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Fred Phelps is Dead, but Bigotry Lives on!
Susanne Atanus |
Fred Phelps Sr. from the Westboro Baptist Church died this week at the age of 84. But fear not, his particular brand of bigotry continues to haunt us. First, Susanne Atanus won the Republican primary for the Chicago area's 9th Congressional District. Atanus is on record as stating that natural disasters and mental disorders, such as autism, are God's punishment for our advancements in LGBT equality.
Next, Dr. James David Manning of the ATLAH Missionary Worldwide Church in Harlem put the following messages up on the church billboard:
Obama has released the homo demons on the black man. Look out black woman. A white homo may take your man.and
Jesus would stone homosA local lesbian, Jennifer Louise Lopez, dropped by the church and asked for her stoning. As of now, they refuse to stone her.
Kathy Afzali, R-Frederick |
If only we had a vaccination for bigotry...
84....another data point for my sister's hypothesis that it's mostly *ssholes who live long lives. If only there were a hell for him to burn in and a god who actually stands for justice. I don't even know what to say to the other news items on narrow-mindedness. I second your "if only we had a vaccination for bigotry..."
ReplyDeleteHere's another data point for your sister. The first person from American to undergo sex reassignment surgery back in 1953 only lived to be 63. She was a wonderful woman, lounge singer, and World War II veteran.
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