My girl Shirley Phelps-Roper, Fred’s daughter, might not be coming to Pride events with her “Fags Eat Poop” signs anymore.
According to a new article in the San Francisco Sentinele, they have a new targtet — Jewish folks.
FROM THE SENTINELE:
While picketing outside the Washington office of the Anti-Defamation League last Friday, Phelps’ daughter Margie told JTA that the group is now focusing on the Jewish community because church members have been “testifying†to gentiles for 19 years that “America is doomed†and they haven’t gotten the message.
“Now it’s too late,†she said. “We’re done with them.â€
Margie Phelps added, “one of the loudest voices†in favor of homosexuality and abortion is “the Jews, especially the rabbis.â€
I’ll believe it when I don’t see it anymore. I’ve been monitoring the activities of the Phelps clan since 1992 when I worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center. The rhetoric Fred Phelps used in his pamphlets that called for the “death penalty for fagots” was far worse than anything else I saw in any of the other hate group publications, such as those of KKK groups and skinheads. I interviewed Shirley Roper by telephone in years past, and I don’t think I have ever before heard anyone so obsessed with homosexuality. When asked if she would be concerned if her rhetoric influenced one of her children to kill a gay person, she found the question amusing and then launched into another tirade. The very nature of a hate group, which is how they are classified by the SPLC’s Intelligence Report, already puts them in the league of those who hate Jews as well. This is just a ploy to get any kind of public attention they can, which is a common denominator for all American hate groups. The Phelps will never abandon their targeting of LGBT people. It’s just worked too well for too long for them.
“The Phelps will never abandon their targeting of LGBT people. It’s just worked too well for too long for them.”
Seriously? The Phelpses help us more than they hurt us. They used to be the laughing-stock of the entire nation, but since they began picketing military funerals, they’ve become the most hated group in the world.
Anyone see the documentary on the Phelps weirdos? It was pretty crazy. If you watch it, you can see how everything just naturally leads to another group often discriminated against.
Anyone who has ever had any contact with the Phelps clan knows that they enjoy the distinction of being the “most hated group in the world” to the masses. They just want attention, and they don’t care what kind it is. The problem is that there is a small and very dangerous group of people in the U.S. who believe the same way the Phelps do and think their antics are just swell.
I suspect the real reason they are after the Jews now is because they are looking for more press. The LGBT community is pretty much over Phelps and his cult, so they will go after someone who will react to their insanity with more force.
I have heard they make money by being assaulted and suing their attackers. I guess now that they are being ignored by the gays and veterans they need some new fertile ground.
What a bunch of certified loonies they are!