Fred Phelps is Comin'! Fred Phelps is Comin'!

[BillieJeanArmstrong]

PHELPS WENT TO MY TEMPLE!!!!!! if he ever comes back there i will dragon kick that bastard right out of king county

[beerguzzlenredsoxfan]

the only proper way to deal with the WBC is to embrace them , because they are the only church telling the truth of GOD about fags and dykes

[thisispin]

i think you should do the social sanction. these people love to be in the press, tv, newspaper. they are attention whores. so just ignore them refuse them. do not welcome them in any place. Since they "love" the hate so much.. then give them lots of hate.

[whyitsfunny]

Right on! If you fight them on their terms, they automatically win. Humor is a tremendous weapon against people who take themselves so seriously, but for a ridiculous cause. I am not saying they are wrong because they are a small minority with whom I happen to disagree....no wait, I am saying that!

[stormz7675454]

Just get alot of gay people to protest..

[dalekrueger]

push up a berm around seattle

[Beckisme]

I think humor is always the way to go :) I would have lots of signs that say "Takeyour hate home!!" and "When and "IF" you get to heaven, God's going to be pissed at you!!!!" Ha Ha Ha Ha Keep up you videos!!!

[FlowingGeisha]

Just die off already Fred than everyone who's affected will be happy and jumping for joy.

[FlowingGeisha]

Oh my god Fred and his church group is like having Jehovah Witnesses knocking on everybody's doors and forcing their stuff on the gays. LOL he's just a plain out hater of basically everything and not only the gay people.

[sbrooks0178]

missdivinestalls, you're wasting your time with that guy/girl. They hate because they have no self-love. They do not know God and frankly, I have come to the conclusion that anyone that knows that much about Hell must be from there.

[filoIII]

i thought the liberals preached tolerance. or is that tolerance ONLY toward their views and beliefs? hypocrite liberal 'progressives'

[missdivinestalls]

filoIII: the point IS tolerance. We counterprotest to show love and support towards the people Fred Phelps and his cult are protesting. You missed the point.

[filoIII]

no, i think i hit it right on the noggin. the sodomites get all up in arms at those who oppose their lifestyle. look at the violence associated w/ the prop 8 issue. you and your ilk are INTOLERANT of Christians' INTOLERANCE towards perversion. sooooo, who is the hypocrite here?

[missdivinestalls]

filoIII: the hypocrite would be you. As A Christian you use the word of God to bash on other people (i.e. sodomites, perversion). But God is about love and acceptance of others. For you to use the Bible to justify your ignorance and bigotry if wrong. Also you say that liberals are intolerant and then in the following comment you say that Christian's are intolerant. So it's OK for you to be intolerant because you're a "Christian" but it's not OK for anyone else? Thus you're the hypocrite.

[Fatechopper]

@filoIII I don't think it is intolerance towards Christian's intolerant towards perversion. I think it is more like intolerance towards those who take away our rights? If someone trampled on your rights, you would try to defend yourself right? I think its a similar issue here. In a way, it is hypocritical, but in my opinion (and I am not trying to force you to think this way) it is not, because they are only being intolerant to keep their rights? Gays do not violate anyone elses rights?

[Joyfulkilla]

They tolerate your beliefs with no problems; its when you try to tell them how they should live their lives that they get mad. They want as much freedom as you, regardless of how you feel about the way they choose to live THEIR lives. I don't see toomany people protesting and trying to stop conservative Christians from worshiping, believing, or practicing what they want.

[hymnsinger5]

God Hates YouTube, lol.

[EvaUnitAtomsk]

Have the complete opposite of what their trying to give out. Which would be having signs that say "God LOVES fags" and "God LOVES america" ect ect ect. Its not angry nor humorous.. well maybe a little humorous but its just strait and through.

[Amasis]

Humorous one, definitely :D They're going to get the attention they crave no matter what. Might as well laugh at them. They'll only feel vindicated by any angry counter-protests and those can get out of hand quickly. And we don't want to give them or any other bigots material to use.

[Cedarflame]

I say we silly string them in rainbow colors and call it a day.

[Tristan14578]

i would not give them the time of day. let them try and spread their words of ignorance, so people can be like. that the hell is wrong with these people?

[platypusrex256]

i will be there to cover the story for seattleiam

[platypusrex256]

vodka cran and mac and cheese at rosebud? yeah!

[NightwishNick]

hehe I say a humorous protest is in order. I mean, even if you get on the news that will inform the masses that even the most persecuted group doesn't take this ridiculous sect (if it even is a sect) seriously.

[DILLIGAF333]

Every group has their share of fuckheads. The religious right, the radical left, and they're usually very vocal about their ignorance. I fear countering this vocal ignorance with any kind of protest, regardless of your intent or execution, will give more fuckheads a forum to be fuckheadish and they will become the face of your ideology and steal your spotlight.

Fred Phelps is in the super bowl of attention whores. Denying him this attention may be the best course here. My $.02.

[missdivinestalls]

DILLIGAF333: that's the point one of my cohorts here in the community was saying. Giving them the attention just feeds their desire for it.

