Video: Westboro Baptist Church Burns the Quran & the American Flag

• I rather enjoyed the counter protest put on by comic con attendees against this wackjob and his hate filled followers. http://www.geekologie.com/2010/07/westboro_baptist_churchs_comic.php

• You know what I like most about Phelps? He's a Democrat, through & through. Given the amount of violent invective he spews, that should come as a surprise to no one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Phelps

• He probably doesn't watch True Blood.

• Wait, is this the same wacko who says that God hates Vampires too? Coming from a religion that worships a Vampire (Jesus rose from the dead and said "He who drinks of my blood shalt know eternal life") that seems kind of ironic, along with the host of other ironies that this hypocrite seems to espouse. Hate, Violence, Murder, Death, Genocide, Intolerance and Bigotry? Sounds pretty Old Testament to me! Maybe his version of the Bible is pretty outdated and doesn't happen to have the New Testament that is generally found in most Christian Bibles. Definitely living proof that extremist wack-jobs are universal and not limited to any one religion! After seeing this nut, I think many Christians can now understand how the majority of Muslims feel about their own religious extremist sects.

• ok...this guy needs to chill. I can't even put how stupid this is in words. I mean like its ok to have your little stupid speeches but you don't have to make those retarded, meaningless, insensitive posters and picket signs. If I ever see this "pastor" in my life there's going to be soooo many problems and god doesnt hate gays,muslims,war,etc. God hates him!

• Whoever shoots this fucker needs an award!

• Oh, you've gotta watch the docs. on youtube about this cult. They fly the flag upside down 24-7 and rub them on the ground, step on them, etc. during demonstrations. They've been descrating it since long before the recent burning. They've totally dug a grave for themselvse, no one is ever going to take them remotely seriously. I like to remind myself, also, that there's really only 80 of them, and they're mostly all cousins, anyway.

• This is just sad...but then again, he kind of kicked himself in the ass lol he burned the Qurans but then the American flag. At least now no one can group the rest of America with these nut jobs since they burned the flag lol God this guy is an idiot, but I'm a bit scared that there are people like him breeding. But ya...he's sending a bunch of different messages but whatever. I love how like so many churches and religions, their specific church/religion is the only right one. I seem to remember during CCD (monday night church school) that we are ALL God's children and he will open his arms to ALL of his children. And in the 10 commandments it says nothing about God hating gay people, and muslims worship 1 god and their religion is based off of Judaism and Christianity (their quran is the last part of a 3 book series; torrah, bible and quran). So technically everyone in that religion worships the same god, they just have different prophets and massiahs.

• As someone that does read and believe the Bible, I will be the first to condemn the actions of this idiot. He does not speak for Christianity. He is a loose cannon with his own definition of spiritual morality.

• OH man, that IS hilarious, my god. Genius prank. I can see the smoke coming out of his ears every time he opens one up.

• @Manakin, that is an awesome idea! LoL I wonder what happens when he gets the cards?

• I think the best way to counter them is this idea http://www.phelps-a-thon.com/Home.html basically they donate money to the groups that they oppose under fred phelp's name and send him a thank you card for donating. I think its a clever non violent way to eventually get rid of them. :D

• Well, I for one feel way better now. It's over. According to them we have crossed over the point of no return. God will never forgive us. So? COOL! Let's party! I mean, if we are all destined for hell, and nothing can change it now, then we can be as hedonistic as we want, right? LOL These people are pretty stupid. I don't care if they prefer to believe that God is a sour-faced old bastard (kinda like Phelps, eh?) but the illogic of their messages and beliefs are somewhere between funny and sad.

• The fascinating thing about this video is that the extremists won't effectively be able to use this footage. It packs a pretty mixed message. It burns the Qu'ran and American flag? Perfect.

• What strikes me as the most uncanny thing about their message is the delight they take in saying "God hates YOU!" It's so weird that they direct that at EVERYONE else besides them. I just got through watching hours of documentary on them, and their logic, no surprise, is so fundamentally flawed it's bizarre. Their whole premise is that our very culture has become based in "fag-enabling," so therefore, they go to soldiers' funerals to say "You are to blame for your own death for fighting a war to defend a fag-enabling" country. So strange, they have to be the only religious radicals out there that are speaking out against America as a whole so vehemently. Like, how ironic that it isn't the VIOLENCE they object to. In fact, they would tell you they are gleeful about it, because it supposedly is just a sign of the End Times, that god is just picking off the population little by little until they are the only ones left standing. What I don't get is why they can't have a wrathful god who takes his vengence on sinners but doesn't absolutely hate the entire world besides a congregation of 80 people. It's hilarious! It also strikes me as ironic how they will take a song like "We Are the World" or "Hey Jude" and parody it with anti-semetic lyrics i.e. "God hates the world...you know he hates you..." CRAZY!!!!

• Well then we can save the costume fee and use it to buy beer to consume while the child "births" on old Fred's lawn. Saving money is very important these days. :D

• I already have a baby bump, Alexa. The problem is that there's no baby there. The bump merely comes from too many pork chops and beers.

• Pete, if you'll wear a fake baby bump too, I'll show up to midwife that love child birth on the Westboro lawn. LOL! I agree that the best way to get all fanatics, even the eveeeeel Muslim kind, to go away is to ignore them. Sadly, the eveeeeel Muslim kind tend to resort to suicide homicide bombing to regain our attention. So there's that.

• i love this guy!!! it just proves that the world is in danger of the furture being full of dumbies becuz ppl like him breed... lmfao

• I remember when they protested at my high school last year because we had a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender club. Psychos.

• I LOVE your ideas Robbo and Pete! But I also believe that bluepinto is correct in that we should give them NO energy whatsoever. I put these people in the same category as the Aryan Nation bunch.

• I'll come to your protest, Robbo. I'll be the guy carrying the sign that reads "I Had Fred Phelps' Love Child & He Sucks in Bed!"

• people like this don't make me angry, they make me laugh. they're a bunch of clowns.

• He had so many oppurtunities to NOT do this.Way to incite peace you shmuck!!!!!!!

• As a counter to these inbred idiots I think a bunch of guys should dress up in makeup and dresses and hold signs that say "Phelps Loves F@gs". I apologize to anybody that is gay but I think the best way to get to these yayhoos is to fight fire with fire!

• He condemns the Muslim extremism, but his extremism over the Bible is perfectly fine. This is one of the reasons I have had enough with the whole religion thing all together. Everyone seems to thing their religion is perfect and all others are lost and without hope. Total stupidity.

• I can't even summon the energy to be righteously indignant anymore. This asshole's 15 minutes will be up sooner if we just ignore the publicity stunts.

• Fred Phelps is an idiot.

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