That Anti-Gay Us Reverend Has Now Died

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26669967

We debated this on here last week. Well, he has finally gone to meet his Maker, although what his God will make of him is anybodys guess. One less bigot in the world today it would seem, which can't be a bad thing I suppose.

[ummmm]

No loss.

[jno]

the world will carry on ok

[mikey4444]

Well, I was planning to go to Heaven in a few years time, but if that bu**er is up there, I don't think I will bother after all.

[emmie]

he may be going in the opposite direction.

[boxtops]

He'll be in a different compartment, mikey :-)

[Sqad]

God: "Come and sit on my knee Fred and tell me what is going on about Gays down there"

[mikey4444]

So might I emmie !

[LazyGun]

Cannot say I am sad at his passing. Interesting back story in his life though. Jomlett offered this link in the other thread, and i will repost it here.

http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-fred-phelps-20140321,0,4718547.story#ixzz2wWW49A6F

A doughty civil rights campaigner apparently - so at least once upon a time he was able to keep his personal prejudices separate from his public life. Just seems sad that his obsession with his own brand of religion warped a whole extended family.

[jackthehat]

I wonder if, in their time of grief, the Phelps family would want him to have a private dignified funeral?

It would certainly be ironic if they do.......

[Baldric]

///Come and sit on my knee Fred///

Don't tell me he's at it as well?

[Sqad]

Baldric......LOL.......I left that bit to the imagination!

[LazyGun]

It seems the WBC are not big on funerals, and apparently were not planning to have one for Fred Phelps;

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/fred-phelps-funeral_n_4980493.html

[anneasquith]

i hope his family are given respect to bury him, and just show them most people are not like them, thankfully,

[ChillDoubt]

A shallow, unmarked grave would be most fitting.

[mikey4444]

Perhaps they ought to cremate him. After all, it will save a lot of time where he is going.

[sp1814]

I'm with anneasquith on this.

The best thing that could happen now, is for his family and the WBC to be accorded the respect that they do not show the families of fallen soldiers and gay people.

If, however, their grief is honoured and they continue to act as they do, then on the anniversary of his death, I would totally support a mass party to be held at his graveside, with revellers dressed in red suits dancing the can-can.

[anneasquith]

sp. thing is, I think they would relish any sort of protest towards them, I think they thrive on it and feeds their bigotry :(

[Answerprancer]

I do think he bore more than a passing resemblance to Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz.

[Answerprancer]

"A shallow, unmarked grave would be most fitting".
No it wouldn't - he'd poke out the top!

[jomifl]

I'm surprised anyone gave him the attention he so obviously desired,