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Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:51 pm
by SciFi Chick
Yes, I'm putting this in the Good News section on purpose. It is good news to me. I celebrate his death.

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:31 am
by SciFiFisher
I (almost) never celebrate someone's death. Quietly reveling on the other hand is allowed. ;)

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:53 am
by brite
I feel nothing.

But I have to say... He and his little band of miscreants did do a public service... They brought us together to support the helpless, the bereaved, the grieving... In that, we became a better country...

As for the rest... Karma is a true bitch....

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:32 pm
by SciFi Chick
SciFiFisher wrote:I (almost) never celebrate someone's death. Quietly reveling on the other hand is allowed. ;)


Believe me. It is not a normal thing for me to celebrate a death. I don't do it lightly.

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:44 pm
by SciFi Chick
brite wrote:I feel nothing.

But I have to say... He and his little band of miscreants did do a public service... They brought us together to support the helpless, the bereaved, the grieving... In that, we became a better country...

As for the rest... Karma is a true bitch....


On some level, I think this may make you a better person than I, but maybe the world needs both our perspectives. :D

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:54 am
by brite
SciFi Chick wrote:
On some level, I think this may make you a better person than I, but maybe the world needs both our perspectives. :D

I don’t think it makes me any better... I think that the pain from the fibro going into serious overdrive, this week has made me incredibly philosophical....

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:42 pm
by gethen
Read that he was excommunicated by his church near the end. Couldn't find any details or explanations though. What irony if true.

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:41 pm
by cid
Was he bounced from The Baptists, or did Westboro itself give him the old heave-ho?

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:31 pm
by code monkey
cid wrote:Was he bounced from The Baptists, or did Westboro itself give him the old heave-ho?

one of his sons reported that westboro had excommunicated him. westboro will neither confirm nor deny this as they consider membership status to be private.

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:26 pm
by cid
code monkey wrote:
cid wrote:Was he bounced from The Baptists, or did Westboro itself give him the old heave-ho?

one of his sons reported that westboro had excommunicated him. westboro will neither confirm nor deny this as they consider membership status to be private.


Westboro bounced him?????

How far do you have to go before that bunch thinks you're over the line?

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:32 am
by code monkey
cid wrote:Westboro bounced him?????

How far do you have to go before that bunch thinks you're over the line?


the report of excommunication came from a son. as i recall the son said that he wanted them to tone down their ativities. the church itself will neither confirm nor deny the excommunication.

Re: Fred Phelps - dead at 84

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:59 pm
by SciFi Chick
cid wrote:
code monkey wrote:
cid wrote:Was he bounced from The Baptists, or did Westboro itself give him the old heave-ho?

one of his sons reported that westboro had excommunicated him. westboro will neither confirm nor deny this as they consider membership status to be private.


Westboro bounced him?????

How far do you have to go before that bunch thinks you're over the line?


Considering all the people their god hates, I don't think it would be hard to go over the line at all.