Fred Phelps Westboro Baptist Church, Kansas; Gay Hate Activists Died Today

[iamkeri1]

In the end, whether we love or we hate, we all die. Sometimes people cry when we die. Sometimes they cheer. I am deeply glad that this hater of humans, who has picketed same sex weddings, multiple pride events, and most horribly, the funerals of gay soldiers who gave their lives for this country, has been removed from the world stage.

Blessings to his family. Let us hope that none of them feel driven/directed to take over his campaign of hate. Love is a much better choice.

Blessings to us all.

Keri

[MsTinkerbelly]

Good riddence

[Rockinonahigh]

Good riddence,I hope hell is hot enough.

[Virago]

Originally Posted by iamkeri1

In the end, whether we love or we hate, we all die. Sometimes people cry when we die. Sometimes they cheer. I am deeply glad that this hater of humans, who has picketed same sex weddings, multiple pride events, and most horribly, the funerals of gay soldiers who gave their lives for this country, has been removed from the world stage.

Blessings to his family. Let us hope that none of them feel driven/directed to take over his campaign of hate. Love is a much better choice.

Blessings to us all.

Keri

One correction, if I may. He didn't just picket the funerals of gay soldiers but instead targeted all military funerals that he could. If I'm right, I believe his reason was that they died BECAUSE they were defending a country that believed in Gay Rights. I am very proud of my motorcycle brothers and sisters who formed The Patriot Guard Riders in response to this. They provided a nonviolent, volunteer buffer between the protesters and mourners.

I hope that his spirit can now find the peace and knowledge that his hatred in life prevented him from finding.

[Jar]

Originally Posted by Virago

One correction, if I may. He didn't just picket the funerals of gay soldiers but instead targeted all military funerals that he could. If I'm right, I believe his reason was that they died BECAUSE they were defending a country that believed in Gay Rights. I am very proud of my motorcycle brothers and sisters who formed The Patriot Guard Riders in response to this. They provided a nonviolent, volunteer buffer between the protesters and mourners.

I hope that his spirit can now find the peace and knowledge that his hatred in life prevented him from finding.

Yes, you're correct. He picketed soldiers who defended this country. He even picketed, or attempted to, a funeral in my little hometown in Louisiana and the bikers shut him down! I love those bikers![

[Medusa]

I feel incredible pity for anyone who lives in such ignorance and violent hatred of other human beings.

I have read a few articles and one that I read said that he died alone in a nursing home facility or something. Can you imagine leading such a life that none of your kin want to be with you in your final hours? That no friends would come pay their respects? Not saying I feel sorry for him but on a tiny level I wonder if, in his final moments, he would have wanted to change some of the things he said or did.

I know of people like him. Even people like him who are Gay. People who are so acidic, so toxic, that they drive everyone away by being such giant, black-hearted assholes that they end up dying alone or living lives of misery.
Even when I've had those kinds of people say and do shitty, terrible things to me, I still feel pity for them. I'm still able to feel pity that they have found no joy in their lives or anything worth focusing their good energy on.

Fred Phelps was a pitiful man. A man living without a scrap of joy.

I hope that wherever his soul goes (and I hope like hell it goes somewhere because can you fucking IMAGINE wasting your precious existence in this world the way he did with no chance to redeem or learn from it?????), that he encounters beings who do not practice the kind of shit he preached.

[mountainbikedyke]

Spring cleaning at its finest! Good riddance prick!

[Jar]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I feel incredible pity for anyone who lives in such ignorance and violent hatred of other human beings.

Fred Phelps was a pitiful man. A man living without a scrap of joy.
.

I felt the same way. I wasn't glad he was dead but felt more of a sadness for such a bitter life. I can't imagine spending every day hating and angry. It eats you up. You have to look at the world as it is and try to change it for the good, not try to destroy what you don't like. It's not your judgement call

[Corkey]

I do not pity the man, his life meant nothing in the end. He lived for hate, reveled in it, smeared it all over this country. His self aggrandizement was for naught. Now his family want us to give them space to mourn, while still being useless haters. SMDH.
I have no sympathy for any of them.

[grenade]

Originally Posted by iamkeri1

Blessings to his family. Let us hope that none of them feel driven/directed to take over his campaign of hate. Love is a much better choice.

His family in the church are equally as hateful. The church isn't going anywhere.

Our local (Kansas) LGBT groups have asked us to ignore his death and to not behave like they (Westboro) have by picketing his funeral.

“Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred. This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom. ”
― Gautama Buddha

[silkepus]

Oh no, how terrible. What a sad loss for humanity