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Old 03-08-2006, 10:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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This is just pitiful...
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/21...torcyclists.ap

this just disgusts me, regardless of the people having been soldiers it is still a funeral and pastor of all people should know that. what do you think.
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Old 03-08-2006, 10:40 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Hmm, that article explains that a group of people are trying to counter Fred Phelps and other protestors of gay funerals. To tell the truth, I don't find this disgusting, and I'm glad that people are willing to take a stand against people protesting gay funerals. Protestors of gay funerals are wrong, and I support this action taken against them.
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Hmm, that article explains that a group of people are trying to counter Fred Phelps and other protestors of gay funerals. To tell the truth, I don't find this disgusting, and I'm glad that people are willing to take a stand against people protesting gay funerals. Protestors of gay funerals are wrong, and I support this action taken against them.
These aren't protesters at gay funerals. They're protesters at funerals of soldiers.

Fast Freddie Phelps - and his congregation of family members - will be at these funerals holding up signs that say stuff like "Thank God For IEDs"

These bikers are just going to each of the funerals to show support for the soldiers & their families, and get in front of the Phelps gang.


Personally, I appreciate what the bikers are doing.
Old 03-08-2006, 11:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Richard Wilbur, a retired police detective, said his Indiana Patriot Guard group only comes to funerals if invited by family. He said he has no problem with protests against the war but sees no place for objectors at a family's final goodbye to a soldier.
There is no place for protesting the war at a soldiers funeral.
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Old 03-08-2006, 11:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Hmm, that article explains that a group of people are trying to counter Fred Phelps and other protestors of gay funerals. To tell the truth, I don't find this disgusting, and I'm glad that people are willing to take a stand against people protesting gay funerals. Protestors of gay funerals are wrong, and I support this action taken against them.
No, im agreeing with you, even though im leanin more towards being pissed off at those guys for doing that a soldiers funeral and because they did that at a funeral. i cant believe that guy calls himself a priest and he better not call himself a conservative.
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Hmm, that article explains that a group of people are trying to counter Fred Phelps and other protestors of gay funerals. To tell the truth, I don't find this disgusting, and I'm glad that people are willing to take a stand against people protesting gay funerals. Protestors of gay funerals are wrong, and I support this action taken against them.
These aren't protesters at gay funerals. They're protesters at funerals of soldiers.

Fast Freddie Phelps - and his congregation of family members - will be at these funerals holding up signs that say stuff like "Thank God For IEDs"

These bikers are just going to each of the funerals to show support for the soldiers & their families, and get in front of the Phelps gang.


Personally, I appreciate what the bikers are doing.
Me too, GO PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS!!!
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Richard Wilbur, a retired police detective, said his Indiana Patriot Guard group only comes to funerals if invited by family. He said he has no problem with protests against the war but sees no place for objectors at a family's final goodbye to a soldier.
There is no place for protesting the war at a soldiers funeral.
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wat do u guys think of the pastor??
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wat do u guys think of the pastor??
Fred Phelps is the "pastor" of a congregation that mainly consists of his own family.

The guy is a little nuts, and totally grotesque in communicating what he's apparently trying to communicate.

He does have the right to the freedom of speech. However, if one of my two sons was a soldier (though neither are in the military, they are both that age) who was killed in action, and Phelps came and "did his thing" at my son's funeral, I think I would have a VERY hard time not going over and kicking the living crap out of him. And I think I'd probably view the possible consequences as "well worth it."
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wat do u guys think of the pastor??
Fred Phelps is the "pastor" of a congregation that mainly consists of his own family.

The guy is a little nuts, and totally grotesque in communicating what he's apparently trying to communicate.

He does have the right to the freedom of speech. However, if one of my two sons was a soldier (though neither are in the military, they are both that age) who was killed in action, and Phelps came and "did his thing" at my son's funeral, I think I would have a VERY hard time not going over and kicking the living crap out of him. And I think I'd probably view the possible consequences as "well worth it."
Yes, me too. What a sick man that Phelps.
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