Yet another internet article that makes me boil.
Anti-Gay Church Protests at GI Funerals
The article starts out with this:
Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq.
And what were they doing?
The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps’ children, grandchildren and in-laws… The church members carried signs and shouted things such as “God hates fags” and “God hates you.”
I thought maybe they were blowing this out of proportion, but evidently not. An article on Wikipedia for the “reverend” made me all the more upset.
I hate that this sort of thing gets press. I really do. There is more to God’s Word than that homosexuality is a result of our exchanging God’s glory for His creation. When I stand before God on judgment day, I won’t be pleading, “But Lord, I was a heterosexual!” My sexual chastity (and lack thereof) will not be the thing on my lips on that day. “I plead what Jesus has done in my place.”
Phelps & Co. need to go read what Piper wrote two years ago: Taking the Swagger out of Christian Cultural Influence
You don't know me, but I'm on Crossings, and got to this site from your signature. I have met Rosanna at the Dallas Training Center, though she probably doesn't remember me.
I think your posts are quite good. Are you a Calvinist?
You should check the parody of their site:
www.godhatesfigs.com