Fred Phelps

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  1. Tony

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    Founder of the Westboro Baptist Church….. Dead….

    Thoughts?
     
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    FATHER... forgive him.
     
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    Too late… he died hating, as far as we all know… I believe there is a special place in Hell for him

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    Think all the veterns families and whoever else's funeral his church protested should go protest at his funeral. It wouldn't matter though.
     
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    Matthew 5:44 "But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
     
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    There probably is PT... there probably is. We all know though that He loves the sinner... but hates the sin.

    Personally, I think the man was a scumbag... however - what if God's purpose for him was to help Christians unite in HIS name, become stronger in their faith, and bring more individuals to the flock because of this scumbag's irrational thinking and behavior? Remember... we all have a purpose in our journey here and somehow everything 'fits' in God's infinite wisdom and plan. We are told to 'Trust in the Lord'. That sometimes is an extremely hard rationalism to endure...

    Perhaps now the WBC will dissolve and just go away (probably not... but we can all pray it does).
     
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    Absolutely… can't pray for him now tho… his family and congregation, yes

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    You're right... it wouldn't matter - and we'd be lowering our values to align with this scumbag's preachings.
     
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    God uses the lost all the time to work His plan…. Absolutely… look at Pharoah…

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    Pretty much, best thing to do is hope they just fade away.
     
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    Amen Preach
     
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    His family and fellow "church" members have asked that people respect their grieving for him and not protest at his funeral. I know people who are thinking about going down there and protesting. I know others that have volunteered to sprinkle holy water on his grave as long as they can pass it through their system once first. As far as I'm concerned, he has already received his just reward from God and we should all move on.
     
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    When you live a life of hate, you get what you get, or reap what you've sown… for right or wrong…. EVERYONE was his enemy…
     
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    Choose this day who you will serve.
     
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    Good.
     
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    I'm relieved and hope everyone hold up God Hates Fred Phelps signs at his funeral.
     
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    Use his hate as a reason to spread His love. By using his hate to spread hate you are no better then he.


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    I could give a crap about spreading love. His family deserves to feel what countless others have and deserve no right to privacy after spitting on the people that gave him the right to be a ******.
     
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    Exactly, I agree
     
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    You gotta hope he was a Brown's fan!
     

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