[JustA11en]

no cheers for me? >:P Fred Phelps is a well funded zealot. I think ignoring his tinfoil hat wearing followers limits the media exposure. My $.02

[cyanleopard]

Kill them with fire, throw rocks, run them over with cars and trucks, hey even a nice home made bomb would work great.

[AmandaJuicebox]

I think you should ignore them or be funny or polite. They want a angry response. If you reply angrily you are down on their level but if you are nice then you are above them and truly showing love and acceptance of all.

[Poeboi]

They're coming in for PRIDE right??? I just cannot stand these people. Stage a protest that's more in their face but dont get angry. Return Love With Hate cliche I know but hey it could work.

[Kailoa36]

They're all a big fat joke. Make fun of them. How about "God hates polyester!"

[InSaneTK]

Ignore them. They live on attention, if no one notice them they fall apart.

[badone112002]

A funny protest! We don't have to sink to their stupid low and hate filled level to make a point. In fact it would speak more to our character to be peaceful....and funny.

Wish I could be there too

[ItalianStallionette]

Have a kiss in.

[NaomiClareNL]

Hatred and violence are out, they don't listen in discussions so that 's useless.

Ignoring them isn't going to work either, there probably will be tv-crews nearby.

So humorous action.

What about a street cleaning action? Everybody turn out in overalls with brooms, occupying the street from property line to propertyline 10 rows thick listening to so carefully chosen music from a sympathetic radio station and sweep them away. No discussion, very polite. Maybe same action elsewhere in the city 2

[electronica1985]

Be Peaceful. Because they're not.

[Perroquet51]

The idea of turning these hate events into fund raisers may have originated at a gay bar here in Ann Arbor. I'll send you a link to an article. In any case, I think turning a negative into a positive is, by far, the best way to go.

[missdivinestalls]

Perroquet51: thanks!

[craigzwicker]

Personally, I think he's hoping to stir up conflict, and of course to have people listen to him. I personally think that people like him him need to be prayed for, since they have a lot of hate in them. He's racist, and anti semetic to name a few things. Most chuches consider his to be a cult. To me, WBC is a small reminder of David Koresh and Waco. So, if you're up for it, maybe pay back their hatred with the opposite. At least you'll be the bigger person on principles.

[missdivinestalls]

craigzwicker: very excellent point.

[scicoe]

I think just stand beside them with your own signs against them and sing songs like they do =)

[DragonPhly2813]

It's touchy. If you're angry...which you have a right to be...then they'll get coverage and get more of their distorted views out there... I keep thinking back to the angel scene in the Laramie project...now that was a perfect way to protest the phelps

[missdivinestalls]

DragonPhly2813: that protest is a huge inspiration for me. I love the image from the play and the documentary.

[OhCurt]

You make excellent points. Anger just feeds them, and the news media will only hype the way it backfires.

You could always invite them over to a friendly tea party. Scare the shit out of them with kindness. LOL

Oh, they'd act like shits, of course. But when you posted the footage on YouTube, the ultimate pwnage would be yours.

:-D

[missdivinestalls]

OhCurt: oh there will be footage my dear. There will be footage ;p

[3BallJosh]

I'm jealous. He came out here once, but my boss wouldn't let me off so that I could go say hi. I'm a huge fan of his. (that's sarcasm for anyone who doesn't know me) I say you protest by having a huge gay/lesbian orgy.

[missdivinestalls]

3BallJosh: I figured you would have something to say. :)

[3BallJosh]

I always have something to say when it comes to the good ol' WBC

[kodyboye1]

WEll, the ways I'd like to respond are illegal, so... lol.

I think you should throw food at them. Eggs, appropriately, or copious amounts of ketchup. : )

[mnagrom]

Peacefully. Make yourselves known, but react in a civilized manner. They are so high energy and full of hate it may be best to react as calmly as possible. Use Gandhi quotes.

[williamcardno]

I think the secret is to have fun with them. So many people lash out angrily to the WBC but what would really be effective is to just counter-protest them by showing them for the mockery they should be seen as. Think of how Michael Moore did it and you'll have an idea of what I'm suggesting.

But above all, have fun, enjoy yourselves - it's a rare event and these guys are far too loopy to be taken seriously and raise blood pressure over.

[777Marlene]

they're attention whores honey, thats the first thing you need to remember......the second thing to be painfully aware of is that wherever he goes he usually drags his lawyer daughter in tow, and her specialty is staking out counter protests, to get anything she can use to file lawsuits for slander against anybody who says anything they dont like......id say go ahead and do what you feel you must....but stay acrossed the streetand dont let his attack dog get a chance to file paperwork

[edAVP1138]

I think a comedic counter protest is a good idea. A good sign would be "God hates sexting" =)

[trento654]

fred phelps is a fagget swead who smears fag semen and fag feaces on the world, he is the king of the land of sodomy and buggery, the has been enabling faggets for year with his rants against them,as his words are in such bad taste, faggets can't help but laugh at this words, viewing someone alot more fucked up then you are usually does that . when he dies and his decreped form is no longer able to penetrate another mans anus the world will be a glorious place

[trento654]

while my comment was childish before personally i think these freaks should just be ignored, the more hate they are exposed to by the public and media just encorages them to blurt out their warped views