for the lol's its beautiful
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Honestly, his dying/death is as irrelevant to me, personally, as just about any other stranger's. I feel neither any satisfaction or sadness. I've never really picked up the common social practice of affecting sympathy for people who exist to me as abstractions.
Wandered Off
Sporadic Driveby Member
Amechania
Daimona of the Helpless
You know, the man believed in something. Maybe he was wrong. Probably. I think so. But he stood for something. Ask yourself, "what do I stand for?" Am I willing to suffer ridicule for it? Will I suffer for my beliefs? I admire that one aspect of the man. His life was not useless.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
So, using the same logic, you also would admire Hitler in the same way?
technomage
Finding my own way
That was real class and compassion! :yes:
You took the thought right out of my head.
There is no merit in staying true to a mishappen path.
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Nyingjé Tso
Dharma not drama
I won't miss this guy a bit. Like everyone else.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
He was merely a pitiful spectacle.
InChrist
Free4ever
I love that passage and God revealed the reality of it years ago way before I was a Christian when I flipped open a bible, saw those words, and gave it a try in the midst of a situation with a mean and threatening person.
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. ThereforeIf your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 11:19-21
I hope Fred Phelps repents and seeks God's forgiveness before he dies.
Knight of Albion
Well-Known Member
Karma's got his number...
Karma's got everybody's number ...
Only kindness pays.
Karma's got everybody's number ...
Only kindness pays.